Trump is indicted,Agence France-Presse looks at how the judicial process will go
特朗普遭起诉 法新社看司法程序如何走
Former U.S. President Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in the 2016 porn star hush money case, making him the first outgoing president to be criminally prosecuted in U.S. history, and it has also shocked the American political arena.
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Agence France-Presse analyzes the possible future direction based on the latest progress of the case.
● criminal charges
The case arose when the Trump campaign paid AV actress Stormy Daniels to stop speaking about her alleged 2006 affair with Trump ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
In the case, Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a grand jury voted behind closed doors to indict 76-year-old former Republican President Trump. The indictment has not yet been opened, and the details of the indictment have not yet been made public.
During the investigation, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, who had previously admitted to arranging payments to Stormy Daniels as hush money over her alleged 2006 affair with Trump, was in court.
● Trump should appear in court on April 4
If Trump refuses to appear in court, New York prosecutors will have to seek relevant units in Florida, where Trump lives, to escort Trump to New York.
Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Trump's likely Republican rival in the 2024 presidential election, has said the state will not assist any request to detain Trump. However, legal experts said that any means would only delay the time of the case, and Trump would still get a court hearing in New York after all.
After completing the arrest process and summoning to court, the judge will decide whether the defendant can be released on bail or restricted to live, or he may return without bail.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office confirmed on the evening of the 30th that Trump was indicted. The prosecutor has contacted a lawyer to coordinate Trump's appearance in the case. Trump is expected to appear in court for questioning on April 4. It is said that the content of the prosecution amounted to more than 20 counts.