Trump supporters have gathered outside Trump Tower in New York on Monday evening Norwegian time to demonstrate against possible indictment. Counter-protesters have gathered outside the courthouse. Police in New York keep an eye on the protesters in front of the courthouse. Trump supporters outside the Trump Tower in New York police set up barricades. The police are preparing for a possible indictment. New York has begun increasing security. Both local and federal authorities have joined forces to deal with any protests around the courthouse. Politico reported on Monday afternoon that Donald Trump will be indicted on Monday evening or Wednesday. The newspaper is based on three anonymous sources. SHARED: Donald Trump has many supporters and opponents alike. Many have turned up in New York on Monday, in anticipation of the possible indictment. Photo: ALEXI J. ROSENFELD / AFP In that case, it will be the first time a former president of the United States is prosecuted for a crime. CNN writes on Monday: – America’s political and legal institutions are preparing for their next extreme test, posed by former President Donald Trump. The White House has issued a statement on Monday that all protests in the event of an indictment must be peaceful. The Young Republicans have announced a demonstration at midnight Norwegian time. Stormy Daniels claims to have had a sexual relationship with the president in 2006. Photo: Markus Schreiber / AP “Hush money” and the election campaign Trump is under investigation for several relationships, but it is probably hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels that can get him to court, writes The Guardian and the New York Times. The background for the possible indictment is that one month before the presidential election in 2016, Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is said to have paid 130,000 dollars to Daniels. The money is said to have been paid to ensure that she did not talk about an alleged sexual relationship with the former president in 2006. Michael Cohen claims that the money came from his own pocket, and that he later got it back from Trump. This payment allegedly shows the transfer to Stormy Daniels from Michael Cohen. Photo: HANDOUT / Reuters It is uncertain whether the money came from election campaign funding. In that case, there could be a breach of the law on election campaign financing, and that the money was an attempt to prevent information that could damage Trump’s election campaign in 2016. – They are considering an indictment, and they have been doing that for a long time. Then there are divided opinions among political commentators on how good their case is, says Jan Arild Snoen, who is a journalist at Minerva and an expert on the USA. – If he were to be prosecuted, he must try to turn it to his own advantage, and therefore take this approach that he has had for many years. Then it’s about getting the best out of it, says Snoen. Michael Cohen was Trump’s former lawyer. Here he wipes a tear in Congress. Photo: EVN/news Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to having paid hush money to two women who say they had sex with Trump. He was for many years Donald Trump’s lawyer and fixer. One who made difficult problems “disappear”. He has also claimed that the payments were on orders from Donald Trump. Called for protest On his own social media platform “Truth Social”, ex-president Trump went hard on Saturday. There he claims that he will be arrested on Tuesday. – Protest, take back our country! he wrote, urging people to protest the authorities if he is arrested. He described the investigation as a “political witch hunt”, and has the support of several Republicans who believe the same. On Sunday, several people turned up at his house in Florida to show support for the former president, with banners and posters. Supporters of Trump have turned up in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: JOE RAEDLE / AFP USA expert Sofie Høgestøl believes it is unusual to ask people to demonstrate on their own behalf. – Not least because the last time he did something like that, the storming happened on 6 January. She is referring to January 6, 2021, when supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Congress building. Four lost their lives. There have been several reactions after his post. – Witch hunt and completely wrong Høgestøl continues: – Marjorie Taylor Green, who is elected for the Republicans in Congress, has very much aligned herself with Trump and believes that this is a witch hunt and completely wrong if he were to be arrested. US expert Sofie Høgestøl says it is special to ask people to demonstrate on their own behalf, as Donald Trump has now done. Photo: Ole Kaland / news She adds: – On the other side, you have people who have reacted strongly to the fact that he apparently explicitly encourages protests on his own behalf, and that this could be dangerous based on what happened last time. Høgestøl points out that there is a grand jury that will meet to decide whether an indictment will be issued in the Trump case. A grand jury is used in the United States when there are particularly sensitive or political cases, as in this case. Leading the race to become the presidential candidate Trump is currently trying to become the Republican presidential candidate in 2024 and so far is in good shape. In a poll conducted for Ipsos on behalf of Reuters in February, Trump was the favorite among 43 of the Republicans polled. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis received support from 31 percent, while former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley received approval from just 4 percent. The attention Trump will get if he were to be prosecuted for something could increase his support, write several commentators today. The ex-president receives a lot of attention and has a lot of sympathy among supporters who believe the entire investigation in New York is a political witch hunt. Can be arrested “virtually” In the court building of the State Attorney’s office in New York, there was a meeting tonight to plan an arrest, according to Fox News. At the meeting, according to the website, it must have been discussed, among other things, whether Trump can be arrested without physically coming to New York.
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