Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, an unprecedented move following after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House.
A grand jury would indict a ham sandwich, says an old adage.
After all, a grand jury needs a simple majority to indict… but it needs a unanimous agreement to convict.
With that in mind, what’s going to happen with former President Donald Trump? We want to hear from you.
What’s your prediction? Will Trump be convicted? Should he be convicted?
The prosecution also means that Trump will have to simultaneously fight for his freedom and political future, while also fending off potentially more perilous legal threats, including investigations into attempts by him and his allies to undo the 2020 presidential election as well as into the hoarding of hundreds of classified documents.
In fact, New York was until recently seen as an unlikely contender to be the first place to prosecute Trump, who continues to face long-running investigations in Atlanta and Washington that could also result in charges. Unlike those inquiries, the Manhattan case concerns allegations against Trump that occurred before he became president and are unrelated to his much-publicized efforts to overturn the election.
The criminal charges in New York are the latest salvo in a profound schism between Trump and his hometown — a reckoning for a one-time favorite son who grew rich and famous building skyscrapers, hobnobbing with celebrities and gracing the pages of the city’s gossip press.
Trump, who famously riffed in 2016 that he “could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and “wouldn’t lose voters,” now faces a threat to his liberty in a borough where more than 75% of voters — many of them potential jurors — went against him in the last election.
The indictment is set to be unsealed Tuesday, as Trump is scheduled to appear in court and have the charges read to him as part of an arraignment.
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