Former President Donald Trump lashed out over a Manhattan grand jury's vote to indict him over an alleged $130,000 hush money payment, predicting the move will backfire.
“This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history. From the time I came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, and even before I was sworn in as your President of the United States, the Radical Left Democrats — the enemy of the hard-working men and women of this Country - have been engaged in a Witch-Hunt," Trump decried in a statement.
DONALD TRUMP INDICTED: FORMER PRESIDENT REPORTEDLY CHARGED IN MANHATTAN HUSH MONEY CASE
Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Trump, confirmed that the former president was briefed on the Manhattan grand jury's vote to indict him, but the charges remain sealed.
“Never before in our Nation’s history has this been done. The Democrats have cheated countless times over the decades, including spying on my campaign, but weaponizing our justice system to punish a political opponent, who just so happens to be a President of the United States," Trump added.
“I believe this Witch-Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden. The American people realize exactly what the Radical Left Democrats are doing here. Everyone can see it. So our Movement, and our Party — united and strong."
Trump's former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen admitted to wiring $130,000 via a shell company to porn star Stormy Daniels, also known as Stephanie Gregory Clifford, during the 2016 election tail-end. The payment was made in exchange for her signing a nondisclosure agreement to stay mum about an alleged affair with Trump nearly a decade prior.
Ahead of the speculated indictment, numerous reports indicated that Bragg's office was mulling the prospect of pairing a misdemeanor charge of falsifying records of a reimbursement scheme to Cohen with a campaign finance violation to achieve a felony charge. It is not immediately clear what charges the special grand jury reportedly approved.
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Trump has vehemently denied wrongdoing and repeatedly blasted the inquiry, which began in 2018 as a "witch hunt." His campaign received a considerable financial boost last week when rumors of a forthcoming reached a fever pitch. He is currently the 2024 GOP frontrunner.
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