Trump charged

It was the first time that a former president of the US Trump charged faced criminal charges that stem from an investigation into a 2016 hush money payment to an adult film actress. Prosecutors of the case allege that Trump sought to undermine the integrity of 2016 election and was part of an unlawful plan to suppress negative information. Trump appeared in a New York City court where he heard the charges against him and emphatically denied them. Trump’s team has until 8 August to file any motions and the prosecution will respond by 19 September with the presiding judge stating that he will rule on the motions at the next in-person hearing, scheduled for 4 December. It is widely commented that Trump charged would respond with such fury and incitement that would further rip the deep divides in the country and may stoke fresh turmoil that could be damaging to the political and judicial institutions. In an interesting development Stormy Daniels the adult film actress at the centre of case against Trump stated that she does not think that the former president should go to prison if convicted because she did not consider his crimes as not worthy of incarceration. Another wad of hush money? TW

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