Grand jury votes to indict Trump in Stormy Daniels hush money case

Trump has not yet been arrested but he will face arraignment on the charges, be fingerprinted, and may be handcuffed.

A Manhattan grand jury has reportedly voted to indict former President Donald Trump over his alleged role in a payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016, making him the first former president to face criminal charges.

The felony indictment is under seal but the exact charges are likely to be announced soon. A source with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed the indictment to Just the News.

Trump has not yet been arrested but he will face arraignment on the charges, be fingerprinted, and may be handcuffed. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has pursued the case, drawing scrutiny from legal experts and political pundits for pushing an alleged political prosecution.

Federal prosecutors previously declined to pursue charges related to the Daniels payment.

The indictment drew scrutiny from George Washington University Professor Jonathan Turley, who called it an "inglorious moment where even some of the left have criticized the effort."

"Bragg and NY AG James ran on bagging Trump," he continued. "This has fulfilled that pledge but, if the indictment follows the course described in coverage, it is deeply flawed theory."

The case involves a payment of $130,000 that Trump's then-personal attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels. Trump later paid the same amount to Cohen and listed that payment as a legal fee.

Bragg's case may hinge upon the categorization of that listing as a falsified business record. He would further need to convince a jury that the payment constituted a campaign finance violation.

Bragg needs to prove both points in order to show that the allegedly falsified business record was altered to conceal a separate, underlying crime. Merely asserting the first point would constitute a lesser charge that carries a two-year statute of limitation, which has already passed.

Legal experts have derided the case as baseless and Trump's new personal attorney, Joe Tacopina, has asserted that such a payment to Cohen was in fact a legitimate legal fee.

Moreover, he has insisted that the transaction would "exist irrespective of the campaign," a key point in arguing against its status as a campaign payment.

Tacopina characterized the matter as a "nuisance" payment, noting that Trump denies ever having an affair.

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/grand-jury-votes-indict-trump-stormy-daniels-hush-money-case-report

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At least 30 dead after Philippine ferry fire

At least 30 people have died after a fire broke out on board a ferry in the southern Philippines.

Police are searching for at least seven survivors who likely jumped off the ship to avoid the blaze.

The MV Lady Mary Joy 3 was carrying around 250 passengers and crew at the time of the tragedy.

https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/global-affairs/at-least-30-dead-after-philippine-ferry-fire/video/52b867c9c19587bf2c6804d48f9fb920

Bearded man smashes women’s weightlighting record held by trans lifter

A pro weightlifter entered a women’s competition in Canada and broke a record held by a transgender lifter, all while sporting a beard.

A bearded pro powerlifter entered a women’s competition in Canada and smashed a record held by a transgender lifter who was watching on.

The NY Post reports Avi Silverberg, the head coach for Team Canada Powerlifting for more than 10 years, entered last weekend’s Heroes Classic tournament in Lethbridge, Alberta, after identifying as a female.

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Video shared by athlete activist group the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) shows him walking up to the platform still fully bearded and wearing a regular men’s singlet.

He then casually bench-pressed nearly 167kg — beating the current Alberta women’s record by almost 45kg.

The current record of 124kg is held by trans athlete Anne Andres, who was seen watching Silverberg while volunteering at the event.

Andres also holds the Alberta women’s record for the dead lift, at 245kg.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/bearded-man-smashes-womens-weightlighting-record-held-by-trans-lifter/news-story/f7e925cde26ffb394e0aed56db0cf42a

New York Young Republican Club Issues Statement Responding to Trump Indictment — ‘This is Total War’

The New York Young Republican Club has issued a statement responding to the indictment of President Donald Trump, saying, “This is Total War.”

The club warned that the indictment has sent our nation “careening toward tyranny at an unprecedented pace.”

“Today, our nation careens toward tyranny at an unprecedented pace,” the statement began. “An impudent cabal of radical figures abandons all propriety in their dogged attacks on President Donald J. Trump. We have taken a decisive step away from the values that define our national character.”

“Every utterance that has escaped these monsters’ lips since President Trump first came down the escalator has built toward this moment; each falsehood, each misdirection, each deliberate misportrayal found its culmination in Alvin Bragg’s desperate action today,” the club’s statement said. “Radical leftist interests, beholden to an elite, internationalist cabal have taken the unprecedented step of indicting President Donald J. Trump, the leading candidate for the 2024 presidential election.”

The statement continued, “Every American feels today the solid grasp of the Fifth Column on his throat; henceforth, we must openly acknowledge what so many have long known: that control of our nation’s fate has long been prised from our grasp. Let anyone who celebrates this downfall of our republic be forever branded a traitor to our nation. No one who mocks the people’s will can claim the title of an American.”

“President Trump embodies the American people—our psyche from id to super-ego—as does no other figure; his soul is totally bonded with our core values and emotions, and he is our total and indisputable champion. This tremendous connection threatens the established order,” it said. “The fix has always been ‘in’ against our President, but his motivation and love for the American people drove him to pursue the national excellence that his unique vision perceived lay within our reach. In doing so, he opened so many eyes to reality.”

The club recalled a rally in Tampa last summer, during which Trump said that if he backed down from challenging the regime, he would have been left alone. With the indictment, the statement said, the regime has now shed the mask of democracy and unveiled “its true and hideous face.”

The club also said that they will not be holding a protest today, despite Trump’s previous call for protest should he be indicted.

“Despite our tremendous success holding marquee protests in Manhattan for critical rightwing causes, today we remain at home. Let our silence be a condemnation of the captivity of our nation; a polemic on the state of our republic. We will not allow another Fedsurrection; we will not be pawns in the Deep State’s perpetual effort to delegitimize Americans’ fundamental right of assembly.”

The statement concluded by declaring war.

“President Trump assured us that he was our retribution. Now we must return the rejoinder: our victory will be the joint vindication that our great President Donald J. Trump and our American people both deserve. This is Total War.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/new-york-young-republican-club-issues-statement-responding-to-trump-indictment-this-is-total-war/

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