大陪审团继续权衡对前总统唐纳德·特朗普的指控,该指控与曼哈顿地区检察官对2016年向成人电影女演员斯托米·丹尼尔斯支付封口费的调查有关。
没有任何现任或前任总统因犯罪行为被起诉。
美国东部时间3月28日晚上9:29
消息来源:大陪审团预计周四开会讨论其他问题
知情人士告诉美国广播公司新闻(ABC News),权衡对前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)指控的曼哈顿大陪审团不会在周三召开会议,预计将在周四就其他问题举行会议。
诉讼是秘密进行的,大陪审团可以在任何时候出示证据或投票。
3月27日,NYPD反恐小组的一名成员站在特朗普大厦前...阅读更多
美国东部时间3月27日下午4:30
《国家询问报》前出版人被发现离开大律师事务所
《国家询问者》的前出版人大卫·派克,周一被看到和他的律师一起离开曼哈顿地区检察官办公室。
知情人士告诉ABC新闻,佩克在大陪审团面前作证了大约一个小时。
据称在2016年大选前帮助安排向斯托米·丹尼尔斯付款的派克,之前和大陪审团谈过一月份。
地区检察官办公室可能已经打电话给佩克,以支持迈克尔·科恩早些时候关于付款目的的证词。
美国东部时间3月27日上午8点
曼哈顿大陪审团预计周一再次开庭
消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻,预计曼哈顿大陪审团将于周一重新召集对前总统唐纳德·特朗普的指控。
大陪审团可能会在周一听取另一名证人的证词。
美国东部时间3月26日下午4:48
共和党监督主席为参与纽约特朗普调查辩护
众议院监督委员会(House Oversight Committee)主席詹姆斯·卡莫(James Comer)周日为让国会介入曼哈顿地区检察官对唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的调查进行了辩护,他利用自己的职位要求检察官阿尔文·布拉格(Alvin Bragg)做出回答。
“如果布拉格先生想进来向我们解释他在做什么,他做了很好的解释,他提出了很好的论点,我们看到我们在一个不属于我们的领域,比如共和党人-一些共和党参议员-说,那么我们将后退,”卡莫,R-Ky。,在CNN上说。但是,他补充说,“如果唐纳德·特朗普不竞选总统,我不相信布拉格会这样做,这也是我们想问布拉格先生的问题。”
在CNN主持人杰克·塔珀(Jake Tapper)的推动下,他说布拉格正在调查潜在的违反州政府而不是联邦政府的罪行,卡莫说,“这是关于政治的。这是一个总统候选人。”
卡莫坚持说,如果调查是由司法部而不是地方检察官进行的,他会更容易接受,尽管他后来说他希望所有的“干预”都结束。
布拉格的办公室已经发出信号,他们可能正在接近一个指控的决定-例如伪造商业记录,消息人士说-关于川普付给成人电影女演员斯托米·丹尼尔斯的13万美元在2016年选举期间,为了防止她公开恋情。
特朗普否认所有不当行为,包括与丹尼尔斯的关系。
他谎称自己会在上周被捕,并呼吁抗议。
Trump live updates: Grand jury expected to meet Thursday on other matters, sources say
A grand jury is continuing to weigh charges against former President Donald Trump in connection with the Manhattan district attorney's probe into the 2016 hush payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
No current or former president has ever been indicted for criminal conduct.
Mar 28, 9:29 PM EDT
Grand jury expected to meet Thursday on other matters: Sources
The Manhattan grand jury weighing charges against former President Donald Trump will not convene on Wednesday and is expected to meet Thursday on other matters, sources familiar with the situation told ABC News.
The proceeding is conducted in secret and the grand jury could be presented with evidence or vote at any time.
Mar 27, 4:30 PM EDT
Former publisher of the National Enquirer seen leaving DA's office
David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, was seen leaving the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office with his lawyer on Monday.
Pecker testified before the grand jury for about an hour, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Pecker, who allegedly helped arrange the payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election, previously spoke to the grand jury in January.
The district attorney’s office may have called Pecker to bolster Michael Cohen’s earlier testimony about the purpose of the payment.
Mar 27, 8:00 AM EDT
Manhattan grand jury expected to reconvene Monday
The Manhattan grand jury weighing charges against former President Donald Trump is expected to reconvene on Monday, sources tell ABC News.
The grand jury may hear from another witness on Monday.
Mar 26, 4:48 PM EDT
GOP oversight chair defends getting involved in NY Trump probe
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Sunday defended taking the escalatory step of getting Congress involved in the Manhattan district attorney's investigation of Donald Trump by using his position to request answers from the prosecutor, Alvin Bragg.
"If Mr. Bragg wants to come in and explain to us what he what he's doing, and he makes a good explanation, he makes a good argument and we see that we're in an area where we shouldn't belong, such as the Republicans -- some of the Republican senators -- say, then we will back off," Comer, R-Ky., said on CNN. But, he added, "I don't believe that Bragg would be doing this if Donald Trump were not running for president, and that's something that we would like to ask Mr. Bragg as well."
Pushed by CNN anchor Jake Tapper, who said Bragg is investigating potential violations of state and not federal crimes, Comer said, "This is about politics. This is a presidential candidate."
Comer insisted that he would be more accepting of the investigation if it was being brought by the Department of Justice rather than a local district attorney, though he later said he wanted all "meddling" to end.
Bragg's office has signaled that they may be moving closer to a charging decision -- such as for falsifying business records, sources have said -- in relation to $130,000 that Trump paid the adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election in order to prevent her from going public with an affair claim.
Trump denies all wrongdoing, including a relationship with Daniels.
He falsely said that he would be arrested last week and has urged protests.