![]() ![]() Whether Donald Trump's indictment hurts or helps him in the polls remains to be seen, but his indictment does not end his candidacy. Could Trump run for president from jail?Īll of this is occurring while the Republican primary is underway to choose the candidate to challenge Joe Biden for the presidency in 2024. Mr Trump will be forced to go through some of the indignities of being criminally charged, like being fingerprinted and having his photo taken.īut his lawyers say he won't be "perp walked" in front of cameras. It’s possible the ranks of supporters will increase both in Florida and in New York.īut given the huge police presence that New York has instituted, it's unlikely to interrupt the mechanics of arrest. She promised that the crowd would swell on the day Mr Trump is arraigned in New York. "I'm broken-hearted that my president, a wonderful man, has to go through this," she said. On March 18, Mr Trump told his supporters on Truth Social that he would be 'ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK' and implored them to "PROTEST, TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!". The question is who will be there to meet him. Instead, he is expected to make the 10-minute drive from Mar-a-Lago to West Palm Beach where his prized $US100 million Boeing 757 is currently parked. It’s extremely unlikely he will fly commercial. He will make the journey to New York the day before - perhaps to give himself some wiggle room in case the weather turns bad. Mr Trump needs to be in court by mid-afternoon on Tuesday local time. The timeline is still unclear and potentially undecided. While still occupying the White House, he changed his residential address from 721 Fifth Avenue - aka Trump Tower - to Mar-a-Lago, blaming "political leaders of both the city and state" for treating him "very badly".īut it looks increasingly likely that he is once again about to call Trump Tower home as he returns to the city where he made his name to answer criminal charges. ![]() ![]() ( Reuters: Ricardo Arduengo)īeing a brash, big-talking New Yorker has always been a core part of Mr Trump’s personality - until he turned his back on the city back in 2019. Mar-a-Lago is under guard by the Secret Service and Donald Trump's private security. Marjorie Merriweather Post wanted it to be a place where presidents and foreign dignitaries could escape both the cold and stresses of Washington DC.īut US statesmen were so uninterested that it was put back on the market and eventually snapped up by Mr Trump. Mar-a-Lago was gifted to the United States government in 1973 to serve as a "Winter White House" by the heiress of a cereal fortune. It's somewhat fitting that a former president is using Mar-a-Lago as his base while the long, cold arm of the law tries to reach him from New York. This negotiation is occurring within the walls of his beloved Florida home Mar-a-Lago, a sprawling and luxurious estate, complete with three bunkers, that he purchased in 1985. It's believed Mr Trump and his lawyers are now engaged in quiet talks with New York officials about exactly how they will take a former commander-in-chief into custody, fingerprint and book him, and charge him. Now comes the negotiation between the high-profile defendant and those seeking his arrest.Ī New York grand jury made history this week after voting to indict former US president Donald Trump on alleged financial crimes. ![]()
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