The Process For Indicting Trump - Will He Surrender?
The Independent|March 22, 2023
A looming criminal indictment now widely expected to be coming down on Donald Trump’s shoulders has left many wondering what to expect when, and if, he is arrested.
John Bowden In Washington DC
The Process For Indicting Trump - Will He Surrender?

Authorities have erected barricades outside the Manhattan courthouse where Mr Trump's arraignment would occur. A grand jury could bring charges against him for alleged hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford.

Several questions remain about the step-by-step process for criminally indicting a former president, including the logistics of actually carrying out the task of bringing Mr Trump to the courtroom. Some of the decisions are admittedly still up in the air: "We'll be discussing how we bring Trump in," one person involved in the planning told Politico this week, adding cryptically: "No decisions have been made yet."

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