Out of all the active cases, it’s the one headed up by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. that we should have our eye on, according to both former US Attorney of the Southern District of New York Preet Singh Bharara and a few high-ranking Palm Beach, Florida county officials.
According to the officials, it is strongly believed that the former president being indicted on criminal charges within the year is a real possibility, to the extent that the latter group have engaged in serious discussions about how to proceed if Trump should be at his Mar-a-Lago resort when the state of New York issues a warrant for his arrest.
Trump, however, reportedly plans to move to New Jersey — a move that may indicate he’s not considering the possibility of an arrest as seriously as others are on his behalf.
While speaking to Politico, the two Palm Beach officials confirmed that law enforcement officials in the area have “actively prepared for the possibility that Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance could indict former President Donald Trump while he’s at Mar-a-Lago.”
“He’s done something else that is less common, which is hire an outside lawyer, Mark Pomerantz, who’s a very distinguished, well-respected lawyer in New York. I’m not going to put too much weight on it,” Bharara said, “but it seems like the kind of move you make when you believe that there’s going to be a charge or there’s a good likelihood of a charge, because it’s a pretty public thing to do.”
“It’s just a gut feeling that I have that taking these actions indicates to me that that office believes there’s a decent likelihood of a charge,” he added, also mentioning their frequent meetings with former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, a likely sign that he was cooperating with their investigation.
Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos first came forward alleging that Trump had assaulted her in 2007, kissing and groping her without consent.https://t.co/Mozb0nL4kh
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In other words, if Trump’s on Florida soil when the warrant goes out, he goes by Florida rules — to the best of DeSantis’ ability anyway.