Will Trump be charged TODAY? US seeks arrest and grand jury, was able to hear the last key witnesses

Today could be the day Donald Trump receives his indictment from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in the ex-president’s hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

The grand jury in the case against Trump will reconvene Wednesday in New York City as amid unrest, NYPD officials have increased their presence should the court decide to make an arrest.

Meanwhile, Trump is staying away from the town he once called home, instead hiding out in his new residence in Palm Beach, Fla., at his Mar-a-Lago club.

While the indictment could come on Wednesday, Trump would not appear before a judge in New York until next week, DailyMail.com has learned.

Police are rampant in New York City on Wednesday as the country prepares for an indictment against former President Donald Trump. Pictured: An officer walks near chalk graffiti that reads “Nobody is Above the Law” outside Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office

New York State Court officials erected barricades outside the criminal court Wednesday morning after reports that March 22, 2023 could be the day Trump will be presented with an indictment in the case involving a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels

“There will be no indictment this week,” a source familiar with the case said on Tuesday.

After the formal charges are filed, Manhattan prosecutors will reach out to Trump and his intelligence detail to make arrangements for his surrender, the insider said.

Trump warned over the weekend he could be charged as early as Tuesday, but law enforcement sources told DailyMail.com the earliest action would likely be on Wednesday as the court is reportedly due to hear from an additional witness.

It is still unclear who this witness could be.

NYPD remains on high alert after all 36,000 officers were ordered to be in uniform and on call for action.

Washington, DC’s Metro Police Department is also bracing for riots — hoping to avoid another Jan. 6 event when the former president is indicted.

As Trump prepares for his first possible indictment, another case is heating up against him in Washington, DC, where the judge overseeing the investigation into classified Mar-a-Lago documents ruled that an attorney for the former president should be forced to appear before the grand jury.

A New York State court official erects a barricade outside the prosecutor’s office Wednesday morning as protests are expected to continue in NYC

A member of the NYPD with a police dog conducts a search outside Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday morning before protesters returned to demonstrate for and against Trump’s impeachment

The search comes after multiple threats, including a bomb threat, were made via a 9-1-1 call on Tuesday. All 36,000 NYPD officers were ordered to be in uniform and on call for action Tuesday and will remain on duty Wednesday

Trump continues to deny the substance of allegations of a sexual relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels – his lawyer has called the $130,000 hush money a “harassment payment” that rich or famous people sometimes use to make a distracting situation disappear

Members of the courthouse security teams join the NYPD in being on high alert for riots. Pictured: New York State Court officials stand guard as the media arrive at the criminal court Wednesday morning as the grand jury meets to reportedly hear from another witness

President Joe Biden’s Justice Department convinced Judge Beryl Howell, before stepping down as the court’s chief justice, that Trump was using his attorney, Evan Corcoran, to help him commit a crime in the classified documents saga.

Corcoran appeared before the grand jury in January and repeatedly used attorney-client privilege as a reason for not answering her questions. But now ABC News and CNN have confirmed Corcoran should be back before the panel.

Trump reportedly paid Daniels $130,000 in the middle of the 2016 presidential campaign and ordered her to keep quiet about their affair. Sources told DailyMail.com that his aim was to make sure it didn’t go back to his wife Melania.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the payment’s existence on Jan. 12, 2018 — just a year after Trump’s presidency. The ex-president’s personal attorney at the time, Michael Cohen, released a statement a month later confirming the payment for the first time.

Trump supporters and haters flooded streets in New York City and around Mar-a-Lago this week, arguing for or against his imprisonment.

Supporters rallied in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan and along the road leading to Trump’s Florida residence on Monday and Tuesday, after the former president urged his loyal base in a Truth Social post to “protest” his possible impending indictment “protest, protest”.

Some began to worry that this social media post would lead to political violence and another scene like the one in the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Police took to the streets again early Wednesday morning in NYC, preparing for the worst should Trump be charged or arrested.

Counter-protesters were also stationed outside the Manhattan courthouse demanding that Trump be arrested and put behind bars.

Trump released a Fox News report on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday night, in which he claimed, “Sources say there is a real chance prosecutors will choose not to charge Trump amid rumors swirling.”

Source: | This article originally belongs to Dailymail.co.uk