In the past few weeks, a possible indictment of ex president, Donald Trump, has been in discussion. First of all, what is an indictment? An indictment is a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. If you have watched any news outlets in the past weeks you probably would have heard of what is going on. This case is such a big deal because Donald Trump could become the first U.S. president to be indicted. There have been multiple investigations placed upon him that may get him indicted. To begin, Trump is being investigated for paying an adult film star, Stormy Daniels, hush money.
Accusations of Trump having an affair with Stormy Daniels have been surfacing for years. However, there are some who are wanting to charge Trump for it. Trump allegedly paid the adult film actress one hundred and thirty thousand dollars for her to not say anything about it. The reason he is being investigated is because these expenses were marked down as “legal fees” which can be a felony in the state of New York. However, Trump stands by the allegations of being fake, saying things like “I’m not frustrated by it. It’s a fake investigation. We did nothing wrong – I told you that.” Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, claims that Trump ordered him to pay Daniels to keep her quiet. Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years on December 12, 2018.
Also, Trump is being investigated for multiple other potential crimes. One of them being the possible interference with the 2020 election. It is said that he tried to have the state of Georgia recount or find enough votes to overturn his loss. He also claimed that the state of Georgia shredded some of his votes. It is said that he tried bribing or threatening Georgia about his conspiracy.
Lastly, another investigation that all of you might have heard about is the investigation about the January 6th riot. There are people who think that he should be blamed for it. Some say that he incited violence or that he didn’t try to stop it when he knew what was happening. I think that what happened that day was a shame, but I don't know who should be blamed for it.
I personally am not on either side of these arguments. However, it seems to me that Trump isn’t in the best situation. Who knows, he might get off the hook, or he will be arrested for them. Only time will tell what will happen to the ex president, Donald Trump.
Do you think that Donald Trump is guilty of these allegations, why or why not?
What is your opinion on the whole situation?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/26/trump-possible-indictment-stormy-daniels-case
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/20/trump-georgia-indictment-2020-election-00087876
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I did not hear that when I was reading the articles, but that may be a possiblility. In today's news you never know what is right or wrong. Most news outlets are biased to one side or the other and it is very annoying when trying to discern lies and truth.
Knowing him and seeing what he has done in the past, I would not be surprised if we found out he was guilty. I know he stated that he will get arrested, which never happened. I think that he knows if he gets arrested it will only help him in the upcoming election.
I don't know every detail surronding these allegations against Trump, but if someone has had this many legal problems, he has to have done something illegal. Based on the fact that his ex-lawyer has even accused him of bribery, I would say that he has probably bribed someone. I think that Trump should just try lying low and getting out of the public eye.
Yes, I can see what you are saying. You'd think that he is guilty based on how many investigations are happening to him. Unfortunately we may never know the truth with everything.
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