DeSantis says Florida won't help extradite Trump after indictment
Despite contention between Trump and Ron DeSantis over a bid for the White House, the Florida governor said his state "will not assist in an extradition request."
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Despite contention between Trump and Ron DeSantis over a bid for the White House, the Florida governor said his state "will not assist in an extradition request."
Former president Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on allegations related to a business records investigation related to a "hush money" payment.
He is the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.
Witnesses who have appeared before the grand jury have fielded questions about Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model and actress, sources said.
Pence has said that he's ready to fight the subpoena all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary.
Grand jurors investigating the former president's role in a "hush money" payment met Monday and heard from Trump ally David Pecker, sources said.
Evan Corcoran's appearance comes a day after another attorney for the former president confirmed he, too, testified in the special counsel's investigation.
The former vice president has been issued a subpoena in the Jan. 6, 2021, investigation.
The chairmen's letter "only came after Donald Trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested the next day," general counsel Leslie Dubeck wrote.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has faced off with former President Donald Trump and his companies before.
Trump's legal team had appealed a lower court ruling that attorney-client privilege should not shield attorney from interview by special counsel investigators.
The Manhattan D.A. has been investigating whether Trump falsified business records in the alleged Stormy Daniels payout.
Robert Costello, a former legal adviser to Cohen, alleges Cohen is lying about whether Trump knew about a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.
For roughly eight months, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney oversaw the special purpose grand jury.
Domestic violent extremists have warned that a possible Trump indictment would be met with violence.
The GOP chairs of three House committees accused Alvin Bragg of preparing to to "engage in an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority."
Trump and his campaign have begun fundraising on the possibility of his indictment and have highlighted the delayed reaction from the 2024 field.
Trump's attorneys want Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's office to be recused from any further investigation or prosecution of the matter involving Trump.
Evan Corcoran previously refused to answer investigators' questions about his conversations with Trump, citing attorney-client privilege concerns. The ruling will likely be appealed.
Trump attorney Susan Necheles told CBS News that this is speculation from the former president.
The indictment could come as early as next week.
Prosecutors want to question Evan Corcoran about an alleged call that took place around the time investigators were trying to secure documents and video surveillance at Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago.
The adult film star was paid $130,000 for her silence about an alleged affair with former President Donald Trump.
In the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign, Cohen paid $130,000 to adult film star Stormy Daniels, for her silence about an alleged affair with Donald Trump.
Joe Tacopina, the Trump attorney, accused Manhattan prosecutors of running a "politically motivated investigation."