Trump just blew out the case against him in Manhattan by producing a letter from Stormy Daniels herself. Daniels wrote the letter in 2018 saying she never had an affair with him. Daniels may have been hounded about that, something that happened many years ago so she thought it might be a good idea to put it in writing. District Attorney Alvin Bragg may not get his indictment this week.
Trump tells the truth
The letter read,
“Over the past few weeks I have been asked countless times to comment on reports of an alleged sexual relationship I had with Donald Trump many, many, many years ago. The fact of the matter is that each party to this alleged affair denied its existence on 2006, 2011, 2016, 2017 and now again in 2018. I am not denying this affair because I was paid ‘hush money’ as has been reported in overseas owned tabloids. I am denying this affair because it never happened. I will have no further comment on this matter.”
The meeting on this was scuttled both Wednesday and Thursday. The Wall Street Journal reported that there was “chaos and last-minute shuffling within the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. It is common for grand juries in New York to hear multiple cases at a time. Grand jury schedules can be unpredictable because panels juggle cases with competing demands and deadlines, former prosecutors said.”
Bragg wanted to indict Trump
Even though grand jurors on that case met on Thursday it was on an unrelated matter. The case is involving “hush” money Trump might have paid to Daniels to keep her quiet during the presidential campaign.
Bragg issued a vague statement about Trump’s arrest and indictment on Thursday. He didn’t provide next steps.
Bragg’s circus
The House Judiciary Committee had sent a letter to Bragg “demanding communications, documents, and testimony relating to Bragg’s unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority and the potential indictment of former President Donald Trump.”
Bragg’s response was he would “publicly state the conclusion of our investigation—whether we conduct our work without bringing charges, or move forward with an indictment.” Bragg also mentioned a letter dated March 20, “Your letter dated March 20, 2023, (the ‘Letter’), in contrast, is an unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution. The letter only came after Donald Trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested the next day and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene. Neither fact is a legitimate basis for a congressional inquiry.”