NY grand jury investigating Trump will break for most of April, source says [View all]
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Source: CNN Politics
New York CNN — The Manhattan grand jury hearing the hush money case involving former President Donald Trump is currently scheduled to break after April 5 and restart later in the month, according to a source familiar with the matter. If the grand jury does not hear the case again for several weeks, it will pause what had been a wave of anticipation that a former president could be indicted for the first time in American history.
Trump himself incorrectly predicted he would be arrested last week amid news reports about security preparations being made in the event of an indictment. It comes as a new Quinnipiac University poll shows that 55% of Americans view the accusations against Trump as at least somewhat serious. The planned hiatus surrounding upcoming religious holidays and city public schools’ spring vacation was previously scheduled for the investigative grand jury, which was empaneled to serve for six months.
The grand jury is also not expected to hear the Trump hush money case Thursday or next week when they’re scheduled to hear other cases, the source said. Grand jury proceedings are secret and prosecutors can change plans for the panel at any time.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into Trump had appeared to be nearing a conclusion earlier this month after the former president was invited to testify before the grand jury. Since then, two more witnesses have testified, including lawyer Robert Costello, who appeared on Trump’s behalf. On Monday, the grand jury heard testimony from David Pecker, the former chairman of the publisher of the National Enquirer who played a key role in the hush money payment.
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If the grand jury does not hear the case again for several weeks, it will pause what had been a wave of anticipation that a former president could be indicted for the first time in American history. Trump himself incorrectly predicted he would be arrested last week amid news reports about security preparations being made in the event of an indictment.
Grand jury proceedings are secret and subject to change. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's investigation into Trump had appeared to be nearing a conclusion earlier this month after the former president was invited to testify before the grand jury.
Since then, two more witnesses have testified, including lawyer Robert Costello, who appeared on Trump's behalf. On Monday, the grand jury heard testimony from David Pecker, the former chairman of the publisher of the National Enquirer who played a key role in the hush money payment.
New York CNN -- The Manhattan grand jury hearing the hush money case involving former President Donald Trump is currently scheduled to break after April 5 and restart later in the month, a court administration source told CNN. It is not immediately clear whether the grand jury will hear the Trump case again before April 5.
If the grand jury does not hear the case again for several weeks, it will pause what had been a wave of anticipation that a former president could be indicted for the first time in American history. Trump himself incorrectly predicted he would be arrested last week amid news reports about security preparations being made in the event of an indictment.
Grand jury proceedings are secret and subject to change. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's investigation into Trump had appeared to be nearing a conclusion earlier this month after the former president was invited to testify before the grand jury.
Since then, two more witnesses have testified, including lawyer Robert Costello, who appeared on Trump's behalf. On Monday, the grand jury heard testimony from David Pecker, the former chairman of the publisher of the National Enquirer who played a key role in the hush money payment.
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It is not immediately clear whether the grand jury will hear the Trump case again before April 5.
Grand jury proceedings are secret and subject to change.
A spokeswoman for the New York district attorney's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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