Former US President Donald Trump will reportedly be treated like any other suspect after being charged with making a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in order for her not to speak out about their alleged affair.
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The former president will be read his Miranda rights, fingerprinted, and photographed for a mug shot, according to Mail Online. He could be handcuffed.
However, Trump will most likely avoid the humiliation of a perp walk, in which a suspect is led out of a police station or the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in handcuffs in front of cameras for all to see.
Instead, he’ll enter in a suit and tie, surrounded by aides and Secret Service agents. He could even strike a deal with prosecutors to enter through a back door, avoiding the growing media frenzy.
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Local, state, and federal law enforcement are bracing for hordes of Trump supporters and liberal protesters to descend on the DA’s office.
Trump is accused of paying porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 through his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, near the end of his 2016 campaign.
Prosecutors claim the payment violated campaign finance laws and was made to keep Daniels quiet about her affair with the billionaire.
Trump has denied having an affair. On March 18, the former president announced that he would be arrested on March 21. He called on his supporters to join him in protesting the situation.
He will be the first president arrested since Ulysses S. Grant was stopped for speeding in his horse and buggy at the intersection of 13th and M streets in Washington, D.C. in 1872, but he was let go with a fine.
