Key takeaways:
- The New York grand jury considering criminal charges against former President Donald Trump related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels is not expected to vote on an indictment this week.
- The grand jury has heard testimony from several witnesses, including Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen.
- The grand jury is expected to reconvene in the coming weeks, and it is unclear when it will vote on any indictment and what charges, if any, it might consider.
A New York grand jury considering criminal charges against former President Donald Trump related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election is not expected to vote on an indictment this week, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
The grand jury, which concluded its activities on Monday without voting on any indictment stemming from allegations made by Daniels, an adult film star who said she had an affair with Trump beginning in 2006, is not expected to meet on Wednesday, the sources said.
The news comes after NBC News reported in late January that prosecutors had convened a grand jury to hear testimony in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin K. Hellerstein’s investigation into the payments. The investigation is focused on whether the payments violated state laws, including laws against falsifying business records and insurance fraud.
The grand jury has heard testimony from several witnesses, including Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to campaign finance violations related to the payments.
The grand jury is expected to reconvene in the coming weeks, and it is unclear when it will vote on any indictment. It is also unclear what charges, if any, the grand jury might consider.
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