/ 03 April 2023

Trump gets set to face court

Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Arizona, southeast of Phoenix, on January 15, 2022, - Thousands of Donald Trump supporters gathered in Arizona on Saturday to hear a raft of speakers claim the 2020 US election was stolen, with the former president expected to take to the stage as the headline act. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Arizona, southeast of Phoenix, on January 15, 2022, - Thousands of Donald Trump supporters gathered in Arizona on Saturday to hear a raft of speakers claim the 2020 US election was stolen, with the former president expected to take to the stage as the headline act. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina says they are “ready for this fight” following the former US president’s indictment on Friday – but they don’t know what to expect. The exact charges haven’t been revealed yet, but reports say prosecutors in New York have accused Trump of falsifying business records over hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The process is set to begin in the Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday (early Wednesday morning our time) after Trump hands himself in. “What I hope is that we get in and out of there as quickly as possible,” Tacopina said overnight as Trump confirmed he will front a press conference in Florida following the events in New York. And it turns out legal misadventures can be good for business – both Trump and Daniels say orders have been “pouring in” for their merch

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