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President Donald Trump late Tuesday accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of having illegally leaked the contents of the indictment ahead of his arraignment.
Trump was indicted by a grand jury in New York City, becoming the first-ever U.S. president to be criminally charged. The indictment against Trump, confirmed on March 30, remains under seal.
“Wow! District Attorney Bragg just illegally LEAKED the various points, and complete information, on the pathetic Indictment against me,” Trump said on his social media platform TruthSocial at 8:40 p.m. ET.
“I know the reporter and so, unfortunately, does he. This means that he MUST BE IMMEDIATELY INDICTED. Now, if he wants to really clean up his reputation, he will do the honorable thing and, as District Attorney, INDICT HIMSELF. He will go down in Judicial history, and his Trump Hating wife will be, I am sure, very proud of him!”
Ten minutes later, the former president issued another post: “D.A. BRAGG JUST ILLEGALLY LEAKED THE 33 points of Indictment.
“There are no changes or surprises from those he leaked days ago directly out of the Grand Jury. No Crime by Trump. What a MESS. Bragg should resign, NOW!”
The statements were made after Yahoo News published a report at 8:12 p.m. ET titled, “Exclusive: Trump to be charged Tuesday with 34 felony counts, but spared handcuffs and mug shot.”
The report said that Trump “will be placed under arrest on Tuesday and informed that he has been charged with 34 felony counts for falsification of business records.”
Authored by Michael Isikoff, the outlet’s chief investigative correspondent, the report relies on an unnamed source “who has been briefed on the procedures for the arraignment of the former president.
