If Mr Trump is charged, it would be the first indictment of a former president and it would also add to legal challenges he faces as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination for 2024.
Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury next week as part of an investigation into hush money payments made on his behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Joseph Tacopina, a lawyer for the former president, confirmed the news, telling the Associated Press: « To me, it’s much ado about nothing. »
An invitation to appear before a grand jury often indicates that a decision on indictments is imminent.
But Mr Tacopina said he didn’t think prosecutors had decided « one way or another » on whether to charge Mr Trump, adding that there was no legal basis for a case.
« It’s just another example of them weaponising the justice system against him – and it’s sort of unfair, » he said.
The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, declined to comment on the news, which was first reported by the New York Times.
