Can you imagine what will happen if Trump is arrested on Tuesday?

I can see him pretending not to be himself. But I can't see him saying he didn't know the guy because  it would be a missed opportunity to flatter himself. I think he would say - I'm not Trump but I knew the guy. Great big guy. Real tuff guy - a real patriot. Once he came up to me and with tears in his eyes he said - sir I love my country and only I can save it.  Then he would blow it by going on a rant about the stolen election and Hunter Biden's lap top. Cheers and happy weekend!

Trump is the one who leaked this news to the media, just as he was the one who leaked the search of Mar-a-Lago. Everything is a grift to him. This post was edited by Jane S at March 18, 2023 5:03 PM MDT

I don't think he knows that they are going to arrest him on Tuesday. I think he is just throwing red meat to his mob to get them in a fighting mood. I think if they were going to arrest him they probably wouldn't let him know in advance. Cheers and happy weekend!

It's hard to know what's true with him. But as far as his arrest, I expect they will have Trump turn himself in at a prearranged time. This is normal for white collar crimes.So, you won't get to see him in handcuffs in the back of a squad car. Then after he is booked, he will be released until the trial. This could have been handled discreetly, but that's not Trump's style.

But this a Trump case, they will not follow normal procedures. They will want to make a big scene and come in guns ablazing. With media camera at the ready. (We have seen this show before) This post was edited by my2cents at March 19, 2023 8:24 AM MDT

Seems like it is Trump that wants to make a big scene about it. There probably was private prearranged time for him to turn himself in but he calls the media and makes it sound like they will be coming to arrest him on Tuesday with guns ablazing. Cheers!

If it was already a prearranged time, then the NY DA would be saying that publicly.  

You hope.The FBI search of Mar-a-Lago was done quietly, no uniforms or early morning surprises. Not normal procedure and Trump was the one who ran to the media to get himself in the news. The media will be at his arrest because Trump wants them there. If there weren't two sets of rules, Trump would have been charged long ago. And chances are, these charges won't stick either because of who he is. Trump likes to play the victim and it makes you happy to let him.

Marlago was a Federal search. The NY investigation is a STATE issue. NY officers have NO jurisdiction outside of NY. And FL does not extradite for misdemeanors. Which is what the Stormy Daniel's case would be. 

Do you know for a fact that Trump paying off Stormy Daniels with campaign funds is really only a misdemeanor?

Edit:  "Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has signaled he is preparing to seek felony charges against Trump; Bragg is expected to accuse him of concealing a $130,000 hush-money payment that Michael D. Cohen, Trump’s lawyer and fixer, made to Daniels on the eve of the 2016 presidential election.  A conviction would be likely to hinge on prosecutors’ proving that Trump reimbursed Cohen and falsified business records when he did so, possibly to hide an election law violation."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/inside-payoff-porn-star-could-155358942.html

So, if this is true, the case is not a misdemeanor, it would be a felony. This post was edited by Spunky at March 19, 2023 7:36 PM MDT

Campaign finance is not state law....andthe NY DA's is trying to twist the laws to make them apply to a state law. There is a reason the Fed prosecutors did not charge...it is a weak case. Penalty for a campaign finance rule is a FINE. 

Stormy Daniels sued Trump for defamation and lost. This has no bearing on any alleged financial crimes.

It is not a crime to pay someone to shut up. 

I did not comment on what is or isn't a crime. Unlike you, I am not a legal expert.  But your comment about Stormy Daniels seemed to imply that her losing an unrelated case strengthened Trump's defense. I pointed out that it doesn't.  That's all.

NY is blowing smoke.  It is a political hit job. 

My point, which you seemed to have missed, was that Trump created a media circus even when it didn't have to be that way. It had nothing to do with jurisdiction, but thanks for assuming that I don't know the difference between state and federal. Also, FYI, NY will be the state deciding on extradition, not FL. No state can provide asylum if the arresting state requests extradition regardless of the crime. This post was edited by Jane S at March 20, 2023 9:39 AM MDT

There are 3 states which do not enforce extradition for non felony charges. FL happens to be one of the 3.   

That means they do not enforce extradition TO their state FROM another state. The Constitution says that a state has to comply with a legal request for extradition TO another state.
 

 

If Trump's lawyer is telling the truth, normal procedure will be followed and Trump will surrender himself.