After making public the impeachment of the former president of the United StatesDonald Trump, for an alleged payment with money from the electoral campaign to the porn actress Stormy Daniels to buy your silence, The charges against him remain to be known..

The next step in the judicial process that Trump faces when accused is his arrest, voluntary or involuntary. As reported by his lawyer, Susan Necheles, to the ‘AFP’ news agency, this could happen next tuesday.

The lawyer anticipates that the former president will appear in court that same day. “We hope that the reading of charges will take place on Tuesday,” Necheles said in a brief email, quoted by ‘AFP’.

Another of Trump’s team lawyers, Joe Tacopina, has told NBC that they expect Trump to go to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office early next week, when the former president is expected to be prosecuted. .

They do not provide further details, but the tax office has confirmed that they are in contact with Trump’s legal team to arrange their delivery voluntarily. However, in the statement issued by a spokesman for the prosecutor, Andy Bragg, no date is confirmed.

Another of the indications pointing to Tuesday as the key date are the statements of former Trump lawyer Michel Cohen. In an interview he has given to ‘CNN’, Cohen has responded to an email sent by those responsible for the Trump campaign stating that the accusations against the former president depend on the testimony of a “convicted criminal and barred attorney “. Statements referring to Cohen himself.

“Oh, by the way, for Donald, since we’re talking about convicted felons, see you tuesday my friend“Cohen responded, referring to the day the former president is expected to appear for the arraignment.

In this same interview, Trump’s former lawyer has stated that what he fears the most is that they will take his mugshot and that, from now on, “he will have a ‘D’ for criminal next to his name for the rest of his life. “He wants to make people believe that he is very strong, but he has very thin skin and a very fragile ego,” he said of the former president’s attitude.

The next steps in the process

US media report that after the arrest, it is possible that the former president’s fingerprints will be taken and a police photo will be taken that could reach the press.

Afterwards, a preliminary hearing will be held in which Trump will be able to hear the charges against him and appeal them, and it is possible that during the time these statements last, Trump will be released preventively. After the hearing, it will be decided whether or not to proceed to trial.