(Washington) Donald Trump announced in a statement on Sunday that he would speak in Florida on Tuesday evening after being charged by the courts, an unprecedented fact for a former American president.
Indicted in a 2016 silence-buying case for a porn star, Trump said he would speak at 8:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach.
The billionaire is supposed to appear Tuesday at midday in New York criminal justice, according to his lawyers and the media.
Donald Trump is being charged in a case related to a $130,000 payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. The charges will be released on Tuesday.
The 76-year-old Republican should, according to American media, leave his residence in Florida on Monday to go to New York.
On Tuesday, he will have to appear in a Manhattan court to be formally served with the charges against him.
Mr Trump thundered against a “bogus and shameful” impeachment. He announced on Friday that he had raised $4 million in 24 hours for his campaign, in the wake of his indictment.
His lawyers convinced that the indictment will be dismissed
“This case is not even legally sound. In fact, it’s a joke. She will not survive a challenge in court, ”said one of them, Joe Tacopina, to the ABC chain.
If he weren’t running for president, he wouldn’t have been charged.
Joe Tacopina, lawyer for Donald Trump, on CNN
“I think a fair judge will probably recognize that something is fundamentally wrong, that we are crossing the Rubicon with this political persecution,” added another lawyer for Mr. Trump, James Trusty, on Fox.
“And fortunately, I suspect the indictment will be legally shaky, and the opportunity will arise for a judge to do what is right,” he added.
The two lawyers estimated on Sunday that Donald Trump, who aims to return to the White House after losing the 2020 presidential election, was targeted for political reasons.