Nearly half of Democratic voters think prosecuting Donald Trump over the Stormy Daniels case would be "an outrageous abuse of power" by the U.S. judicial system. According to a Rasmussen Reports poll, 46% of Democratic voters agree with this statement, along with 77% of Republicans and 55% of independents.
On the other hand, 52% of Democrats, 14% of Republicans and 31% of voters with no political affiliation indicated that Trump is very likely to have committed crimes in the case related to the porn actress.
Stormy Daniels case
On March 18, Trump announced on Truth Social that police were going to arrest him over the Stormy Daniels case. In 2016, the porn actress admitted that she had an affair with the former president, adding that he paid her $130,000 to stay quiet and not uncover the alleged infidelities of the Republican candidate for the 2016 primaries.
Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, is conducting the investigation. Bragg was the target of Trump's criticism. The former president pointed out that the prosecutor is funded by leftist tycoon George Soros and that "he has allowed new records to be set in violent crime.” Different well known figures, such as Elon Musk and John Bolton, pointed out that the possible indictment of Trump would catapult him towards his reelection.
Trump's alleged arrest was to take place on Tuesday, March 21, as the former president claimed. However, this event, which would be unprecedented in the history of the country, has not happened so far. The New York Police Department deployed a significant number of officers to respond to possible protests and crowds around the Manhattan courthouse.
On March 23, Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, published a letter acknowledging having sent a payment to Stormy Daniels, while assuring that the money came from his own pocket, clearing Trump of being responsible for the payment. In addition, the jury announced that same day that it would present a key witness, referring to Cohen. Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney Bragg's office refused to turn over documentation of the investigation requested by several House committees chaired by the Republican Party, claiming that it is confidential information.
With the ongoing investigation, prosecutor Bragg received a death threat a few days ago in the form of a letter (that read "Alvin, I will kill you") which contained a suspicious white powder.
