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- Former adult film actress Stormy Daniels said she will celebrate if a Manhattan grand jury decides to indict Donald Trump.
- Trump has been investigated by the district attorney's office in connection with a 2016 hush money payment he allegedly made to Daniels, who says they had an affair.
- If indicted, Trump would become the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.
Former adult film actress Stormy Daniels addressed a possible Donald Trump indictment on Tuesday morning, saying she's ready to celebrate if a Manhattan grand jury decides to charge the former president.
Replying to a tweet that accused her of accepting a hush money payment "to Frame an innocent man," Daniels replied, "Sooo...tiny paid me to frame himself? You sound even dumber than he does during his illiterate ramblings."
Responding to the Twitter user's message telling her "good luck walking down the streets after this!," she said, "I won't walk, I'll dance down the street when he is 'selected' to go to jail."
Daniels' remarks come as Trump's legal fate in Manhattan remains uncertain. He has been under investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office in connection with a hush money payment he allegedly made to Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Over the weekend, Trump said he expected to be arrested as early as Tuesday.
However, early-morning reports indicated that the grand jury wouldn't be voting on an indictment until Wednesday, the jury's next scheduled date.
In another tweet, Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, seemed to tease that a Trump arrest is imminent.
"Wow! It's a beautiful morning. It's always been my dream to sip coffee on my farm porch and watch my gorgeous horse graze. Anything exciting going on today?" she joked in a tweet.
Daniels has alleged that she and Trump had an affair in 2006, which he has denied. In 2018, it was reported that she had been paid $130,000 by Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen to keep quiet about the alleged affair.
Earlier this month, Cohen, who pled guilty to campaign finance violations in 2018, testified before the grand jury on multiple occasions. On Sunday, he told MSNBC he "absolutely" thought Trump would be fingerprinted, swabbed and photographed if arrested in the New York probe. But he added that he didn't want to see his former client in handcuffs out of "respect" for the "institution of the presidency."
If Trump is indicted by the grand jury, he will become the first former president in U.S. history to face a criminal charge.
Trump has said Bragg's investigation is a politically motivated effort to prevent him from holding office again. He is one of three Republicans who have announced their 2024 candidacy so far.
Trump, who has called on his supporters to protest if he is arrested, has said that an indictment would help his chances in his third White House bid.
"If DA Alvin Bragg brings this case, it will not only serve to coalesce President Trump's support, but it will become the single largest in-kind contribution to a federal campaign in political history," Taylor Budowich, a former Trump spokesperson and head of the Make America Great Again PAC, said in a statement Sunday.
Newsweek reached out by email to Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung for comment.
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