Trump Says ‘Illegal Leaks’ Indicate He’ll ‘Be Arrested On Tuesday Of Next Week,’ Calls For Protests

Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post early Saturday morning that “illegal leaks” from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicate that he will be arrested next week.

The remarks from Trump come after a report from NBC News said federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies were analyzing security assessments and making plans to prepare for the possibility that Trump could be indicted next week by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with a $130,000 hush money payment he allegedly made to porn actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.

“ILLEGAL LEAKS FROM A CORRUPT & HIGHLY POLITICAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, WHICH HAS ALLOWED NEW RECORDS TO BE SET IN VIOLENT CRIME & WHOSE LEADER IS FUNDED BY GEORGE SOROS, INDICATE THAT, WITH NO CRIME BEING ABLE TO BE PROVEN, & BASED ON AN OLD & FULLY DEBUNKED (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!) FAIRYTALE, THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK,” Trump posted to his social media platform. “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!”

The arrest of a former president and current White House candidate would be unprecedented, especially given that the underlying charge is a six-year-old misdemeanor. Prosecutors are expected to charge Trump with a felony by arguing that the alleged crime was committed to hide an illegal campaign contribution, a charge some legal experts have characterized as tenuous.

The case involves an alleged payment that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen admits he made to Daniels during the presidential race to keep quiet about an alleged 2006 tryst between Trump and Daniels. Cohen pleaded guilty to related charges and served time in prison.

Although non-disclosure agreements are legal, the potential problem for Trump centers around how his company reimbursed Cohen. The payment was listed as a legal expense and the company cited a retainer agreement with Cohen. The retainer agreement did not exist and the reimbursement was not related to any legal services from Cohen, thus setting up a potential misdemeanor criminal charge of falsifying business records. The report said that Trump personally signed several of the checks to Cohen while he was serving as president.

Prosecutors can elevate the misdemeanor to a felony if they can prove that Trump’s “‘intent to defraud’ included an intent to commit or conceal a second crime.”

Prosecutors argue that the second crime is that the $130,000 hush payment was an improper donation to the Trump campaign because the money was used to stop a story for the purpose of benefiting his presidential campaign.

Related: Trump’s Attorney: Trump Will Surrender To Authorities If He Is Criminally Charged

Joe Biden Makes Cringe Jokes Stereotyping The Irish At St. Patrick’s Day Event With Irish PM

President Joe Biden made a series of cringeworthy jokes at the expense of Irish people at a St. Patrick’s Day event Friday.

While speaking at the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar Friday afternoon, Biden made a series of jokes stereotyping Irish people as drunks and criminals. Biden said that because he doesn’t drink and doesn’t have relatives in jail, he’s “really not Irish.” Twitter users pointed out the stereotypes, and also that he does, in fact, have relatives in legal trouble.

Biden began his remarks with a quote attributed to the 20th-century Irish diplomat Shane Leslie. “Every St. Patrick’s Day, every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to,” Biden said. “Well, that’s why I’m here.”

He then recounted a story from his time as vice president, when a previous prime minister, or Taoiseach, told former President Obama to stop sending Biden on trips. “[T]he Taoiseach — I brought him into the Oval and he sat down. And before Barack could say anything, he said ‘For God’s sake, Barack, let the boy come home.’” Biden said in a butchered Irish accent. “‘Let him come home.’ And he said, ‘You keep sending him to places like Afghanistan, Iraq, and all the — let him come home.’”

Next, Biden talked about a previous trip to Ireland to visit his ancestral family. “It was a great experience,” he said. “I’d been to Ireland many times, but not to actually look up to find my actual family members — and there are so many.  And they actually weren’t in jail.”

“And one of the things that — and the Finnegans were from County Louth,” he said of his distant family line. “And they’re still — if you go to County Louth, there’s still a place called ‘Finnegan’s Pub,’ which is — it’s related to my family.  And I’m the only Irishman you’ve ever met, though, that’s never had a drink. So, I’m okay. I’m really not Irish.”

Commenters under a New York Post tweet blasted Biden for stereotyping the Irish.

“We’ve found the one nationality it’s still acceptable to make fun of!” one Twitter user commented.

“guy did the first irish american hatecrime since like 1910,” one user tweeted.

“As an Irishman, I wouldn’t even *mind* this, and would think it kinda funny… If it didn’t come from a guy who’s continually lecturing me and everyone else how racist *WE* are…” another user wrote.

“This is about the most Irish-American (pejorative) thing a yank can say,” said another.

“Joe Biden is in fact less Irish than Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy,” The Spectator editor at-large Ben Domenech noted. “Biden is an English name and his paternal lineage is overwhelmingly English.”

Other users mocked Biden’s comment about not having family in jail, noting that several members of the Biden family are currently in trouble with the law.

“Joe Biden’s relatives have had many MANY serious run ins with the law — but have managed to avoid jail time in every case,” the New York Post’s Jon Levine tweeted, linking to a Post article from 2020 detailing legal troubles of his niece Caroline, daughter Ashley, brother Frank, and son Hunter.

“He’s sent two kids and a niece to court-ordered rehab,” one user added. “The Bidens are doing more than their part to ruin the curve.”

“No but he has a son who isn’t sober and should be in jail,” said another, referring to Hunter‘s shady business dealings.

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