Messages left Saturday with the district attorney's office were not immediately returned. Representatives for Trump did not immediately respond to calls for comment. Trump did not provide any details on social media about how he knew about the expected arrest. Law enforcement officials in New York have been making security preparations for the possibility that Trump could be indicted. According to Cohen, the payouts were to buy their silence about Trump, who was then in the thick of his first presidential campaign.

Source: CNN March 19, 2023 02:43 UTC