Breaking this afternoon, the Malignant Loser's luck may be running out (our emphasis):
Former president Donald Trump has been invited by the Manhattan district attorney to appear next week before a grand jury investigating his business affairs, an offer that is mandatory under state law but may mark a significant development years after the start of the probe, three people with knowledge of the proceedings said Thursday.
They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.
The grand jury notification — alerting Trump of his right to appear before the secret panel — could signify that the state prosecutor’s investigation is winding down. It remains unclear whether Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will seek an indictment at the end of the process.
In New York state, the target of a criminal investigation can request an alert when a case against them is being heard by a grand jury. The requirement is designed to give the target a chance to be heard by the panel in his own defense.
“Everyone will advise him not to go in," said a Trump adviser who is one of the three people with knowledge of the situation that confirmed the notification. "We’ll see what he does.”
Bragg’s office convened the grand jury to evaluate business-related matters including Trump’s role in hush money payments to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign that were classified as a legal expense, people with knowledge of the investigation have said. The long-running probe appeared to gain traction in recent months after seeming dormant for much of last year. [snip]
In recent weeks, a flurry of witnesses have met with prosecutors, according to news reports. Michael Cohen — Trump’s former personal attorney who is at the center of hush money that may have been illegally accounted for after it was paid to Daniels and another alleged Trump mistresses during the 2016 campaign — said he is meeting with DA investigators for the 20th time on Friday. Cohen said he has not yet appeared in front of the grand jury.
We'll wait for an actual indictment before popping the corks, but this seems to be a significant step forward. Dare we hope this is the first of several indictments coming down on the Malignant Loser's empty orange head?
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