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Speculation abounds about why the grand jury hearing evidence from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s criminal investigation into Trump’s alleged hush-money payment to actress Stormy Daniels apparently took Wednesday and Thursday off from the case.
The grand jury, which meets Mondays, Wednesday and Thursdays, was reportedly told not to report on Wednesday and then heard evidence about a different case Thursday. It isn’t known whether the other case is in any way related to Trump, but Trump has felt free to claim that this pause means the DA’s office is in “complete disarray.”
There is zero evidence for Trump’s assertion, just as there was zero evidence of his proclamation that he would be arrested Tuesday – which obviously didn’t happen.