ZERO DAY: Grand Jury votes to indict Trump. The STORM has arrived.
(www.nytimes.com)
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Will this wake up the sleepers?
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Indictment. Will they arrest Trump?
Yes. After a grand jury votes to indict, there is always a warrant issued for arrest if the person is not already in custody. He'll have to surrender in person since he doesn't live in NY. I'm pretty sure that the only thing up for debate still is if they're going to make him do the "perp walk" or just have his secret service detail turn him in without the handcuffs.
This highlights a preexisting problem with the criminal justice system courts, that the accused - often innocent - is taken into custody before having any opportunity to defend themselves. If accused is willing to appear in court for their initial appearance, they should be allowed to do so… then - if and only if the judge determines that they must be kept in custody pending trial - should they be taken into custody. Otherwise the judge could assign bail, bail could be posted in open court, and they could proceed to trial. An potentially innocent person, who is not a danger to the public / serious flight risk, should not be punished for a crime they’ve never been convicted of.
The other preexisting problem is the grand jury system. I was on one. The DA was SHOCKED that I had questions and just didn't automatically say indict to his entire list.