Donald Trump’s attorney confirms he will turn himself in to authorities if charged

As a Manhattan grand jury is considering indicting former President Donald Trump as early as next week, his attorney, Joe Tacopina, confirmed to the New York Daily News and Insider that he would give in to authorities without complications.

Manhattan investigators are investigating Trump for allegedly sending $130,000 worth of hush money to Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress who Trump accused of having an affair with her in 2006. Trump has repeatedly described the investigation as a “witch hunt”.

“We will follow normal process when the time comes,” Tacopina told Insider. Normal process for economic indictments means Trump would surrender unhandcuffed to the District Attorney’s headquarters in Lower Manhattan at a set date and time, Insider previously reported.

“There will be no standoff in Mar-a-Lago with the Secret Service and the Manhattan Attorney’s Office,” Tacopina told the Daily News.

Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws for his part in the payment. Cohen spent a year behind bars before being released to serve the remainder of his three-year sentence from home because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tacopina office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.