Trump-Prozess: Mann zündete sich vor New Yorker Gericht an

trump-prozess: mann zündete sich vor new yorker gericht an

Trump-Prozess: Mann zündete sich vor New Yorker Gericht an

Vor dem New Yorker Gericht, in dem der historische Strafprozess gegen den früheren US-Präsidenten Donald Trump stattfindet, hat sich am Freitag ein Mann selbst angezündet. Die Polizei bestätigte entsprechende Medienberichte, ohne weitere Einzelheiten zu nennen. Polizisten hätten sich auf die Person gestürzt, bevor ein Feuerlöscher eingesetzt worden sei, berichteten US-Medien. Berichten zufolge wurde der Mann zur Behandlung abtransportiert.

Der Vorfall ereignete sich kurz nach der Bekanntgabe, dass die Jury für den Strafprozess gegen Trump vollständig sei, da neben den zwölf Geschworenen auch sechs Ersatzjuroren ausgewählt worden seien. Die fünf restlichen Juroren wurden am Freitag ausgewählt, nachdem einer bereits am Donnerstag gefunden worden war, berichteten im Gerichtssaal anwesende Journalisten und Journalistinnen übereinstimmend.

Der Mann zündete sich in einem Park gegenüber dem Gerichtsgebäude an. Dort hatten sich Anhänger und Gegner Trumps sowie Medienvertreter versammelt. Die Feuerwehr war für eine Stellungnahme zunächst zu erreichen.

Den Rest des Prozesstages sollten noch formale Fragen geklärt werden, bevor am Montag möglicherweise bereits mit den Eröffnungsplädoyers begonnen werden könne, sagte Richter Juan Merchan. Bei dem Verfahren gegen Trump geht es um Schweigegeldzahlungen an eine Pornodarstellerin. Die Staatsanwaltschaft wirft dem Republikaner, der im November erneut zum US-Präsidenten gewählt werden will, die Fälschung von Geschäftsunterlagen vor. Trump hat auf nicht schuldig plädiert.

Der Prozess könnte nach Gerichtsangaben bis zu acht Wochen dauern. Bei einer Verurteilung droht dem 77-Jährigen eine mehrjährige Gefängnisstrafe, die auch zur Bewährung ausgesetzt werden könnte. Trump hätte zudem die Möglichkeit, Berufung einzulegen. Auch nach einer möglichen Verurteilung – und selbst im Falle einer Gefängnisstrafe – dürfte Trump bei der Präsidentschaftswahl antreten.

Hintergrund des Falls ist, dass Trump 2016 kurz vor seiner Wahl zum Präsidenten 130.000 US-Dollar Schweigegeld an die Pornodarstellerin Stormy Daniels zahlen ließ. Sie hatte behauptet, Sex mit ihm gehabt zu haben. Trump bestreitet eine Affäre, nicht aber, dass Geld geflossen ist. Schweigevereinbarungen zwischen zwei Parteien sind nicht grundsätzlich illegal. Trump wird aber vorgeworfen, er habe die Zahlungen unrechtmäßig verbucht, auf illegale Weise zu verschleiern versucht und damit andere Gesetzesverstöße vertuschen wollen.

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