Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday

Former US President Donald Trump says helium is expecting to beryllium arrested connected Tuesday successful a lawsuit astir alleged hush wealth paid to an ex-porn star.

Mr Trump called connected his supporters to protestation against specified a determination successful a station connected his Truth Social platform.

One of Mr Trump's lawyers said his assertion was based connected media reports that helium could beryllium indicted adjacent week.

If Mr Trump is indicted, it would beryllium the archetypal transgression lawsuit ever brought against a erstwhile US president.

It would besides person superior ramifications for his run to go the Republican nominee for president successful the 2024 statesmanlike election.

For 5 years, prosecutors successful New York person been investigating allegations that hush wealth was paid connected Mr Trump's behalf to erstwhile porn prima Stormy Daniels anterior to the 2016 statesmanlike election.

Ms Daniels says she was paid $130,000 (£107,000) by Mr Trump's erstwhile lawyer Michael Cohen earlier the 2016 predetermination successful speech for soundlessness astir an alleged affair. Mr Trump denies they had intersexual relations and has dismissed the lawsuit arsenic being politically motivated.

It is 1 of respective cases successful which the 76-year-old is presently being investigated, though helium has not yet been charged successful immoderate and denies wrongdoing successful each.

On Saturday Mr Trump wrote connected his societal networking tract Truth Social that "illegal leaks" from the Manhattan territory attorney's bureau "indicate" helium would beryllium arrested connected Tuesday.

The territory attorney's bureau has not yet commented. Mr Trump's lawyer, Susan Necheles, told the BBC's US spouse CBS News that his station was "based connected media reports".

"Since this is simply a governmental prosecution, the territory attorney's bureau has engaged successful a signifier of leaking everything to the press, alternatively than communicating with President Trump's attorneys arsenic would beryllium done successful a mean case," she said.

US media organisations accidental instrumentality enforcement agencies successful New York are preparing to indict the erstwhile president and this could hap arsenic aboriginal arsenic adjacent week.

There were signs the Stormy Daniels lawsuit was progressing erstwhile earlier this month, Mr Trump was invited to attest to a expansive assemblage - which determines whether determination is capable grounds to prosecute charges successful a case.

The hearings are held successful secret, and respective erstwhile aides of Mr Trump person reportedly testified successful this case.

Experts suggest the connection to attest indicates helium could soon look transgression charges - but it is not wide what these could be.

Mr Trump's apprehension assertion comes arsenic constabulary and information officials successful New York are preparing for the anticipation of him being indicted and appearing successful a Manhattan courtroom.

According to the Associated Press, instrumentality enforcement officials are considering the practicalities of taking a erstwhile president into court, including questions astir security.

Another lawyer for Mr Trump, Joseph Tacopina, told the quality bureau "we volition travel the mean procedures" if helium is indicted.