A NY grand jury is not expected to vote on a possible indictment of Trump this week

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The New York grand jury considering possible criminal charges against former President Donald Trump in connection with hush money payments to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election is not expected to be asked to vote on an indictment this week, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

The grand jury is not expected to convene Wednesday, sources said, the next day the panel is scheduled to meet regularly.

The grand jury concluded its proceedings Monday without voting on any indictments stemming from allegations made by Daniels, an adult movie star who said she had a relationship with Trump beginning in 2006.

NBC News reported in late January that prosecutors had subpoenaed a grand jury to hear testimony in New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into a $130,000 payment to Daniels during the presidential campaign in 2016. Investigation focuses on allegations Trump falsified business records related to payment.

Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, pleaded guilty in 2018 to making illegal payments to Daniels for the “primary purpose of influencing” the 2016 presidential election, telling federal court that he did so in Trump ordered and Trump paid him.

Cohen, who was sentenced to three years in prison in connection with the payment and other crimes, testified before a Manhattan grand jury this month.

The grand jury heard from an additional witness in the investigation on Monday.

The panel meets every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Sources cautioned that the schedule could change but said the grand jury is currently expected to return Thursday to hear a matter separate from the Trump hush money case.

Trump has repeatedly said he had no relationship with Daniels, and has denied any wrongdoing regarding the payment.

“I never had a relationship with him. I never had an affair with her. It’s all made up,” Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity in an interview that aired Monday night.

Trump, who has maintained that the payment to Daniels was not a campaign contribution, also claimed that Bragg’s investigation was an effort to rig the elections of his opponents. “This is called election interference,” he told Fox News.

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