Former President Donald Trump welcomed reports that lawyer Robert Costello is expected to testify before the Manhattan grand jury investigating an alleged hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Robert J Costello, scheduled to appear before New York grand jury on Monday, likely to question Trump accuser’s credibility

Attorney Robert Costello, once a legal adviser to Trump attorney Michael Cohen, will appear Monday before the New York grand jury investigating the former President Donald Trump's alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

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The grand jury is considering a case against the former president over hush money paid to ex-porn actress Stormy Daniels. The case may see criminal charges brought against Mr Trump. Mr Costello has been called by Mr Trump's legal team to discredit previous testimony by Mr Cohen.

Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that he expects to be arrested early next week on charges related to the Manhattan district attorney’s office investigation regarding hush-money payments during his 2016 campaign.

Mr Trump posted on his own platform, Truth Social, that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as part of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s grand jury investigation into a $130,000 hush money payment he is accused of making to the porn star in 2016 via his then-lawyer Michael Cohen in exchange for her silence about an affair the couple are alleged to have had a decade earlier.