HBO star Bill Maher argued that bringing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump over the hush money paid to Stormy Daniels will bolster his 2024 presidential campaign.

The former president escalated his attacks on the Manhattan district attorney's investigation with an explicit reference to violence in an overnight post on Truth Social.

The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump is not concluding this week, with questions swirling over how close the grand jury is to bringing an indictment -- or if it actually will at all.

With a grand jury continuing to weigh charges against Donald Trump, the case is drawing comparisons to the indictment of John Edwards on similar hush money accusations.

The office of the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, said the committee chairmen’s attempts to intervene in the investigation were “unlawful.”

Donald Trump faces possible criminal charges in New York relating to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Former President Donald Trump recently warned of "death and destruction" if he is criminally charged by Bragg. The NYPD is investigating the incident. Emergency personnel responded to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg 's office on Friday after a package with suspicious white powder was reportedly found in the office mail room.