Urbana Daily Citizen Article RatingTrump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest - Urbana Daily Citizen
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| "News that law enforcement agencies were preparing for a possible indictment was first reported by NBC News.___Tucker reported from Washington." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Local law enforcement officials are bracing for the public safety ramifications of an unprecedented prosecution of a former American president." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Trump's posts on Truth Social generally receive far less attention than he used to get on Twitter, but he maintains a deeply loyal base." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "The indictment of Trump, 76, would be an extraordinary development after years of investigations into his business, political and personal dealings." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Rep. Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking House Republican, issued a statement with a similar sentiment." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "News of that search sparked a flood of contributions to Trump's political operation, and on Saturday, Trump sent out a fundraising email to his supporters that said the MANHATTAN D.A. COULD BE CLOSE TO CHARGING TRUMP." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "News of that search sparked a flood of contributions to Trump's political operation, and on Saturday, Trump sent out a fundraising email to his supporters that said the MANHATTAN D.A. COULD BE CLOSE TO CHARGING TRUMP." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Even as Trump pursues his latest White House campaign -- his first rally is set for Waco, Texas, later this month and he was scheduled to make a public appearance Saturday evening at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma -- there is no question an indictment would be a distraction and give fodder to opponents and critics tired of the legal scandals that have long enveloped him." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "According to Cohen, the payouts were to buy their silence about Trump, who was then in the thick of his first presidential campaign." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Cohen and federal prosecutors said Trump's company paid him $420,000 as reimbursement for the $130,000 payment to Daniels and to cover bonuses and other supposed expenses." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Prosecutors said the payments to Daniels and McDougal amounted to impermissible, unrecorded gifts to Trump's election effort." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "A Justice Department special counsel has also been presenting evidence before a grand jury investigating Trump's possession of hundreds of classified documents at his Florida estate." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "After hearing from the then-president at a Washington rally that morning, his supporters marched to the Capitol and tried to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden's White House victory, breaking through doors and windows of the building and leaving officers beaten and bloodied." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "District Attorney Alvin Bragg is thought to be eyeing charges in the hush money investigation, and recently offered Trump a chance to testify before the grand jury." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump's lawyers have previously said he would follow normal procedure, meaning he would likely agree to surrender at a New York Police Department precinct or directly to Bragg's office." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "The grand jury has been hearing from witnesses, including former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who says he orchestrated payments in 2016 to two women to silence them about sexual encounters they said they had with Trump a decade earlier." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "The grand jury has been hearing from witnesses, including former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who says he orchestrated payments in 2016 to two women to silence them about sexual encounters they said they had with Trump a decade earlier." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Trump's aides and legal team have been preparing the possibility of an indictment." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "In a later post that went beyond simply exhorting loyalists to protest about his legal peril, the 2024 presidential candidate directed his overarching ire in all capital letters at the Biden administration and raised the prospect of civil unrest: IT'S TIME!!!" | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Trump's post Saturday echoes one made last summer when he broke the news on Truth Social that the FBI was searching his Florida home as part of an investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Federal prosecutors never charged Trump with any crime." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Bragg's office has apparently been examining whether any state laws were broken in coection with the payments or the way Trump's company compensated Cohen for his work to keep the women's allegations quiet." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "and at least two former Trump aides -- onetime political adviser Kellyae Conway and former spokesperson Hope Hicks -- are among witnesses who have met with prosecutors in recent weeks." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "and at least two former Trump aides -- onetime political adviser Kellyae Conway and former spokesperson Hope Hicks -- are among witnesses who have met with prosecutors in recent weeks." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "It is unclear whether Trump's supporters would heed his protest call or if he retains the same persuasive power he held as president." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "In addition to the hush money inquiry in New York, Trump faces separate criminal investigations in Atlanta and Washington over his efforts to undo the results of the 2020 election." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Cohen has said that at Trump's direction, he arranged payments totaling $280,000 to Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "That did not stop Trump from taking to his social media platform to say illegal leaks from Bragg's office indicate that THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "The aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot, in which hundreds of Trump loyalists were arrested and prosecuted in federal court, may also have dampened the passion among supporters for confrontation." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Trump denies the encounters occurred, says he did nothing wrong and has cast the investigation as a witch hunt by a Democratic prosecutor bent on sabotaging the Republican's 2024 campaign." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Even as a Trump lawyer and spokesperson said there had been no communication from prosecutors, Trump declared in a post on his social media platform that he expects to be taken into custody on Tuesday." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Even as a Trump lawyer and spokesperson said there had been no communication from prosecutors, Trump declared in a post on his social media platform that he expects to be taken into custody on Tuesday." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand jury investigates hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "A Trump lawyer, Susan Necheles, said Trump's post was based on the media reports, though the origin of Trump's Tuesday reference was unclear." | Negative | -60% Liberal |
| "A Trump lawyer, Susan Necheles, said Trump's post was based on the media reports, though the origin of Trump's Tuesday reference was unclear." | Negative | -60% Liberal |
| "A Trump lawyer, Susan Necheles, said Trump's post was based on the media reports, though the origin of Trump's Tuesday reference was unclear." | Negative | -60% Liberal |
| "Trump also has labeled Bragg, who is Black, a racist and has accused the prosecutor of letting crime in the city run amok while he has focused on Trump." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "Trump also has labeled Bragg, who is Black, a racist and has accused the prosecutor of letting crime in the city run amok while he has focused on Trump." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "After his post, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy decried any plans to prosecute Trump as an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA whom he claimed was pursuing political vengeance." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
| "After his post, Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy decried any plans to prosecute Trump as an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA whom he claimed was pursuing political vengeance." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
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56% : News that law enforcement agencies were preparing for a possible indictment was first reported by NBC News.___Tucker reported from Washington.48% : Local law enforcement officials are bracing for the public safety ramifications of an unprecedented prosecution of a former American president.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.