Kevin O’Brien, a New York-based partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP who specializes in white-collar defense, has no involvement in the case, but like many, he’s been following its progression. He says there’s a good chance the grand jury’s report, detailing the scope of testimony and evidence, will recommend that Trump and others face criminal charges.
“You have to ask yourself why would the judge schedule a hearing if the grand jury did not recommend indictment,” O’Brien said. “If that’s the case it’s kind of a nullity and there’s no need to publish it. I don’t think you’d be going through this exercise if [the jurors] hadn’t voted to indict, and nor would they have recommended that the report be published.”
