Reports that former US president Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. Follow updates here.
Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House,The charges, arising from an investigation led by Democratic Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, could reshape the 2024 presidential race. Trump previously said he would continue campaigning for the Republican Party’s nomination if charged with a crime.
Bragg’s office last year won the criminal conviction of the businessman-turned-politician’s real estate company. The former president’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen has said Trump directed hush payments to Daniels and to a second woman, former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who also said she had a sexual relationship with him. Trump has denied having affairs with either woman.
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