Grand Jury Votes to Indict Trump: 1st Ex-President Charged With Crime

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A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges 
involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence 
claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, the first ever criminal case 
against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the 
White House in 2024.

The indictment, confirmed Thursday by Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Trump, 
and other people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to 
discuss sealed criminal charges, is an extraordinary development after 
years of investigations into his business, political and personal 
dealings. It is likely to galvanize critics who say Trump lied and cheated 
his way to the top and embolden supporters who feel the Republican is 
being unfairly targeted by a Democratic prosecutor.

Tacopina said in a statement: “He did not commit any crime. We will 
vigorously fight this political prosecution in court.”

The district attorney's investigation centered on money paid to porn actor 
Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, whom he feared 
would go public with claims that they had extramarital sexual encounters 
with him.

Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly attacked the 
investigation as politically motivated, was expected to surrender to 
authorities next week, though the details were still being worked out, 
according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to 
discuss a matter that remained under seal.

In bringing the charges, the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, is 
embracing an unusual case that had been investigated by two previous sets 
of prosecutors, both of which declined to take the politically explosive 
step of seeking Trump’s indictment.


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