Donald Trump Indicted In Stormy Daniels Hush-Money Case
deadline.comA New York grand jury today indicted Donald Trump on charges related to hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign, according to multiple media outlets.
It’s a development that the former president has seized upon to rally his supporters against prosecutors. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, led by DA Alvin Bragg has not made an official announcement, but the news has been confirmed by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News and others.
Trump is the first former president to face a criminal charge and arrest. The charges stem from a $130,000 hush money payment that Trump’s then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels just weeks before the 2016 election.
Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels, which she alleges took place in 2006. Trump was expected to be accused of reimbursing Cohen for the payment and then falsifying business records — a way to evade election law.
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