On Thursday afternoon, former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan jury in relation to payments made to adult actress and model Stormy Daniels.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicated that Trump will be arraigned next week, and Trump’s attorneys have continued to express their willingness to cooperate and coordinate Trump’s surrender to law enforcement.
Trump issued a statement calling the indictment “Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history.” roughly an hour after it was issued.
His sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., echoed his statement.
On Thursday evening, details about the indictment were leaked to the press.
Trump will reportedly be charged with 34 counts relating to business fraud and falsifying business records, details that were not supposed to be released to the public prior to Trump’s arraignment as the indictment is under seal.
Further details about the charges, including what exact crimes Trump is being charged with and the date of the trial, have not yet been revealed.
VICE News indicated that Trump may be hit with a gag order, which would prevent him from discussing the case in public while it is ongoing.
This is a developing story.
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đ¨#BREAKING: Trump is facing 34 counts related to falsifying business records, according to CNN
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A Manhattan Grand Jury voted to indict President Trump.
The indictment is currently under seal, however, according to a leak to CNN, President Trump was hit with 34 counts related to business fraud.
âFormer President Donald Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in an indictment from a Manhattan grand jury, according to two sources familiar with the case.â CNN reported.
âEarlier Thursday, a spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the office has contacted Trumpâs attorney to âcoordinate his surrenderâ for arraignment on âa Supreme Court indictment, which remains under seal.ââ the outlet reported.
Donald Trump is the first ex-president to ever be charged with a âcrime.â
Trump has been accused of paying porn star Stormy Daniels âhush paymentsâ through his then-attorney Michael Cohen in a scheme to silence her and stop the story about their alleged affair from being published in the National Enquirer.
Details of the charges are still not known.