Trump indicted in porn star hush money payment case

Source: Politico | March 30, 2023 | Erica Orden and Meridith McGraw

The charge against Trump, brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, makes him the former president to ever be criminally charged.

NEW YORK — A New York grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump Thursday for his alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to a porn actress during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The indictment, voted on by the grand jury Thursday afternoon and filed under seal according to the individuals, thrusts the country onto uncharted and uncertain legal and political ground.

The case against Trump, brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, is centered on a $130,000 payment to an adult film actress, Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had an affair with Trump. Trump has denied the affair. He is the first former president to ever be criminally charged.

Trump has already tried to use the charges to rally his base, calling on his followers to protest and “take back our nation.” But there’s no precedent for a presidential candidate campaigning during his own criminal trial. And while the case could stretch beyond November 2024, a conviction before then would spark a host of constitutional issues.

Trump’s indictment follows the unrelated December conviction of his family business — the Trump Organization — for tax fraud in a case also prosecuted by Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney.

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