NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - 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 U.S. president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House, a law enforcement source said on Thursday.

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.

The specific charges are not yet known and the indictment will likely be announced in the coming days, the New York Times reported. Trump will have to travel to Manhattan for fingerprinting and other processing at that point.

Bragg's office and a lawyer representing Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Trump, 76, sought re-election in 2020 but was defeated by Democrat Joe Biden. Trump has falsely claimed he lost to Biden due to widespread voting fraud and has called the investigation that led to his indictment a "political witch hunt." Bragg's office last year won the criminal conviction of the businessman-turned-politician's real estate company.

A grand jury convened by Bragg in January began hearing evidence about Trump's role in the payment to Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election that he ended up winning. Daniels, a well-known adult film actress and director whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has said she received the money in exchange for keeping silent about a sexual encounter she had with Trump in 2006.

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.

Federal prosecutors examined the Daniels payoff in 2018, leading to a prison sentence for Cohen but no charges against Trump.

No former or sitting U.S. president has ever faced criminal charges. Trump also faces two criminal investigations by a special counsel appointed by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and one by a local prosecutor in Georgia.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/urgent-trump-hit-with-criminal-charges-new-york-first-us-ex-president-new-york-2023-03-30/

BIZNess123:
Trump will win the race to the white house come 2024 ..indictment or not..

Why are they so afraid of him



I don't know why ...but i have this feeling covid-19 was created to stop trump.. that was why they used the mail in ballot..

Ladyhippolyta88:

Trump would not be re-elected he was never going to win anyway, if he committed a crime he is not above the law.

Nobody planted covid for Trump he killed his re-election chances by himself.

BIZNess123:


I believe Trump committed no crime ...this is pure witchhunt...

There's sth so special abt him..same as tinubu
That am yet to understand...

They attack them at any given site
.

BIZNess123:
Trump will win the race to the white house come 2024 ..indictment or not..

Why are they so afraid of him



I don't know why ...but i have this feeling covid-19 was created to stop trump.. that was why they used the mail in ballot..

Ladyhippolyta88:

You are not a serious person how about you keep quiet and let the people that know road do their jobs.
There is nothing special about Trump asides he us a talented grifter that is very good at deceiving idiots.

Obrigardo:
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up
Lock him up

1stGenAmerican:


How ludicrous you sound. You’re saying that people across THE WORLD agreed to be in on the conspiracy. Why would Russia and China had agreed to go along with a plan to kill THEIR citizens off to stop Trump, a president that they liked better than Uncle Joe Biden? You guys and your half-baked conspiracy theories also said he would never be indicted either. Obviously you didn’t pay attention to the way mid-term elections played out but Trump will NEVER win another election in this country. Fact is, it’ll be hard for a Republican candidate to win period.

1stGenAmerican:


BUT HER EMAILS!

Roboto11:
Obhidiots in their old garment.

1stGenAmerican:


BUT HER EMAILS!

God1000:
Great news, finally accountability is coming his way

This time, he will be fingerprinted, he will be photographed, he may even be handcuffed

mysticwarrior:
No he would not be subjected to such, no former US president has ever been made to face such.

mysticwarrior:
No he would not be subjected to such, no former US president has ever been made to face such.

vicoloni:
One thing I’ve observed on this Nairaland is that there are so many people who hasn’t travelled out of Nigeria once who think they understand foreign politics better than even the citizens of those countries lol.

1stGenAmerican:

1stGenAmerican:
This indictment is 34 counts. It goes far beyond paying hush money.

1stGenAmerican:


The lies you tell. He will be arrested, photographed, and fingerprinted just like any other US citizen that is indicted on a criminal matter. No special privileges for him, the US isn’t Nigeria.

God1000:
he will be the first

raskymonojendor:
The woman wey ko ba trump.
Trump must of jerked off to her videos like a 1,000 times before finally deciding to fvck her.

mysticwarrior:
Name any former US president that has been arrested, secondly why has Trump not been taken into custody yet?

mysticwarrior:
Name any former US president that has been arrested, secondly why has Trump not been taken into custody yet?

N2B2:


Enough with the tribalistic nonsense. It's the last day of March. Rest!