Donald Trump.Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesFormer PresidentDonald Trumphas reportedly been indictedon roughly 30 countsstemming from an alleged hush money payment he made to adult film starStormy Danielswhile he was a presidential candidate in 2016.A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict the 76-year-old former president on Thursday, according toThe New York Times,CNNandABC Newssources.The official indictment with the exact charges is expected to be announced within days, per theTimes.Trump, who isactively campaigning for another termin the White House, is the first sitting or former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. But just what those charges are remains to be seen, as Trump’s indictment is currently under seal.The charges against Trump may be made publicnext Tuesday, when the former president is expected to appear in a Manhattan courtroom for his arraignment, according to his attorneys.NBC News reports that District Attorney Alvin Bragg can at that time ask the court to unseal the charges, or wait until the first hearing in the case.Sources have indicated to outlets including CNN that Trumpcould face at least 30 charges— some of which stem from the alleged $130,000 hush money payment being documented as “legal expenses” in the financial records of the Trump Organization.AsThe Washington Postnotes, however, Trump’s first court appearancewon’t be broadcastacross the nation, since New York prohibits the use of cameras in most courtrooms.News ofTrump’s alleged affairwith Danielssurfaced in 2018, when theWall Street Journalreported that Trumparranged a $130,000 paymentto the ex-porn star a month before the 2016 election so she’d keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they’d had years earlier.While Trump and his longtime lawyerMichael Coheninitially denied the claims of an affair, Cohen later admitted that there was a payment made to the porn star.Calling it “a private transaction,“Cohen toldThe New York Timesthat he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in 2016. He said Trump had not reimbursed him.Trump has since admitted he authorized the $130,000 payment, but has continued to deny the underlying claims that the two had an affair or that the payment was in any way connected to his campaign.The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office began presenting evidence to a grand jury in the case in January, with formerNational Enquirerpublisher David Pecker among the witnesses who were seen entering the grand jury building over the course of the investigation.The company that publishes theEnquireradmitted in late 2018that it helped broker “catch and kill” deals with Daniels and other women, in which it paid the women hush money for their stories, effectively silencing them ahead of the 2016 election.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In a 2018 statement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York said the publisher “admitted that it made the $150,000 payment in concert with a candidate’s presidential campaign, and in order to ensure that the woman did not publicize damaging allegations about the candidate” and that “its principal purpose in making the payment was to suppress the woman’s story so as to prevent it from influencing the election.“Daniels and Cohen alsoboth met with prosecutorsearlier this month, the AP reported. And on March 20, Cohen’s former legal adviser Robert Costello met with the grand jury, perCNN.
Donald Trump.Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Former PresidentDonald Trumphas reportedly been indictedon roughly 30 countsstemming from an alleged hush money payment he made to adult film starStormy Danielswhile he was a presidential candidate in 2016.A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict the 76-year-old former president on Thursday, according toThe New York Times,CNNandABC Newssources.The official indictment with the exact charges is expected to be announced within days, per theTimes.Trump, who isactively campaigning for another termin the White House, is the first sitting or former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. But just what those charges are remains to be seen, as Trump’s indictment is currently under seal.The charges against Trump may be made publicnext Tuesday, when the former president is expected to appear in a Manhattan courtroom for his arraignment, according to his attorneys.NBC News reports that District Attorney Alvin Bragg can at that time ask the court to unseal the charges, or wait until the first hearing in the case.Sources have indicated to outlets including CNN that Trumpcould face at least 30 charges— some of which stem from the alleged $130,000 hush money payment being documented as “legal expenses” in the financial records of the Trump Organization.AsThe Washington Postnotes, however, Trump’s first court appearancewon’t be broadcastacross the nation, since New York prohibits the use of cameras in most courtrooms.News ofTrump’s alleged affairwith Danielssurfaced in 2018, when theWall Street Journalreported that Trumparranged a $130,000 paymentto the ex-porn star a month before the 2016 election so she’d keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they’d had years earlier.While Trump and his longtime lawyerMichael Coheninitially denied the claims of an affair, Cohen later admitted that there was a payment made to the porn star.Calling it “a private transaction,“Cohen toldThe New York Timesthat he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in 2016. He said Trump had not reimbursed him.Trump has since admitted he authorized the $130,000 payment, but has continued to deny the underlying claims that the two had an affair or that the payment was in any way connected to his campaign.The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office began presenting evidence to a grand jury in the case in January, with formerNational Enquirerpublisher David Pecker among the witnesses who were seen entering the grand jury building over the course of the investigation.The company that publishes theEnquireradmitted in late 2018that it helped broker “catch and kill” deals with Daniels and other women, in which it paid the women hush money for their stories, effectively silencing them ahead of the 2016 election.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In a 2018 statement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York said the publisher “admitted that it made the $150,000 payment in concert with a candidate’s presidential campaign, and in order to ensure that the woman did not publicize damaging allegations about the candidate” and that “its principal purpose in making the payment was to suppress the woman’s story so as to prevent it from influencing the election.“Daniels and Cohen alsoboth met with prosecutorsearlier this month, the AP reported. And on March 20, Cohen’s former legal adviser Robert Costello met with the grand jury, perCNN.
Former PresidentDonald Trumphas reportedly been indictedon roughly 30 countsstemming from an alleged hush money payment he made to adult film starStormy Danielswhile he was a presidential candidate in 2016.
A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict the 76-year-old former president on Thursday, according toThe New York Times,CNNandABC Newssources.
The official indictment with the exact charges is expected to be announced within days, per theTimes.
Trump, who isactively campaigning for another termin the White House, is the first sitting or former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. But just what those charges are remains to be seen, as Trump’s indictment is currently under seal.
The charges against Trump may be made publicnext Tuesday, when the former president is expected to appear in a Manhattan courtroom for his arraignment, according to his attorneys.
NBC News reports that District Attorney Alvin Bragg can at that time ask the court to unseal the charges, or wait until the first hearing in the case.
Sources have indicated to outlets including CNN that Trumpcould face at least 30 charges— some of which stem from the alleged $130,000 hush money payment being documented as “legal expenses” in the financial records of the Trump Organization.
AsThe Washington Postnotes, however, Trump’s first court appearancewon’t be broadcastacross the nation, since New York prohibits the use of cameras in most courtrooms.
News ofTrump’s alleged affairwith Danielssurfaced in 2018, when theWall Street Journalreported that Trumparranged a $130,000 paymentto the ex-porn star a month before the 2016 election so she’d keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they’d had years earlier.
While Trump and his longtime lawyerMichael Coheninitially denied the claims of an affair, Cohen later admitted that there was a payment made to the porn star.
Calling it “a private transaction,“Cohen toldThe New York Timesthat he paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in 2016. He said Trump had not reimbursed him.
Trump has since admitted he authorized the $130,000 payment, but has continued to deny the underlying claims that the two had an affair or that the payment was in any way connected to his campaign.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office began presenting evidence to a grand jury in the case in January, with formerNational Enquirerpublisher David Pecker among the witnesses who were seen entering the grand jury building over the course of the investigation.
The company that publishes theEnquireradmitted in late 2018that it helped broker “catch and kill” deals with Daniels and other women, in which it paid the women hush money for their stories, effectively silencing them ahead of the 2016 election.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In a 2018 statement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York said the publisher “admitted that it made the $150,000 payment in concert with a candidate’s presidential campaign, and in order to ensure that the woman did not publicize damaging allegations about the candidate” and that “its principal purpose in making the payment was to suppress the woman’s story so as to prevent it from influencing the election.”
Daniels and Cohen alsoboth met with prosecutorsearlier this month, the AP reported. And on March 20, Cohen’s former legal adviser Robert Costello met with the grand jury, perCNN.
source: people.com
