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Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defence lawyers said on March 31, making him the first former U.S. President to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year...
They mark an extraordinary development after years of investigations into Mr. Trumps business, political and personal dealings...
In bringing the charges, Mr. Bragg, the Manhattan District Attorney, is embracing an unusual case that had been investigated by two previous sets of prosecutors, both of which declined to take the politically explosive step of seeking Mr. Trumps indictment...
Police officers stand outside Manhattan Criminal Court after former U.S. President Donald Trumps indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, U.S. onMarch 30, 2023..
The criminal charges in New York are the latest salvo in a profound schism between Mr. Trump and his hometown a reckoning for a one-time favourite son who grew rich and famous building skyscrapers, hobnobbing with celebrities and gracing the pages of the citys gossip press.. Mr. Trump, who famously riffed in 2016 that he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldnt lose voters, now faces a threat to his liberty or at least his reputation in a borough where more than 75% of voters many of them potential jurors went against him in the last election..
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