A grand jury votes to indict former President Trump

A Manhattan grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on Thursday, on criminal charges related to a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 campaign. He will be the first former president to face criminal charges.

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