The Storm Arrives: NYC Grand Jury Indicts Donald Trump

A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump on Thursday over his role in the scheme to pay off porn star Stormy Daniels and protect his successful 2016 presidential campaign—a historic event marking the first time a former American president faces serious criminal charges.

According to The New York Times, the indictment was filed under seal Thursday by a Manhattan grand jury. The details have not been released, and it is not clear when Trump, who was still at Mar-a-Lago when word of the indictment emerged, will be arraigned. Before the grand jury action, Trump had called for his MAGA worshippers to protest and law-enforcement, mindful of what happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6 after his exhortations, has been girding for crowds.

The charges stem from a three-minute escapade in the summer of 2006 that Daniels called “the definition of bad sex,” a last-minute hush money payment in 2016, and an alleged cover-up that plagued the first years of the Trump administration.

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