Former US President Donald Trump is facing criminal charges for the first time in American history. Trump is reportedly indicted on more than 30 counts related to business fraud in a Manhattan grand jury.
The indictment is related to a hush-money payment made on his behalf to the adult film maker and actor Stormy Daniels in 2016, shortly before election day as Trump ran for president. Trump’s attorney at that time, Michael Cohen, orchestrated the payment to buy Daniels’ silence over an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.
Meanwhile, the charges against Trump are not publicly known at this time, as the indictment has been filed under seal and will be announced in the coming days. However, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg‘s office has been investigating the former president in connection with his alleged role in the hush money payment scheme and cover-up involving Stormy Daniels.
In 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance charges related to the hush money payment. Court documents in Cohen’s federal case said the Trump Organization falsely described payments as legal expenses, citing a legal retainer that did not exist. Prosecutors in the Manhattan case believe Trump’s handling of the reimbursement violated state law.
Trump denies all wrongdoing, including the alleged affair with Daniels, and has repeatedly dismissed the investigations against him as political witch hunts. He claims to have been the victim of extortion and has reimbursed Cohen for the payment to Daniels.
Other challenges faced by Donal Trump
Apart from this indictment, Trump is also facing other criminal investigations. The Department of Justice is investigating his alleged attempted election subversion and his role in inciting the January 6 attack on Congress. Federal prosecutors are also looking into his retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, and whether he willfully retained national security information and obstructed justice. Furthermore, Trump is under investigation in Georgia for alleged attempted election interference.
Regarding the political implications of Trump’s indictment, some analysts believe that it could energize his supporters and play into his nationalist rhetoric that white Americans are victimized.
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