Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury, his attorney Susan Knuckles and the Manhattan district attorney said Thursday.
For the first time, a US president has been charged with a crime. No information about the exact charge or charges has been released. An indictment does not mean a crime.
Trump reportedly plans to turn himself in next week, according to his legal team.
Reaction to Trump’s impeachment
In a statement on Thursday, the former president called it “political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history.” “We will vigorously contest this,” his lawyers said in a statement.
The former president is under investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for allegedly falsifying financial documents in connection with “hush money” payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. While maintaining his innocence, Trump has said he never had a romantic relationship with Daniels.
Trump predicted last week that he would be detained by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and urged his fans to “resist, take back our nation” after his detention. . Trump maintained his denial of any connection to Daniels at a rally in Waco, Texas, over the weekend, and indicated that the affair had been dismissed.
“Even before I was sworn in as your President of the United States, radical left Democrats—the enemies of the hardworking men and women of this country—were engaged in witchcraft to destroy the movement to make America great again.” Trump said the truth on social media.
He said Democrats “lied, cheated and stole” to get to Trump, but that they are doing it “unthinkable.”
“Indicting a completely innocent person in an act of election interference,” the former president wrote.
He added that Bragg was a “disgrace” who was “hand-picked and funded by George Soros”, “Make America Great Again!” ended the statement with
