Trump indicted in Manhattan, becoming first ex-president charged with a crime
The case stems from a "hush money" payment made just days before Trump was elected president in 2016.
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The case stems from a "hush money" payment made just days before Trump was elected president in 2016.
Its most recent two witnesses were heard on Monday this week and last, with no other Trump-related matters considered for the rest of either week.
Grand jurors investigating the former president's role in a "hush money" payment met Monday and heard from Trump ally David Pecker, sources said.
Any vote on a possible indictment against Trump would be pushed into next week.
Grand jury has been probing any involvement by Trump in "hush money" paid by Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
In a 2020 interview with CBS News, Alvin Bragg, then a Democratic candidate for Manhattan district attorney, shared some thoughts about the probe into then-President Trump and his former "fixer," Michael Cohen.
Cohen has been asked to be in close proximity to the grand jury, which meets in Lower Manhattan, in case he's needed to "rebut" another witness expected to testify Monday.
The adult film star was paid $130,000 for her silence about an alleged affair with former President Donald Trump.
In the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign, Cohen paid $130,000 to adult film star Stormy Daniels, for her silence about an alleged affair with Donald Trump.
Trump will not accept an invitation to appear before a grand jury investigating a "hush money" payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Joe Tacopina, the Trump attorney, accused Manhattan prosecutors of running a "politically motivated investigation."
A grand jury in Manhattan is examining allegations related to alleged "hush money" payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign.
Gustavo Ribeiro Trelha claimed Santos taught him how to use skimmers — which steal personal information from cards inserted into ATM machines — when they were roommates near Florida.
The investigation is focused on an alleged "hush money" payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
The investigation is focused on an alleged "hush money" payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.