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Mr Trump has become the first former or sitting president to ever be charged with a crime. He is accused of falsifying business records after $130,000 was paid to Stormy Daniels to stop her from speaking publicly about adulterous affair she claims to have had with Mr Trump in 2006. The 76-year-old responded to the news that he had been indicted in a statement, calling the Manhattan grand jury vote “political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history.” Mr Trump has denied the affair happened and called the investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, a witch hunt. It is anticipated that Mr Trump will hand himself into authorities in the coming days, have his fingerprints and mug shot taken, before being arraigned in court. He is likely to be released on bond. * LIVE REPORTING By Josie Ensor, US Correspondent, New York 30 March 2023 • 11:41pm Save This feature is available for registered users. Please register or log in to continue RegisterLog in 11:38PM DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS CHEER INDICTMENT Liberals in the House are celebrating Trump’s indictment on Twitter. “Grand Jury votes to indict Trump!” tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar, of Minnesota, a member of the progressive Squad and a frequent target of Trump. “This indictment is a long overdue step in holding Trump accountable for his flagrant disregard for our laws and democracy,” said Jessica Velasquez, chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. “The legal system is finally holding him accountable for past transgressions, but it’s up to the voters to hold him accountable in his current run for president.” Ilhan Omar is in a progressive caucus and outspoken critic of Trump's Credit: Reuters Rep. Maxine Waters of California, another Trump target, tweeted: “SO Trump finally got indicted! I predicted he would and I predicted that Stormy Daniels would get him! Sometimes justice works! #TrumpIndictment” “May justice be served, finally,” added Rep. Joaquin Castro, of Texas. Freshman Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., tweeted one word: “Good” 11:33PM REPUBLICANS RALLY IN CONDEMNATION OF INDICTMENT Ted Cruz, senator for Texas, said: "The Democrat Party’s hatred for Donald Trump knows no bounds. The 'substance' of this political persecution is utter garbage. This is completely unprecedented and is a catastrophic escalation in the weaponization of the justice system." Rudy Giuliani, Mr Trump's former lawyer, tweeted: "The 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has been indicted by a Grand Jury in New York following District Attorney Alvin Bragg's irresponsible and politically-motivated efforts to take him down. A sad day for America." 11:27PM TRUMP CALLS INDICTMENT 'AN ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY' Former President Donald Trump releases statement that the indictment is "an attack on our country." He called the Manhattan grand jury vote “political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history.” "I believe this Witch-Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden," the 76-year-old said. 11:21PM TRUMP SONS REACT: 'THIS IS STUFF OF MAO AND POL POT' Donald Trump's son Eric on Thursday slammed prosecutors after a New York grand jury reportedly voted to indict the former president over hush money payments, describing the case as a politically motivated. "This is third world prosecutorial misconduct. It is the opportunistic targeting of a political opponent in a campaign year," Eric, Trump's second son, said on Twitter as his father looks to regain the White House in 2024. Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s oldest son, opened his podcast “Triggered” on Thursday saying he had heard the news 15 minutes earlier. “This is stuff that would make Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, it would make them blush,” he said, adding a warning to Republicans who he said don’t support his father: “Just wait until they come for you, because they will.” Donald Trump and Eric Trump wait together during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster Credit: Getty 11:18PM STORMY DANIELS'S LAWYER - 'INDICTMENT IS NO CAUSE FOR JOY' Clark Brewster, Stormy Daniels' attorney, has tweeted that the indictment of Donald Trump “is no cause for joy.” Ms Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, the porn star at the center of the case against Mr Trump, did not testify before the grand jury that voted to indict him, but she will be available if called at a trial, her lawyer has previously said. 11:13PM WHAT IS THE CASE AGAINST TRUMP? Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's criminal inquiry centres on the $130,000 paid before the 2016 election to stop porn star Stormy Daniels going public about an alleged affair, which Donald Trump denies. The payment, if not properly accounted for, could result in a misdemeanour charge for falsifying business records. That could be raised to a felony if the false accounting was intended to cover up a second crime, such as a campaign finance violation. It would take a number of legal contortions to bring such a tortuous, and unprecedented, prosecution. Demonstrators protest against former President Donald Trump near Mr Bragg's office Credit: Getty Regardless of what Mr Bragg's motives are, it would be easy for Mr Trump to portray himself as a victim of political "persecution", engendering sympathy from otherwise unsupportive moderate Republicans. Notably, it has been Mr Trump, not Mr Bragg, publicising that he is about to be arrested. The former president has called the prosecutor's bluff, and Mr Bragg now has a decision of historical importance to make. Alvin Bragg, recently elected Manhattan District Attorney, is the first black man in the job Credit: AP 11:09PM CAN TRUMP STILL RUN IN 2024? Donald Trump being formally accused of a crime could change the outlook for the still-forming field of Republican presidential candidates in 2024 - either rallying primary voters primed by his talk of the "deep state" and "retribution" or opening up an unprecedented line of criticism forMr Trump's rivals. The indictment itself is not disqualifying, legally speaking. The US Constitution doesn't prevent people under indictment or criminal investigation from running for the White House, so the former president could still be reelected despite the indictment -- and would still be eligible even if it leads to a conviction, regardless of practical obstacles like potential incarceration. Recent polling has shown Mr Trump enjoying a support boost in the wake of the indictment. Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Credit: AP In the poll by Fox News, Republican primary voters were asked to choose from a list of 15 potential contenders. The results showed 54 per cent backed Mr Trump, while 24 per cent supported his nearest rival Mr DeSantis, the Florida governor. Mr Trump doubled his lead compared with the same poll in February, when he led Mr DeSantis by 43 per cent to 28 per cent. 11:04PM FORMER TRUMP FIXER MICHAEL COHEN: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, said in a statement, "I do take solace in validating the adage that no one is above the law; not even a former President." "Today’s indictment is not the end of this chapter; but rather, just the beginning," Cohen said. "Accountability matters and I stand by my testimony and the evidence I have provided to [the district attorney's office]." The star witness in Donald Trump's potential indictment is a man who once vowed to "take a bullet" for the former commander-in-chief. For a decade, Michael Cohen served as Mr Trump's lawyer and backroom fixer, working, in his own words, to cover up his ex-boss's "dirty deeds". Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, center, speaks to reporters after a second day of testimony before a grand jury Credit: AP But since becoming mired in legal trouble of his own, Mr Trump's one-time henchman has transformed from archdefender to archnemesis. It was Cohen who facilitated, and was later jailed for, the hush money payment that could now lead to Mr Trump becoming the first former US president to be indicted. 10:59PM MUGSHOT AND FINGERPRINTS: WHAT HAPPENS IF DONALD TRUMP IS ARRESTED Donald Trump could be staring down a police station camera having his mugshot taken in a matter of days, our correspondent Jamie Johnson reports. Adult film actress Stormy Daniel Credit: AP > If, as expected, the former president is charged in New York for allegedly > covering up hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 presidential > campaign, he will be ordered to travel to the office of Alvin Bragg, the > Manhattan District Attorney (DA), and hand himself in. > > Mr Trump is understood to be at his Mar-a-Lago home. He could refuse to leave > and hand himself in, essentially challenging Mr Bragg’s office to arrest him. > > “One could imagine Trump wanting to do that for the politics and the optics, > to make himself look more sympathetic,” said Shan Wu, a former federal > prosecutor now in private practice. > > In this scenario, an extradition request would be made – and have to be signed > by Mr Trump’s probable Republican rival for the 2024 nomination, Ron DeSantis, > the governor of Florida. > > In practical terms, the Manhattan DA’s office would present the indictment to > the office of Kathy Hochul, the Democrat governor of New York. > > She would then send a written extradition demand to Mr DeSantis, along with a > copy of the indictment. 10:51PM INDICTMENT HAD NOT BEEN EXPECTED FOR WEEKS Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Donald Trump, told The Associated Press and others that he had been informed that a grand jury that had been meeting for months voted to indict Mr Trump. The specific charges were not immediately made public. Mr Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing and has attacked the investigation, was expected to surrender to authorities next week, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorised to discuss a matter that remained under seal. Mr Trump had posted earlier this month that his arrest would be imminent, however reporting in the intervening time suggested the grand jury in Manhattan would take a schedule break until after the Easter holidays. Trump's lawyer confirms development Credit: AP 10:48PM TRUMP WILL BE THE FIRST FORMER PRESIDENT TO FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES A New York grand jury has voted to indict former US president Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election, multiple US media reported on Thursday. The felony indictment, filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorney's office, will likely be announced in the coming days, according to The New York Times which cited four people with knowledge of the matter. The 76-year-old Republican would become the first former or sitting president to be charged with a crime - upending the 2024 White House race in which Trump is running to regain office. The felony indictment, filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, will likely be announced in the coming days. By then, prosecutors working for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, will have asked Mr. Trump to surrender and to face arraignment on charges that remain unknown for now. 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