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| Donald Trump indictment: Ex-US president to be charged over hush money | |
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| Former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. | Former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. |
| The details of the charges he will face have not yet been released. | The details of the charges he will face have not yet been released. |
| A grand jury voted to indict him on criminal charges, after investigating a $130,000 pay-out to Stormy Daniels in an attempt to buy her silence over an alleged affair. He denies wrongdoing. | |
| Mr Trump is the first serving or former US president to face charges. | |
| He is also being investigated in several other cases. | He is also being investigated in several other cases. |
| Mr Trump's attorney, Susan Necheles, confirmed the indictment to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. | |
| He is expected to surrender to authorities next week, a source told the Associated Press news agency. | |
| The Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg - who has been pursuing the case - is expected to inform Mr Trump and his lawyers about the indictment shortly. | |
| Mr Trump - who lives in Florida - will be required to appear in New York City for his formal arrest and first hearing in court. | |
| He faces the prospect of having his fingerprints recorded and his mugshot taken, like all defendants in criminal cases. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Donald Trump | Donald Trump |
| US politics | US politics |
| United States | United States |