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Ms Daniels and Mr Cohen are key players in the scheme for which Mr Trump is indicted

Indictment relates to a hush-money payment made on ex-president’s behalf to the adult film star Stormy Daniels

The indictment adds to a convoluted mess of legal problems for Trump and his allies, with more soon to come

For years, criminal investigations have been underway in New York and Georgia into former President Donald Trump. On Thursday, media outlets, citing sources with knowledge of the matter, reported that a grand jury in Manhattan had voted to indict Trump, the first time a sitting or former president has faced…

Events often seem inevitable in hindsight. The indictment of former US President Donald Trump on criminal charges has been a possibility since the start of his presidency – arguably, since close to the beginning of his career in New York real estate.

It is the first time that a current or former US president will face criminal charges.

From the moment he blustered his way onto the political stage, Donald Trump defied expectations.

New York (AFP) - A New York grand jury indicted Donald Trump on Thursday over hush-money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges.

Those addicted to the brew of lies and self-regard that Donald Trump deals in aren’t about to change their minds.

Thursday surprise: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg finally files first indictment of ex-president in US history

In getting a grand jury to charge Trump over his hush money payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016, the Democrat has carved himself a place in history