The live blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. Here are the updates on Donald Trump’s indictment from Friday, March 31:
The live blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. Here are the updates on Donald Trump’s indictment from Friday, March 31:
- Trump has become the first former president of the United States to face criminal prosecution, but the charges have yet to be made public.
- The indictment by a grand jury in Manhattan, a borough of New York City, come after a years-long investigation into a payment made by Trump’s personal lawyer to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
- Trump, who is seeking the White House again in 2024, calls the move a “witch hunt”.
- The indictment thrusts the 2024 presidential campaign into uncharted territory, raising the prospect that a leading contender for the Republican Party’s nomination will seek the White House while facing trial.
- Top Republicans have also dismissed the indictment as a “politically motivated prosecutorial decision”.