By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
March 30, 2023--Donald Trump will finally face the music for some of his alleged crimes after a grand jury in New York issued an indictment against the former president for making hush-money payments to a porn star.
The bombastic election denier was indicted by a grand jury in New York on Thursday, March 30, on criminal charges stemming from his alleged encounter with porn star Stormy Daniels.
Though prosecutors haven’t said what charges the grand jury issued the indictments on, it’s alleged that Trump made a $130,000 payment to Daniels through his former attorney Michael Cohen.
It’s believed that the payment was issued to buy Daniels’ silence. Further, it’s alleged that Trump illegally falsified records and violated campaign finance laws.
The twice-impeached former president now faces the ignominy of becoming the first U.S. president indicted criminally. In 1872, police in Washington, D.C., stopped President Ulysses S. Grant for speeding in a horse and buggy at the corner of 13th and M streets.
The officers issued the former president a fine and immediately released him. Trump also faces potential conspiracy and racketeering charges in Georgia, where Atlanta prosecutor Fani Willis has been working to secure an indictment against the MAGA leader there.