Lawyer: Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

March 30, 2023

WXXV Staff,

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington.

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ and ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press

A lawyer for Donald Trump says he’s been told that the former president has been indicted on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

It’s the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024.

Trump has insisted he “did absolutely nothing wrong.” He and his lawyers have said the charges are politically motivated and have suggested he was a victim of extortion.