Trump indicted by grand jury in Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s ‘hush money’ probe; surrender expected Tuesday

Donald Trump was indicted Thursday by a Manhattan grand jury in the Stormy Daniels hush money probe, an unprecedented legal move that marks the first criminal charges in U.S. history brought against a former president.

Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina confirmed the indictment to The New York Daily News within 15 minutes of Trump learning of it. The papers were filed under seal at the clerk’s office in Manhattan Supreme Court at about 5:30 p.m., a court source told The News.

“President Trump has been indicted. He did not commit any crime. We will vigorously fight this this political prosecution in Court,” Tacopina and Susan Necheles said in a joint statement.

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