A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former US President Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported citing his lawyers.
The indictment makes Trump the first person in the history of the US to serve as commander-in-chief and then be charged with a crime. This came weeks after speculation about whether and when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg might take a step. The indictment was unsealed, which implies that the specific charges or charges are not publicly known yet. The grand jury had been hearing evidence about hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016, as per the news report.