2016 ELECTION/INVESTIGATIONS: “Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year.
The charges center on payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter…
Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly assailed the investigation, called the indictment ‘political persecution’ and predicted it would damage Democrats in 2024.”
-Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker and Colleen Long, “Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime,” apnews.com, March 30, 2023