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Donald Trump to be Arraigned in New York Next Week, Becoming First Former President to Face Criminal Charges

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Key takeaways:

  • Former President Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned in New York next week after a grand jury voted to indict him on criminal charges.
  • The case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg centers around payments made in 2016 ahead of the presidential election.
  • Trump’s legal team is expected to quickly move to dismiss the case before it ever reaches trial.

Former President Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned in New York next week after a grand jury voted to indict him on criminal charges. This makes Trump the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.

The case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg centers around payments made in 2016 ahead of the presidential election. Trump has denied all wrongdoing and says he never had an affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels, who was the recipient of the “hush money” payment.

Trump’s legal team, led by attorney Robert Costello, is expected to quickly move to dismiss the case before it ever reaches trial. Other key figures involved in the grand jury testimony include former Playboy playmate Karen McDougal and former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen.

The arraignment is expected to take place next week, and it remains to be seen how the case will proceed. Trump’s legal team is confident that the case will be dismissed before it ever reaches trial.

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