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Late on Thursday night. News from New York.

We have just gotten word. Former President Donald Trump has been indicted.

For years, for decades, people have speculated that Donald J. Trump might find himself

at some point on the wrong end of the law.

It never quite happened.

On Thursday, that all changed.

He was indicted or charged by a New York grand jury on charges in connection with secret payments made to the adult

film star Stormy Daniels. It's important to remember he's been indicted, not convicted, innocent,

until proven guilty. This investigation has been going on for years and there is a long way to go. But it does mean that

the grand jury has found enough evidence to believe that Trump has committed at least one crime.

It means that Manhattan District Attorney in charge of the prosecution, Alvin Bragg, can move

forward with criminal charges. It means there is now the prospect that candidate Trump

running for the presidency a third time will also be defendant Trump awaiting trial. The Trump

presidency, from start to finish to beyond, has been a catalogue, a litany of ignominious firsts. Add this

to the list, the first president or former president in US history to be indicted on criminal charges,

right there alongside the first president to be impeached twice. It is another part of the tangled web he's woven,

in which all of America seems to find itself stuck. On today's newsagents, we're going to try

and unravel it and answer the questions. Why has this happened? What happens now? Will Donald

Trump add another first to his tally?

The only American president to do time. It's Lewis here. Welcome to the newsagents.

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