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So Donald Trump got indicted...

Headlines From The Times

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News, Daily News, Society & Culture, The Times, California

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🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The indictment of former president Donald Trump has provoked praise and criticism alike. So what’s next?

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0:00.0

Late last week, Donald Trump made history again.

0:05.0

Donald Trump's lawyer says the former president has been indicted in a New York hush money case.

0:11.0

He became the first former U.S. President to be criminally charged after he was indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan.

0:18.0

The case involves an alleged hush money payment to former adult actress Stormy Daniels.

0:23.6

In a statement, his lawyer said Trump did not commit any crime.

0:27.2

They said they will offer a vigorous defense to what they say is a political prosecution.

0:32.3

Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen made the payment in the final days of the 2016 presidential

0:36.7

campaign.

0:46.3

It's alleged that Trump and his allies made a $130,000 payment to Ms. Daniels in order to keep her quiet about the alleged encounter. The indictment comes as the former president is facing a handful of other ongoing investigations,

0:51.3

and as he's running for a president in 2024,

0:56.5

Trump denies wrongdoing in all of them.

0:59.2

But will voters agree?

1:05.4

I'm Gustavo Ariano.

1:07.0

You're listening to the Times,

1:08.7

essential news from the LA Times.

1:11.5

It's Monday, April 3, 2023.

1:14.7

Today, what you need to know about the indictment of Donald Trump

1:17.7

and how it might impact the 2024 presidential election. Here to talk to me about all this are two political wizards.

1:35.0

My L.A. Times colleague Sarah D. Wire and Mark Z. Baraback.

1:38.4

Sarah, Mark, welcome to the Times.

1:40.7

Thanks for having me.

1:42.0

Hey, Colonel.

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