Former US President Donald Trump has been hit with a slew of felony charges in an indictment made public on Tuesday. The document, which is the result of a long-awaited investigation into hush money payments made by Trump to silence his former mistress, alleges that the ex-president was involved in a scheme to cover up his infidelity.
According to the indictment, 34 felony counts have been brought against Trump, accusing him of violating campaign finance laws. The charges relate to payments made by Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal as part of a deal to keep quiet about an alleged affair with Daniels.
The indictment claims that Trump knew about the payments and approved them in order to avoid public scrutiny. The document alleges that Trump's motives for making these payments were not to protect his reputation but rather to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
The unsealed charges paint a picture of a president who was willing to use taxpayer money and campaign funds to silence critics and maintain his personal brand. As a result, the case against Trump is now one of the most high-profile investigations in US history.
Read the full indictment here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23741577-read-trump-indictment-related-to-hush-money-payment
Or read the statement of facts related to these charges here: https://www.documentcloud.org/docum...tement-of-facts-related-to-hush-money-payment
According to the indictment, 34 felony counts have been brought against Trump, accusing him of violating campaign finance laws. The charges relate to payments made by Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal as part of a deal to keep quiet about an alleged affair with Daniels.
The indictment claims that Trump knew about the payments and approved them in order to avoid public scrutiny. The document alleges that Trump's motives for making these payments were not to protect his reputation but rather to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
The unsealed charges paint a picture of a president who was willing to use taxpayer money and campaign funds to silence critics and maintain his personal brand. As a result, the case against Trump is now one of the most high-profile investigations in US history.
Read the full indictment here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23741577-read-trump-indictment-related-to-hush-money-payment
Or read the statement of facts related to these charges here: https://www.documentcloud.org/docum...tement-of-facts-related-to-hush-money-payment