Donald Trump Is Indicted in New York: Live Updates
Last edited Thu Mar 30, 2023, 10:11 PM - Edit history (5)
Source: New York Times
A Manhattan grand jury indicted Donald J. Trump on Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to people with knowledge of the matter, a historic development that will shake up the 2024 presidential race and forever mark him as the nations first former president to face criminal charges.
On Thursday evening, after news of the charges had been widely reported, the district attorneys office confirmed that Mr. Trump had been indicted and that prosecutors had contacted Mr. Trumps attorney to coordinate his surrender to authorities in Manhattan. Mr. Trump is likely to turn himself in on Tuesday, at which point the former president will be photographed and fingerprinted in the bowels of a New York State courthouse, with Secret Service agents in tow. He will then be arraigned, at which point the specific charges will be unsealed.
Mr. Trump faces more than two dozen counts, according to two people familiar with the matter. Mr. Trump has for decades avoided criminal charges despite persistent scrutiny and repeated investigations, creating an aura of legal invincibility that the indictment now threatens to puncture.
But unlike the investigations that arose from his time in the White House which examined his strong-arm tactics on the international stage, his attempts to overturn the election and his summoning of a mob to the steps of the U.S. Capitol this case is built around a tawdry episode that predates Mr. Trumps presidency. The reality star turned presidential candidate who shocked the political establishment by winning the White House now faces a reckoning for a hush-money payment that buried a sex scandal in the final days of the 2016 campaign.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/30/nyregion/trump-indictment-news#the-unprecedented-case-against-trump-will-have-wide-ranging-implications


Article will be continually updated.
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On Thursday evening, after news of the charges had been widely reported, the district attorney's office confirmed that Mr. Trump had been indicted and that prosecutors had contacted Mr. Trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender. Mr. Trump is expected to turn himself in and be arraigned on Tuesday, according to one of his lawyers, Susan R. Necheles, at which point the specific charges will be unsealed.
Mr. Trump faces more than two dozen counts, according to two people familiar with the matter. Mr. Trump had for decades avoided criminal charges despite persistent scrutiny and repeated investigations, creating an aura of legal invincibility that the indictment threatens to puncture. His actions surrounding his 2020 electoral defeat are now the focus of a separate federal investigation, and a Georgia prosecutor is in the final stages of an investigation into Mr. Trump's attempts to reverse the election results in that state.
But unlike the investigations that arose from his time in the White House, this case is built around a tawdry episode that predates Mr. Trump's presidency. The reality star turned presidential candidate who shocked the political establishment by winning the White House now faces a reckoning for a hush money payment that buried a sex scandal in the final days of the 2016 campaign.
On Thursday evening, after news of the charges had been widely reported, the district attorney's office confirmed that Mr. Trump had been indicted and that prosecutors had contacted Mr. Trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender. Three people with knowledge of the matter said Mr. Trump was expected to turn himself in and face arraignment early next week, at which point the specific charges will be unsealed.
Mr. Trump had for decades avoided criminal charges despite persistent scrutiny and repeated investigations, creating an aura of legal invincibility that the indictment threatens to puncture. His actions surrounding his 2020 electoral defeat are now the focus of a separate federal investigation, and a Georgia prosecutor is in the final stages of an investigation into Mr. Trump's attempts to reverse the election results in that state.
But unlike the investigations that arose from his time in the White House, this case is built around a tawdry episode that predates Mr. Trump's presidency. The reality star turned presidential candidate who shocked the political establishment by winning the White House now faces a reckoning for a hush money payment that buried a sex scandal in the final days of the 2016 campaign.
On Thursday evening, after news of the charges had been widely reported, the district attorney's office confirmed that Mr. Trump had been indicted and that prosecutors had contacted Mr. Trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender. Two people with knowledge of the matter said Mr. Trump was expected to turn himself in and face arraignment early next week, at which point the specific charges will be unsealed.
Mr. Trump has for decades avoided criminal charges despite persistent scrutiny and repeated investigations, creating an aura of legal invincibility that the indictment now threatens to puncture. His actions surrounding his 2020 electoral defeat are now the focus of a separate federal investigation, and a Georgia prosecutor is in the final stages of an investigation into Mr. Trump's attempts to reverse the election results in that state.
But unlike the investigations that arose from his time in the White House, this case is built around a tawdry episode that predates Mr. Trump's presidency. The reality star turned presidential candidate who shocked the political establishment by winning the White House now faces a reckoning for a hush money payment that buried a sex scandal in the final days of the 2016 campaign.
In the coming days, prosecutors working for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, will likely ask Mr. Trump to surrender and to face arraignment. The specific charges will be announced when he is arraigned. Mr. Trump has for decades avoided criminal charges despite persistent scrutiny and repeated investigations, creating an aura of legal invincibility that the indictment now threatens to puncture.
His actions surrounding his 2020 electoral defeat are now the focus of a separate federal investigation, and a Georgia prosecutor is in the final stages of an investigation into Mr. Trump's attempts to reverse the election results in that state.
But unlike the investigations that arose from his time in the White House, this case is built around a tawdry episode that predates Mr. Trump's presidency. The reality star turned presidential candidate who shocked the political establishment by winning the White House now faces a reckoning for a hush money payment that buried a sex scandal in the final days of the 2016 campaign. In a statement, Mr. Trump lashed out at Mr. Bragg, a Democrat, and portrayed the case as the continuation of a politically-motivated witch hunt against him.
A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald J. Trump on Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to four people with knowledge of the matter, a historic development that will shake up the 2024 presidential race and forever mark him as the nation's first former president to face criminal charges.
The felony indictment, filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorney's office, will likely be announced in the coming days. By then, prosecutors working for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, will have asked Mr. Trump to surrender and to face arraignment on charges that remain unknown for now.
Mr. Trump has for decades avoided criminal charges despite persistent scrutiny and repeated investigations, creating an aura of legal invincibility that the vote to indict now threatens to puncture. His actions surrounding his 2020 electoral defeat are now the focus of a separate federal investigation, and a Georgia prosecutor is in the final stages of an investigation into Mr. Trump's attempts to reverse the election results in that state.
But unlike the investigations that arose from his time in the White House, this case is built around a tawdry episode that predates Mr. Trump's presidency. The reality star turned presidential candidate who shocked the political establishment by winning the White House now faces a reckoning for a hush money payment that buried a sex scandal in the final days of the 2016 campaign.
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swag
(26,539 posts)'A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald J. Trump on Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to four people with knowledge of the matter, a historic development that will shake up the 2024 presidential race and forever mark him as the nations first former president to face criminal charges.
The felony indictment, filed under seal by the Manhattan district attorneys office, will likely be announced in the coming days. By then, prosecutors working for the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, will have asked Mr. Trump to surrender and to face arraignment on charges that remain unknown for now."
Backseat Driver
(4,650 posts)First DU report -
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)There wont be any uprising beyond Twitter hashtags.
Bo Zarts
(25,859 posts)2naSalit
(95,205 posts)It's one of my sisters' birthday too! She's going to be jazzed.
Happy birthday!
MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)Best gift ever.
ellie
(6,966 posts)blogslug
(38,728 posts)
Andy Canuck
(295 posts)Super day.
thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)What a momentous day to begin your next circle around the sun.🌞🙌🏽
Many happy returns of the day.
Well be talking about March 30, 2023 for the rest of our days.
🕊thatcrowwoman
BumRushDaShow
(147,051 posts)

LoisB
(9,398 posts)carpetbagger
(5,104 posts)THESE GIFTS ARE FOR BOTH YOUR BIRTHDAY AND FOR FITZMAS.
StarryNite
(11,254 posts)What an awesome present you got!
TexLaProgressive
(12,362 posts)BumRushDaShow
(147,051 posts)

Pacifist Patriot
(24,916 posts)niyad
(122,079 posts)BumRushDaShow
(147,051 posts)HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
ShazzieB
(19,354 posts)Great LATE birthday present for me, too (mine was 2 days ago)!
fierywoman
(8,214 posts)we all will see the denoument of tfg.
virgdem
(2,235 posts)My birthday was last Sunday (26th). Finally, some accountability!
fierywoman
(8,214 posts)

thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)Well talk about this 2023 birthday for the rest of our days.
The dam has cracked and thats a welcome relief.
There is a crack in everything. Thats how the light gets in. ~Leonard Cohen
🕊thatcrowwoman
Pacifist Patriot
(24,916 posts)TdeV
(160 posts)A glorious day, indeed.
AllyCat
(17,474 posts)TeamProg
(6,630 posts)unweird
(3,107 posts)We share a birthday with Van Gogh so we oughta be able to include him in the label but till then
Happy Indictment Birthday!
thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)Enjoy it!
Many happy returns of the day.
🕊thatcrowwoman
2live is 2fly
(336 posts)Well now we know what the "J" really stands for, "Jailbird" !!!
electric_blue68
(19,937 posts)thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)What a historic way to begin a new circle around the sun!
Wishing you many happy returns of the day!
🕊thatcrowwoman
angrychair
(10,139 posts)This is my birthday present 🤩
thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)May your next circle around the sun be most excellent 🌞
and may you have many happy returns of the day.
🕊thatcrowwoman
electric_blue68
(19,937 posts)Mine was 10 days ago 3-21. So it's in my B-D Month, and 10 days into my 70th Birthday. A fabulous gift!
🎁😄😂 🍷
Here's to you. 🍻
calimary
(85,162 posts)Itll be hard to top this birthday present - unless its a trump conviction a year or two from now
PuraVidaDreamin
(4,253 posts)sarge43
(29,169 posts)PuraVidaDreamin
(4,253 posts)Of course you may! Good stuff
ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)sarge43
(29,169 posts)Welcome to DU.
Leith
(7,856 posts)Sing-along starts at the 2:39 mark.
thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)Justin Johnson
The late great Johnny Cash
🕊thatcrowwoman
jgo
(982 posts)ificandream
(11,011 posts)cstanleytech
(27,343 posts)he is out of office?
CanonRay
(15,047 posts)Let's just savor this, please.
ShazzieB
(19,354 posts)One thing at a damned time!
democratsruletheday
(1,229 posts)can we just enjoy this for one night before all the speculation about that POS possibly getting re-elected? Thanks
MayReasonRule
(2,153 posts)
AngryOldDem
(14,177 posts)Lets just take a moment to savor this, shall we?
Cheers!
thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)🍷🙌🏽🌊
🕊thatcrowwoman
Grammy23
(5,934 posts)🍾🥂🍾🥂🍾 👏👏👏👏👏
Yay!
Next up ..GA, DC and others ..
Novara
(6,115 posts)MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)I had a feeling.
It's go time!!!!
NJCher
(38,787 posts)
you the bubbly, me lemon ginger kombucha.

MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)
Fritz Walter
(4,349 posts)Popping the cork once I get home!
Popcorn ready!
montanacowboy
(6,398 posts)they have spilled some major beans!!!
NJCher
(38,787 posts)It was a WSJ notification.
The funny thing is that this is the friend who, everytime I see him, asks me "did they get trump yet?"
I like it that he was the one who told me he'd been indicted.
YAY!!!
Johnny2X2X
(22,241 posts)Its on a felony.
NJCher
(38,787 posts)
gademocrat7
(11,295 posts)Botany
(73,166 posts)
Tall Glass w/ Ice
1.5 oz dark rum
1.5 oz meyers rum
4 oz O.J.
4 oz Ginger Beer
Paladin
(29,383 posts)Miguelito Loveless
(4,792 posts)with few details. I hope they are sure of their sources.
irisblue
(34,630 posts)Former president Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, people familiar with the matter said, becoming the first person in U.S. history to serve as commander in chief and then be charged with a crime.
Here is what we know so far about the next steps in the criminal proceedings
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/30/donald-trump-indictment-what-it-means/
BumRushDaShow
(147,051 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 30, 2023, 06:14 PM - Edit history (1)
NBC - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/manhattan-grand-jury-voted-whether-indict-trump-rcna73588
CBS - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-indicted-in-manhattan-first-ex-president-to-be-charged-with-a-crime/
ABC - https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-1st-current-former-president-indicted-sources/story?id=97860580
CNBC - https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/30/donald-trump-indicted-in-hush-money-payment-case.html
AP - https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-new-york-indictment-election-027d0e5ac1881a4c55c6379deae75faa
WaPo - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/30/trump-ny-indictment/
UPI - https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/03/30/donald-trump-indicted-manhattan-grand-jury/8131680213717/
BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65132553
Globe and Mail - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-trump-indicted-hush-money-probe/
DW (Deutsche Welle) - https://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-indicted-by-new-york-jury-reports/a-65189020
thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)finally gets the world wide attention he craves. How do you reckon he likes it now?
Tick tock, MAGA-45. Tuesdays coming. Tick. Tock.
May he and his entire greedy grifting scofflaw gang get all that they deserve.
⚖️
🕊thatcrowwoman
CanonRay
(15,047 posts)Callooh callay!....Lewis Carroll
They_Live
(3,322 posts)but I knew what you meant.
"Jabberwocky"
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
from Through the Looking-Glass, and
What Alice Found There (1871)
FakeNoose
(36,538 posts)
Thank you, Grand Jury of Manhattan!



mysteryowl
(7,752 posts)


Traildogbob
(10,599 posts)mysteryowl
(7,752 posts)More, he is such a slimmy criminal.
Deb
(3,744 posts)Heartfelt thanks to the Jury!
Trueblue1968
(18,380 posts)Marthe48
(19,992 posts)Not a joke? Not parody? Really true? I hope, I hope, I hope!
Zorro
(16,836 posts)IcyPeas
(23,165 posts)crickets
(26,158 posts)MiHale
(11,233 posts)👏👏👏👏👏👏
MyOwnPeace
(17,287 posts)after 'the first' - it's gonna' roll!!!!!!!
agingdem
(8,541 posts)the first former president to be impeached twice..and the first former president to be indicted...good going, asshole..
MyOwnPeace
(17,287 posts)he STILL gets to have another 'FIRST!'
We ALL remember our 'FIRST!' It's our duty to help him celebrate his newest one!!!!!
agingdem
(8,541 posts)the first president to be indicted for treason...the first president to be indicted for election interference...the first president to be indicted for inciting an insurrection..the first president to be indicted for obstruction of justice...the first president to be indicted for theft of government property...
MyOwnPeace
(17,287 posts)the 'smartest' - the 'bestest' - and the FIRSTIST!!!!!
WHAT A WINNER!!!!!!!
irisblue
(34,630 posts)YoshidaYui
(43,193 posts)BEEN asking this for years now!!
onecaliberal
(36,594 posts)Kennah
(14,465 posts)
Maeve
(43,108 posts)
irisblue
(34,630 posts)LiberalFighter
(53,544 posts)Paper Roses
(7,526 posts)We've been waiting so long, I hope this is just the beginning.
mercuryblues
(15,417 posts)Just so I could like it again
Warpy
(113,131 posts)but this is small stuff. His lawyers can enter his plea. A smart man would get those lawyers to bargain down so he could pay the fine and that's it. A smart man would laugh it off.
He's not a smart man.
Your Darn Teuton
(13 posts)Hopefully this gives an opening for Fulton County to indict, and maybe prompts Merrick the Mouse to grow a pair!
area51
(12,236 posts)And welcome to DU.
Response to area51 (Reply #195)
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ExWhoDoesntCare
(4,741 posts)You do know that he doesn't have the power to indict...right?
MontanaMama
(24,241 posts)Not actually sorry...
H2O Man
(76,156 posts)NewHendoLib
(60,820 posts)Lock that corrupt asshole up.
niyad
(122,079 posts)Beastly Boy
(11,654 posts)Jarqui
(10,558 posts)I hope they run the table:
Other NY State financial crimes
IRS crimes
GA election interference
MI election interference
Mar-a-lago classified docs
Jan 6th insurrection so he can never hold public office again
AG James $250 mil civil suit wipes him out financially and shutters his companies.
Ms Carroll's rape and defamation suits
Capitol Police + other civil suits for Jan 6th
And that they get the folks who helped him do the above.
We didn't do it with Nixon.
We need to do it here - to make sure anyone going in that Oval Office knows they're not above the law.
lanlady
(7,196 posts)Congrats on being the first jurisdiction in history to indict a former president - a distinction he richly deserves.
I'm giddy with excitement, may this mark the beginning of the end of this evil man.
CaptainTruth
(7,407 posts)How many months & counting?
I don't care, I just want justice to be done & I want it to be done RIGHT, however long that takes. Not on some arbitrary schedule that keyboard critics who have never prosecuted a case like this think it should conform to.
FREAK YEAAA!!!
rambler_american
(867 posts)electric_blue68
(19,937 posts)lamp_shade
(15,122 posts)
electric_blue68
(19,937 posts)Or as a meme someone posted either here or on FB some months vack.
Bill Clinton is with Hillary. He's pointing semi forward to his right smiling. Hillary is laughing.
He "says"
"Look Hillary, Republicans in disarray!". 😄
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(118,611 posts)Remember John Edwards was acquitted in a similar case.
I want to see Trump indicted for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
gab13by13
(26,356 posts)BumRushDaShow
(147,051 posts)
( "catch and kill" is actually not illegal - and especially if there is a non-disclosure agreement involved but what is illegal is misrepresenting the money being used for it as "election-related" on your business records and reimbursing your lawyer for paying it by calling it a "retainer" for legal work)
Artcatt
(344 posts)SunSeeker
(54,572 posts)

ShazzieB
(19,354 posts)
Funny, that sounds like a pretty accurate description of J8 to me!
Sedona
(3,827 posts)













catrose
(5,251 posts)BumRushDaShow
(147,051 posts)
Catherine Vincent
(34,545 posts)And hopefully a few more to come.
ancianita
(39,564 posts)

"Death and destruction" ain't happenin' in New York.

sarge43
(29,169 posts)


Dopers_Greed
(2,647 posts)"I love it"
Traildogbob
(10,599 posts)The Best Is Yet To Come! In a screeching voice.
BigmanPigman
(52,561 posts)




musicblind
(4,563 posts)Remember where you were when you first heard this news. Remember what you were doing. Your grandkids will want to know.
Alice Kramden
(2,502 posts)Finally
iluvtennis
(21,032 posts)
AdamGG
(1,597 posts)indictments. Stormy Daniels is a pretty minor infraction compared to TFG's other crimes. If this is the only indictment that ever comes, it won't do enough damage. But, if Jan 6th indictments, Georgia election tampering indictments follow on the heels of this this indictment will be part of the storm of long overdue justice.
orangecrush
(23,053 posts)Definitely not a good look on his resume.

underpants
(188,542 posts)Wanted to check in in the main LBN post.
Cha
(307,124 posts)& Manhattan AJ Bragg.
Oak2004
(2,152 posts)and a specially reserved bag of microwave popcorn 🍿🍾🎉
Oh what a beautiful day!
Torchlight
(4,252 posts)That's all I got.
But really. Wow!
Traildogbob
(10,599 posts)10 percent local micro brews after mowing and came in to see Ari. Im just sad I really do not need another drink to celebrate. Just gonna ride this buzz into the night.
Donny just truth socialed asking for prayers. You got it fat boy!!! Thoughts and Prayers. And fuck you, you treasonous bag of shit.
Joinfortmill
(17,180 posts)Zorro
(16,836 posts)Wouldn't surprise me if Trump refuses to show up in New York voluntarily and dares DeSantis to permit his extradition.
Emile
(32,335 posts)onetexan
(13,913 posts)Oh the irony...go figure 😁😎👏🇺🇸
Historic NY
(38,433 posts)TeamProg
(6,630 posts)




Denvermosaic
(128 posts)Terryshine
(32 posts)Time to celebrate
Novara
(6,115 posts)ChazInAz
(2,828 posts)liberal N proud
(61,031 posts)It couldnt happen to a better person, here is to many more indictments.
3825-87867
(1,238 posts)Of all the promises he's made to get things done, this time it was two weeks ( close!)!
llmart
(16,332 posts)I just came in from doing some yardwork and checked DU and so glad I did!!
You just know he's throwing the ketchup right now.
2live is 2fly
(336 posts)orange ya glad tfg's scheduled to be criminally indicted? F-U-U-U-U-U-C-K Y-E-A-H !
LiberalArkie
(17,272 posts)area51
(12,236 posts)Ponietz
(3,419 posts)Kablooie
(18,834 posts)I think all the lesser charges have passed the statute of limitations.
RocRizzo55
(980 posts)Its about time,
Qutzupalotl
(15,202 posts)
Traildogbob
(10,599 posts)The Goodest Friday in the history of the holiday. This will make Jesus rise in joy.
The day will forever be a holiday. 4 day weekend. Come on Joe, declare it so!!
Damn, I jumped the gun. I am a week ahead. Well hell, make it Week long holiday leading up to Easter.
burrowowl
(18,118 posts)Blue Owl
(55,229 posts)jmowreader
(51,834 posts)New York is one of many states that suspends its statute of limitations when the defendant is out of state, with limitation the suspension cant last longer than five years. So him getting off by running out the clock in DC, Jersey and Florida doesnt apply here.
AverageOldGuy
(2,458 posts)Trump's attorneys released a factual, one-sentence statement in response to the indictment.
Trump did what we expected -- he went apeshit on social media.
Former US Attorney Joyce Vance, speaking on MSNBC, said:
"Every lawyer knows what to do when your client is charged: If the law is on your side, pound on the law. If the evidence is on your side, pound on the evidence. If neither the law nor the evidence is on your side, POUND ON THE TABLE!!!"
Orrex
(64,661 posts)Maybe hell stroke out on live tv!
LW1977
(1,446 posts)orleans
(35,591 posts)
3825-87867
(1,238 posts)for k-12 schools across the country. Just a hopeful thought there's no trouble by the idiots!
LaMouffette
(2,397 posts)3825-87867
(1,238 posts)Cavity search? Ugh!
Six117
(257 posts)generalbetrayus
(723 posts)as when I ran downstairs to tell her the news she had already learned watching MSNBC!
maddogesq
(1,248 posts)I wonder about these things 😀
Ollie Garkie
(240 posts)Seems too good to be true though.
NCjack
(10,297 posts)report for work tomorrow, and all of the little MAGAts will not go to school.