Updates from US correspondents Martha Kelner, Mark Stone and James Matthews. Live reporting by Guy Birchall, Bhvishya Patel and Lauren RussellDonald Trump has become the first current or former president to be charged with a crime - marking a new chapter in American history.
In one instance, American Media Inc paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about a child Trump had out of wedlock; The charges accuse Trump of three different instances of making hush money payments to cover up alleged affairs; He is due to give a press conference when he returns to Mar-a-Lago, where he is expected to give his first remarks since he was formally charged.Donald Trump's lawyers have denied the former president was threatening either the judge or the district attorney.
New York district attorney Alvin Bragg has released a statement concerning the case against Donald Trump. Mr Bragg added that the former president used alleged hush money payments as part of the conspiracy, including one payment of $30,000 to a doorman at Trump Tower, who alleged that Trump fathered a child out of wedlock.
"I love it," she says."I want to see him handcuffed. I want to see him in an orange suit. I think he deserves everything he gets." This relates his alleged role in hush money payments to two women toward the end of his 2016 presidential campaign.
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They have plenty of mugshots already
A witch-hunt
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'Mr Trump said that he was paying Mr Cohen for fictitious legal services in 2017 to cover up actual crime committed the prior year' - Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Donald Trump denies falsifying business records and conspiracy. 📺 Sky 501
Haven't see his wife in a while?
Scaramucci Instead the NYC DA gave you a bigger than life martyr— Mandela on steroids!
Scaramucci Scaramucci is a douche bag
Scaramucci What were the first two losses?
Is Donald Trump a loser?