Former President Donald Trump was reportedly indicted Thursday afternoon by a grand jury in Manhattan in a case involving “hush money” given to adult film star Stormy Daniels before his first run for president in 2016.

The charges have not been made public at the time of publishing. Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Trump, told The Associated Press he had been told of Trump’s indictment.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday evening that he was coordinating next steps with Trump’s attorneys.

A “a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to discuss it publicly” said the former president is expected to turn himself in next week; this is typically called a “surrender,” followed by an arraignment before a magistrate.

Trump is the first former president to be charged — it’s uncharted territory. But the criminal justice system has specific steps that lay out the process for the next days and weeks.

Why is Trump being investigated in Manhattan?

The former president is the subject of several investigations: One in New York regarding falsifying business documents, led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, along with another inquiry about Trump’s treatment of the 2020 election in Georgia and a special counsel from the DOJ looking into election meddling and his treatment of classified documents.

The New York investigation focuses on whether or not Trump falsified business and campaign documents to keep Daniels from speaking about a reported affair, prior to his 2016 presidential run.

Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, said she was paid $130,000 in the final weeks of Trump’s campaign regarding a 2006 encounter in Lake Tahoe. Trump denied having sex with Daniels.

Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model, and Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer — who was himself indicted for tax evasion and campaign finance violations, also are involved in the case.

McDougal claimed that she and Trump had a 10-month affair in the 2000s. The parent company of the National Enquirer bought the rights to her story, but it was suppressed. She was reportedly paid $150,000.

Cohen claimed that he made the arrangements on both payments.

What is Trump charged with?

The official indictment has not been made public. As of Thursday evening, we’re not sure what Bragg plans to charge Trump with or what the facts of the case are.

An indictment means a person is given a formal notice that enough evidence exists to charge them with a crime. A grand jury has been meeting for weeks to hear witnesses and consider evidence. It is a constitutional requirement for some crimes.

What happens next?

Next, a person who has been indicted will answer criminal charges, which usually means they will be fingerprinted, photographed and arraigned, among other steps.

An arraignment consists of an initial hearing, where a defendant learns more about the charges against them and their rights.

According to reporting by The Associated Press, Trump plans to turn himself in next week. He will then be arrested. Bragg’s office said it had contacted Trump’s lawyer to coordinate surrender and arraignment.

Jeremy Saland, a defense lawyer and former prosecutor in Manhattan, told the Associated Press that Trump will likely be released without bail and is unlikely to be “paraded in cuffs across a sidewalk or through a crowded courthouse hallway.”

He still retains his U.S. Secret Service detail, so he will have agents with him at all times. Security will also have to assess the courthouse first in interest of the former president’s safety.

Does this mean Trump can’t run for president in 2024?

Even if arrested or convicted, Trump is still eligible for another term in the White House.

According to the Constitution, a presidential candidate must be:

• A natural born citizen
• At least 35 years old
• A resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years

What’s going on in Georgia? Is that investigation related?

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been working on an inquiry about whether Trump and others improperly meddled in Georgia’s 2020 elections, including “finding” fraudulent ballots, convening a special legislative session and appointing a slate of “alternate” Republican electors.

Prosecutors are examining state laws relating to:

• Criminal solicitation to commit election fraud
• The making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies
• Involvement of violence or threats related to election administration and racketeering.

Reporters from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said many legal analysts believe the Fulton case could be more perilous to Trump, pointing to his call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Jan. 2, 2021, when Trump told Raffensperger to to “find” 11,780 votes.

J. Tom Morgan, a former DeKalb district attorney in Georgia, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that “Bragg has to jump through hoops to make what Trump did in New York a felony. Should Trump be indicted in Georgia, the acts speak for themselves.”

Willis said in January that a decision on whether the Georgia grand jury will vote to indict Trump is “imminent,” the Journal-Constitution reported.

The Georgia inquiry had about 75 witnesses, including Rudy Giuliani, Michael Flynn, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, former U.S, Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and the late House Speaker David Ralston — some appeared voluntarily, while others were subpoenaed.

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