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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Josh Taylor

Afternoon Update: Trump indicted by grand jury; MP says Latham tweet brought him to tears; and Paltrow prevails

Former U.S. President Donald Trump
Donald Trump has been indicted over a US$130,000 hush money payment made to the adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. Photograph: Octavio Jones/Reuters

A grand jury has voted to indict former US president Donald Trump in New York over a US$130,000 hush money payment made to the adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. It is the first time in US history that a sitting or former US president has faced a criminal indictment.

The specific charges currently remain under seal but the focus of the long-running investigation had been around the payments made to Daniels in order to buy her silence over the alleged affair during the 2016 election campaign.

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