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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Alanna Durkin Richer | Associated Press

Unprecedented: Trump indictment would be first criminal case filed against a former president

Former President Donald J. Trump watches the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. Trump’s calls for protests ahead of his anticipated indictment in New York have generated mostly muted reactions from supporters, with even some of his most ardent loyalists dismissing the idea as a waste of time or a law enforcement trap. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press)

The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies with a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in secret for weeks.

An indictment of Trump, who is seeking the White House again in 2024, would be an unprecedented moment in American history, the first criminal case against a former U.S. president.

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