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Dustin Jones

A president has faced arrest before Trump — for carriage speeding, 150 years ago

A small group of protesters gathers outside of a Manhattan courthouse after news broke that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury on Thursday in New York City, with one pictured carrying a sign that says "arrest Trump." While the nature of the indictment is unprecedented, Trump isn't the first president — current or former — to face arrest. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday on charges related to hush money payments to cover up affairs. While the nature of Trump's indictment is unprecedented, he's actually the second to face arrest.

The first was President Ulysses S. Grant, just after the Civil War.

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