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A grand jury has voted on an indictment against former President Donald Trump, accused of buying the silence of a porn actress in the middle of the 2016 election campaign.

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The former US president was accused of buying an actress’ silence in the middle of the 2016 election campaign. The money may have violated campaign finance laws.

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Former US President Donald Trump on February 26, 2022 in Orlando (US) (Chandan Khanna / AFP)

The noose is tight around Donald Trump. A grand jury in a New York court has voted to indict the former president in the 2016 case of buying the silence of a porn star, including the US media. The New York Times And CNN (in English). Justice believes the money may have been a hidden donation to Trump’s election campaign, in violation of campaign finance laws.

This is unprecedented for a former president. Donald Trump, who dreams of winning again in 2024, is to be formally charged in the coming days by a New York state judge and his Manhattan attorney, Alvin Bragg, over a $130,000 payment to actress and pornographic filmmaker Stormy Daniels.

For years, the 76-year-old Republican ex-president has tried to determine whether the payment was a misrepresentation, a misdemeanor conviction for a minor crime or a violation of campaign finance laws. The goal was to keep her quiet An extramarital affair 10 years ago.

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