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Trump’s New York Indictment Is the First in a String of Potential Legal Troubles

Myriad probes of former president include DOJ, Georgia
Cases also focus on Jan. 6 events, Trump firms and offspring

WATCH: Donald Trump is calling his indictment a “political persecution” after a New York grand jury has voted to indict him for allegedly paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels. Source: Bloomberg

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By Zoe Tillman and Zijia Song

March 30, 2023 at 11:14 PM UTC

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Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan on charges related to the payment of hush money to a porn star during his 2016 campaign. The prosecution of a former president is unprecedented and certain to kick off a political firestorm and a fierce courtroom fight — but the case isn’t the only legal challenge facing Trump going forward.

The indictment in New York won’t stop federal and state prosecutors in other jurisdictions from bringing their own charges, but a logjam of cases — criminal or civil — will make it harder to resolve them all as fast as Trump’s adversaries might want. The looming 2024 campaign season adds another layer of potential complications.