Globaltimes 
On Thursday, a grand jury in New York indicted former US president Donald Trump over the hush money payments he made to a adult movie star, Stormy Daniels, during his 2016 campaign.
This historic move makes Trump the first ex-president to face criminal charges. Despite denying any wrongdoing, the 76-year-old Republican will have to surrender for arraignment in New York, where he will face felony charges.
The scandal involving Stormy Daniels has caused an uproar in the current presidential race, in which Trump hopes to regain office. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has confirmed that they contacted Trump’s lawyers to coordinate his surrender. Trump has criticized the indictment as “political persecution and election interference,” promising that it would backfire on President Joe Biden
