Grand juries decide whether a prosecutor’s evidence provides probable cause to issue an indictment, according to Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute. Trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing, calling the investigation a politically motivated "witch hunt" and urging his supporters to protest his treatment. Trump lawyer Joseph Tacopina called the indictment a "political prosecution" and said Trump's team would fight it in court.
But the New York grand jury was investigating the former president for a $130,000 payment he made just before the 2016 election to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels about an earlier affair. The charges against Trump have not been made public. What is an arraignment?: What the legal proceeding means following Trump's indictment Why was Trump indicted? "I won’t even think about leaving,” Trump told reporters before a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March. In fact, the former president has said he does not plan to drop out of the 2024 race despite his legal problems.
"That could be because the founders just didn't envision that we would have people who are facing indictment and potentially conviction running for the highest office in the land," she said. Resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years.The Constitution lays out the exclusive qualifications to run for the presidency, she said. "Absolutely," said Jessica Levinson, founding director of Loyola Law School's Public Service Institute. Live updates: Trump court appearance set for Tuesday afternoon Trump 'shocked' by indictment Can Trump still run for president if indicted? Convicted? "It really just becomes an issue of, practically, how could you run the country behind bars, if ever came to something like that?" "Legally speaking, there is nothing to bar a former president from being indicted for a state crime, running for office – even convicted," said Jessica Levinson, founding director of Loyola Law School's Public Service Institute. But experts say legally, the indictment changes little for how the former president can proceed in his bid for the nation's highest office. Whether the indictment will help or hinder Trump politically is yet to be seen, though early fundraising numbers suggest the charges have mobilized his base. The historic indictment raises many questions as the country barrels toward the 2024 presidential election, in which Trump is the leading candidate for the Republican nomination. history, indicted in New York for the role he played in paying hush money to a porn star.
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