Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday for his role in allegedly paying hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, according to his lawyer and court sources cited by media.

While specific charges were not immediately made public, Trump’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, confirmed to AP that he had been told that the grand jury voted to indict Trump on Thursday. CNN also confirmed the indictment, citing “three sources familiar with the matter.”

The indictment is expected to be officially announced in the coming days, and Trump will be requested to surrender and appear in court to face arraignment on the still sealed charges, multiple US media reported citing their sources.

The case centers on an alleged payment of $130,000 made by Trump to Stormy Daniels via his then-lawyer Michael Cohen, during the final stages of his campaign for the US presidency in 2016. It was alleged in a legal case against Cohen that Trump later reimbursed him with several payments of $35,000 which were recorded as legal expenses, opening up further allegations of possibly falsifying business records, the non-payment of tax and potential violations of campaign finance law. Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to federal charges related to the alleged hush-money payment.

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