Trump indicted in Manhattan, becoming first ex-president charged with a crime
The case stems from a "hush money" payment made just days before Trump was elected president in 2016.
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The case stems from a "hush money" payment made just days before Trump was elected president in 2016.
A New York grand jury investigating the circumstances surrounding a "hush money" payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 has voted to indict Donald Trump, making him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.
Mr. Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.
The former president called it "Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history."
The indictment pertains to allegations linked to a business records investigation related to a "hush money" payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
The rally in Waco, Texas, comes a week after the former president claimed he would be "arrested."
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is leading the investigation into allegations that former President Trump may have falsified records to hide campaign finance violations in connection with a 2016 payment his former fixer, Michael Cohen, made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. CBS News' Michael George reports.
Evan Corcoran previously refused to answer investigators' questions about his conversations with Trump, citing attorney-client privilege concerns. The ruling will likely be appealed.
Donald Trump said in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.
The former president is facing lawsuits filed by members of Congress and U.S. Capitol Police officers.
The grand jury probed efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the release of three sections of a report on efforts by the former president and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Special counsel Jack Smith was appointed in November to oversee the Justice Department's criminal investigations into Trump.
Exclusive: CBS News obtained video of a portion of the deposition, which includes Trump saying, "Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool."
Earlier this month, Trump's presidential campaign asked Meta to reinstate him on the social media platform.
The special grand grand jury in Atlanta that has been investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes has finished its work.
The documents contain details that were not previously public, such as loans he gave to his children, income from book royalties and Melania's modeling, and how much of his presidential salary was given to charity.
After a long legal fight, a House panel investigating the former president on Friday released new details of his tax returns.
The committee said in its report that "it was clear that the mandatory audit program was not a priority" for the IRS, and that the IRS did not audit Trump in the first two years he was in office.
The meeting is the culmination of the committee's nearly 18-month-long investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The panel's seven Democrats and two Republicans voted unanimously to adopt its final report and urge the Justice Department to prosecute Trump.
The Supreme Court declined last week to block the release of the returns.
A Crown Point, Ind., man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The panel demands documents from Trump by Nov. 4 and "one or more days" for a deposition under oath "on or about" Nov. 14.
Musk made the move after holding a poll that asked Twitter users to click "yes" or "no" on whether Trump's account should be reinstated.
