For the first time in United States’ history, a president has been criminally indicted. On March 30, a Manhattan grand jury charged Donald Trump with more than 30 counts related to business fraud. The indictment is still sealed, so the specific charges are currently unknown. They appear to revolve around money that Trump allegedly paid to two women during his 2016 presidential campaign in return for them not to discuss sexual encounters they claim they had with him. The New York County district attorney has construed these as campaign contributions that were not recorded as such in Mr. Trump’s financial records, and has charged the president with at least one felony.
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