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A Manhattan grand jury indicted Donald Trump on March 30, 2023, making him the first former U.S. president to be criminally charged. The case arose from the hush-money investigation tied to the 2016 campaign, and the immediate political reaction split along familiar lines: allies claimed persecution, critics emphasized accountability, and the 2024 race took on a new legal burden.
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A Manhattan grand jury indicted Donald Trump on March 30, 2023, making him the first former U.S. president to be criminally charged. The case arose from the hush-money investigation tied to the 2016 campaign, and the immediate political reaction split along familiar lines: allies claimed persecution, critics emphasized accountability, and the 2024 race took on a new legal burden.
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A Manhattan grand jury indicted Donald Trump on March 30, 2023, making him the first former U.S. president to be criminally charged. The case arose from the hush-money investigation tied to the 2016 campaign, and the immediate political reaction split along familiar lines: allies claimed persecution, critics emphasized accountability, and the 2024 race took on a new legal burden.
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