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Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels’ lawyers speak following former president’s indictment by grand jury

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 21: Demonstrators gather outside of Manhattan Criminal Court as a grand jury is expected to vote this week on whether to indict former U.S. President Donald Trump on March 21, 2023 in New York City. Trump said on a social media post that he expects to be arrested in connection with an investigation into a hush-money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels and called on his supporters to protest any such move. However, it is unclear if he will be arrested or not. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson, 2023 Getty Images)

On Thursday, a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during his 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

This is the first-ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024.

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Following the indictment, Trump released the following statement:

“You remember it just like I do: Russia, Russia, Russia; the Mueller Hoax; Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine; Impeachment Hoax 1; Impeachment Hoax 2; the illegal and unconstitutional Mar-a-Lago raid; and now this,” Trump said. “The Democrats have lied, cheated and stolen in their obsession with trying to ‘Get Trump,’ but now they’ve done the unthinkable — indicting a completely innocent person in an act of blatant Election Interference.”

He added that the Manhattan District Attorney is “doing Joe Biden’s dirty work” and predicted that the indictment “will backfire massively on Joe Biden.”

“So our Movement, and our Party — united and strong — will first defeat Alvin Bragg, and then we will defeat Joe Biden, and we are going to throw every last one of these Crooked Democrats out of office so we can MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump said.

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His attorneys released the following statement:

“President Trump has been indicted. He did not commit any crime. We will vigorously fight this political prosecution in Court,” the attorneys said.

“A former president, a current candidate, and my friend President Donald J. Trump is a victim of a corrupt and distorted version of the American justice system and history,” said Trump’s attorney Alina Habba. “He will be vindicated.”

The lawsuit was centered around American film actress and director, and former adult exotic dancer, Stormy Daniels. Daniels’ lawyer, Clark Brewster, released the following statement via Twitter:

‘The indictment of Donald Trump is no cause for joy. The hard work and conscientiousness of the grand jurors must be respected. Now let truth and justice prevail. No one is above the law. #teamstormy

Additionally, Donald Trump Jr. posted the following statement on social media:

“This isn’t just the radical left weaponizing the government to target their political enemies, this is them weaponizing the government to interfere in the 2024 election to stop Trump. The only solution is to shove it down their throats and put him back in the White House!!! #MAGA

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