The Indictment of Donald Trump

<p>A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Donald J. Trump for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The precise charges are not yet known, but the case against him has kicked off a historic moment in American politics.</p><p>The investigative reporter Ben Protess discusses the development — which will shake up the 2024 presidential race and forever mark Mr. Trump as the nation’s first former president to face criminal charges — and what happens next.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-protess">Ben Protess</a>, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Mr. Trump becomes the first former president to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/nyregion/trump-indictment-hush-money-charges.html"> face criminal charges</a>.</li><li>Why was he indicted? These are<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/nyregion/trump-investigation-timeline.html"> the key events that led to this moment</a>.</li><li>This is what will happen<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/nyregion/indictment-meaning-trump-arrest.html"> when Mr. Trump is arrested</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>