The Manhattan District Attorney's office has been presenting evidence since January to the grand jury about possible crimes related to a $130,000 (£105,000) payment to Daniels towards the end of the 2016 presidential election campaign
It was allegedly made in exchange for Daniels' silence about an alleged sexual encounter she said she had with Trump a decade earlier.
He is the first former US president to face criminal charges in court, even as he makes a bid to retake the White House in 2024.Trump, a Republican, said he was"completely innocent" and called the indictment"political persecution", with his lawyers saying they will"vigorously fight" it.
Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations in 2018 related to the payments and served more than a year in prison.Trump's ex-personal lawyer Michael Cohen served more than a year in prison 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:"I believe this witch-hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden."
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