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N.Y. case against Trump over hush money to porn star goes to grand jury Monday - Reuters
Jan 31, 2023 49 secs
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A grand jury is hearing evidence in New York over former President Donald Trump's role in hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

A grand jury could lay the groundwork for possible criminal charges against the former president by the Manhattan district attorney's office.

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified before the grand jury, one source told Reuters.

The moves are an indication that the district attorney, Alvin Bragg, is closer to a decision on whether to charge Trump.

Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, was sentenced to three years in prison in federal court in New York for orchestrating hush payments to Daniels and another woman, former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said she had a months-long affair with Trump before he took office.

The incident involved a practice known as "catch and kill" to prevent a potentially damaging article from being published.

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