The Road to Trump's Indictment and What Comes Next

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Former President Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury, making him the first former president in American history to face criminal charges.

The case involves hush money paid by Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, to adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with Trump.

NPR's Andrea Bernstein says the lengths Trump's company went to cover up the hush money payment is part of a larger pattern of how Trump has long operated his businesses.

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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan, Elena Burnett, Karen Zamora and Michael Levitt. It was edited by Andrea de Leon, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Courtney Dorning and William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.