Law

What Trump's business history can tell us about his criminal indictment

6:14pm March 31, 2023

by Andrea Bernstein

The criminal indictment of Donald Trump is a first for a U.S. president and a first for Trump — but his family's business dealings have raised questions with authorities in New York for decades.

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Michael Cohen, former Trump lawyer and fixer, reacts to the indictment of Trump

5:36pm March 31, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Michael Cohen, former "fixer" and attorney for Donald Trump, on the news that Trump will be charged with crimes related to a payment to an adult film star.

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Barriers stand near Trump Tower in New York City on Friday.

What happens after Trump's indictment? Here are some of the logistical considerations

5:33pm March 31, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The historic indictment of the former president raises all sorts of legal, political and logistical questions. While it's early days, experts expect a delayed trial after Tuesday's arraignment.

Former President Donald Trump, pictured here at the Conservative Political Action Conference in August, was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday.

5 key takeaways from the Trump indictment news

4:23pm March 31, 2023

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury. Trump's arraignment hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan criminal court.

Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023.

The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment

3:44pm March 31, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The federal government is accusing Norfolk Southern of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act in the accident near East Palestine.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25 in Waco, Texas.

Politics & Government

Trump uses his indictment to unify GOP, even as his vulnerabilities are glaring

11:07am March 31, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

After the indictment news broke, the Trump GOP machine rolled out a political playbook meant to insulate him with his base. It may work, but his brand is toxic with much of the rest of Americans.

Caroline Ouko, center, and Leon Ochieng, right, the mother and older brother of Irvo Otieno, stand with his casket during his funeral on Wednesday.

National

Irvo Otieno's mom wants justice for him and a better system for everyone else

10:53am March 31, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Ten people have been charged with murder in Otieno's death at a Virginia psychiatric hospital earlier this month. Caroline Ouko and attorney Ben Crump reflect on his life and what happens next.

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Politics & Government

The Trump indictment remains under seal so there is a lot we don't know

8:11am March 31, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Matthew Galluzzo, a former prosecutor in the New York County DA's office, about the Manhattan grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

7:42am March 31, 2023

Donald Trump becomes the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Democrats and Republicans react to Trump's indictment and Finland clears a final hurdle to join NATO.

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Politics & Government

Manhattan grand jury indicted ex-President Donald Trump — in a historic first

7:17am March 31, 2023

Trump was charged with crimes after a grand jury spent months investigating hush money payments. The indictment makes Trump the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges.

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