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Former President Donald Trump speaks into a microphone at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport on 25 March 2023.

Donald Trump says the indictment against him is "political persecution". Source: AAP / Evan Vucci

Donald Trump has reacted with defiance after he became the first former president in the United States to face criminal charges. A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict the 76-year-old for his alleged role in paying hush money to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election.

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Donald Trump has reacted with defiance after he became the first former president in the United States to face criminal charges. A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict the 76-year-old for his alleged role in paying hush money to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election.

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