The Legal Implications of Trump's Indictment and Hush Money Payment.

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of falsifying business records related to hush money payments made to women who claimed to have had affairs with him. The Manhattan District Attorney's office alleges that Trump and his team falsified records with the intent of committing another crime, which could bump up the charge from a misdemeanor to a felony. The indictment does not specify what laws Trump broke, but prosecutors allege that he orchestrated an "unlawful" scheme to influence the 2016 presidential election. The charging documents also describe how American Media Inc. (AMI) paid Karen McDougal on Trump's behalf and kept affair allegations quiet, and how Trump and Cohen worked out a repayment deal in the Oval Office.