NEW YORK — The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office made history last week by filing the first-ever criminal case against a former US president.
Following 34 felony indictments sealed Tuesday — Donald Trump impersonates porn star Stormy Daniels after she kept quiet about extramarital affairs in days before 2016 election — the former president continues to attack and has a “NO MERIT” on the case.
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