[applause] good evening and welcome to new hampshire. we are live here with cnn s town hall with former president donald trump. i m kaitlan collins, tonight president trump is here as he embarks on a campaign unlike any other in the history of u.s. presidential elections. he s the first former president in more than a century to seek a return to the white house, and he is currently leading the republican field while also facing multiple criminal investigations and an indictment. just yesterday he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. no questions are off the table and we agreed to no conditions. we are here to give voters the answers that they deserve. our audience is made up of republicans and undeclared voters who planned to take part in new hampshire s republican primary. they will get the chance to question the former president directly. these voters and the issues that they care about the most will help decide if former president trump will get a second cha
former president trump has been indicted boy a criminal court in new york city and arain in the manhattan next week that will likely be tuesday. fake news cnn saying he could face over 30 charge in a statement trump is quote. political persecution an election interference the highest level in history the time i came down from trump tower and before i was sworn in as president the democrats the enemy of hard working men and women engage instead a witch hunt to destroy the make america great again movement. you remember russia, russia the mull are hoax. ukr ukraine, impeachment hoax one approximate 2 and mar-a-lago raid after partisan witch hadn ts alvin brag thrown the rule of law to the winds in exchange for a cheap act of pet political vengeance and brought political differentses to a new level. this is repulsive a disgusting hit job the likes of which we have never teen in this country. a pandora box opened. we have a new era of political revenge and weaponized justice s
new york grand jury has voted to indict the former president of the united states. donald trump. this is the first time in us history the first time in us history that criminal charges have been filed against anyone who has served as president of the united states. the charges coming after the investigation of hush money paid to former adult film star stormy daniels to cover up her alleged affair with trump. this has huge implications not only for trump but also for the nation as the former president makes another run for the white house right now, our correspondents, analysts and contributors are all standing by as we cover this breaking story and what comes next paris canal is on the scene for us. let s go to your first year there in new york. you re watching all of this unfold. tell our viewers what else you re learning. well, that s right. we learned that in manhattan grand jury has returned an indictment against former president donald trump. as you said, the first time
it s historic. we ve never seen anything like this before. let s get the latest now from laura ingle live in new york. good evening, laura. good evening, bret. as you can see, cameras are downtown at the courthouse. fox news can confirm that a manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former president donald trump. the first former u.s. president to be charged criminally. the 23 grand jurors have been listening to ed since january on trump s role in hush money payments to former porn star stormy daniels. trump has denied having an affair with daniels and any wrong doing. but his former lawyer and fixer, michael cohen has testified that he paid stormy daniels $130,000 to not speak about her relationship with the former president. and that trump reimbursed him for that payment. earlier this week, former national inquirer publisher day vick pecker testified for a second time. pecker has played a key role in linking trump to daniels. during a rally waco saturday, trump who is ru
president trump s pole numbers rise. we have a lot of grounds to cover. here is part one of my interview with the former president. mr. presidency, great to see you yoochl thank you very much thank you for doing this. as reported, as you know, you are facing legal challenges. in your opinion, does this help you or hurt you in terms of your chances to win in 2024. if you listen to the fake news media it helps. because they are all saying it is a scam. people that don t like me say this is terrible to do for our country. i don t know whether it helps or hurts. in my opinion it it is a way of cheating on election its is election interference. what they are doing if they can t win at the ballot box i m leading by a lot in the poles for every republican and dem credit by a lot including biden by a lot they can t beat that you way they will do this kinds of stuff. never done like this in the history of the country to this extent. people are pleading with the prosecuto