House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has railed against the indictment of former President Donald Trump, pledging to hold the Manhattan district attorney in charge of the case to account.
A New York grand jury voted to indict Trump on March 30 over his alleged role in the payment of hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. With this prosecution, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump became the first former president in history to be indicted.