Indicted meaning

Now that a Manhattan grand jury has indicted Donald Trump on criminal charges, what does it mean and where does the case go from here? Here's what to know.

In New York, the clock can stop on the statute of limitations when a potential defendant is continuously outside the state. Trump visited New York rarely over the four years of his presidency and now lives mostly in Florida and New Jersey. Costello contacted a lawyer for Trump saying he had information that could be exculpatory for Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss secret legal proceedings. In social media posts, he insists that the statute of limitations “long ago expired,” calling the matter “old news.” Cominsky is less sure that Trump would want to avoid a public appearance for his arraignment, which would come within two days of an indictment. An arraignment is the accused individual's first appearance in front of a judge to face the charges. The date of the arraignment is not yet known. In New York, the person who could be indicted may ask for a certain witness, though it's up to grand jurors. Otherwise, the defendant pleads not guilty or no contest, and a trial date will be set. Federal prosecutors say the payments amounted to illegal, unreported assistance to Trump’s campaign. Cohen pleaded guilty to violating federal campaign finance law in connection with the payments. In all, Cohen got $360,000 plus a $60,000 bonus, for a total of $420,000.

Donald J. Trump will likely face standard processing when he is taken into custody, but the unprecedented arrest of a former commander in chief will be ...

Now that the grand jury has voted to indict him — meaning to charge him with felony crimes — the indictment will remain sealed until his expected arraignment on Tuesday, when the charges will be formally revealed. But the unprecedented arrest of a former commander in chief will be anything but routine. Trump will almost certainly be accompanied at every step — from the moment he is taken into custody until his appearance before a judge in Lower Manhattan’s imposing Criminal Courts Building — by armed agents of the U.S. While it is standard for defendants arrested on felony charges to be handcuffed, it is unclear whether an exception will be made for a former president. Trump is expected to walk through the routine steps of felony arrest processing in New York now that a grand jury has indicted him in connection with his role in a hush-money payment to a porn star. He will be fingerprinted.

Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted on criminal charges.

[Michael Cohen](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-michael-cohen-grand-jury-stormy-daniels/), paid Daniels $130,000 in the form of a wire transfer. Or, they sometimes have the option of bypassing a grand jury entirely and bringing charges directly. Depending on the jurisdiction and the case, prosecutors are either required to employ a grand jury or choose to do so. The exact charge or charges Trump faces were still unclear as of Thursday evening, however, and have not been made public. [was released](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-cohen-will-be-released-to-home-confinement-at-the-end-of-may/) in mid-2020 amid the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. An indictment, though, is not a conviction.