Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for his involvement in the payment of hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. The indictment has yet to be unsealed, so the charges and specific allegations were not immediately clear, but the investigation was probing whether Trump falsified business records connected to the payments in a way that could be a campaign-finance violation. The indictment, sought by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, came after weeks of speculation and sets the stage for a courthouse showdown between one of the most combative politicians in modern American history and local prosecutors who have pursued him for years. It is also the first-ever criminal prosecution of a former U.S. president. While the charge does not disqualify him from running for office, it has defied many people's expectations that he would be arrested for a crime related to his time as president. Trump has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing and maintained that those investigating him were making politically motivated accusations. He is also the focus of criminal probes in Georgia and Washington.