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- A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump on Thursday.
- Trump's allies in Congress defended him as he faces criminal charges.
- He is the first former president in history to be indicted.
Former President Donald Trump's Republican allies in Congress are rallying to his defense after a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday voted to indict him — the first former president in American history to face criminal charges.
The indictment, which has not been made public yet, is likely over Trump's role in a hush-money payment made during his 2016 presidential campaign to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.