Donald Trump is the first U.S. president to be indicted, and his arraignment is likely the beginning of a lengthy process before any trial on charges he’ll face involving hush-money payments to an adult film actress.
Richard Nixon was pardoned shortly after resigning by successor Gerald Ford in 1974 over the Watergate scandal, and Bill Clinton struck a deal to avoid a potential indictment for perjury as a result of the sprawling probes that occurred during his presidency.
Trump, a candidate for president again, faces potential legal exposure in multiple other investigations.
A handful of executive branch officials before Trump have faced indictment, with
