Former President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, expressed pain on Friday following news that her father had been indicted and is facing prosecution by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.
“I love my father, and I love my country. Today, I am pained for both,” Ivanka Trump said in a statement she posted to her Instagram story. “I appreciate the voices across the political spectrum expressing support and concern.”
The indictment against the former president remains sealed, but comes after Bragg’s office had been investigating Trump for his alleged involvement with a $130,000 payment in 2016 to adult entertainment actress Stormy Daniels by his lawyer at the time, Michael Cohen. The payment allegedly was made to stop Daniels from going public with her claim of an affair with Trump before the 2016 election. Trump denies the alleged affair….