Former President Donald Trump is feeling "emboldened" as charges are brought against his business and its CFO, according to one adviser.
A Manhattan grand jury on Wednesday filed criminal indictments against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, who on Thursday surrendered to face charges. The indictments are still sealed. The former president, Politico reports, was on a conference call with advisers Monday when he received word of the impending indictments, learning that he wouldn't personally be charged, and he was reportedly "thrilled by what he saw as light charges." His attention reportedly then turned to the 2024 presidential race.
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