Indictment Coverage

Former Harnett Co. police chief conspired to illegally buy, sell guns, federal indictment says

If convicted, Matthew Hall and four other men face five years in prison for each conspiracy charge.

WRAL staff

Day 2 of civil fraud trial against former President Donald Trump

It's day two of the $250 million civil fraud trial for former president Donald Trump. The fraud trial will consider just how much Trump, his eldest sons and their businesses will have to pay.

Hunter Biden indictment report

NBC News airs a special report on the indictment of Hunter Biden. Biden was indicted on three new counts.

Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges

(CNN) -- President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, has been indicted by special counsel David Weiss in connection with a gun he purchased in 2018.

By Marshall Cohen

Indictment brings new details to light over Wayne County deputies from FBI investigation

Michael Cox and Christopher Worth have been indicted for 12 counts of fraud in an alleged bid-rigging scheme.

New indictment sheds light on federal fraud charges against Wayne County deputies

One former and one current Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy have been indicted for 12 counts of fraud in an alleged bid-rigging scheme.

Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Fact check: Trump says Georgia District Attorney vowed to 'get' him during her campaign

In the early morning hours after he was indicted in Georgia, former President Donald Trump had some words to share about Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reporter

Fact check: Trump says prosecutors trying to make it 'illegal to question' election results

Former President Donald Trump framed the latest federal indictment against him as an attempt to criminalize disputes of election results.

Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reporter

NC Republican leaders respond to Trump indictment

Even as North Carolina Republican leaders suggest new Jan. 6 criminal charges against Donald Trump are politically motivated, they also worry about what it could mean for their party in 2024.

'Harder for him to actually win': Trump's Jan. 6 indictment concerns top NC GOP lawmakers

Even as North Carolina Republican leaders suggest new Jan. 6 criminal charges against Donald Trump are politically motivated, they also worry about what it could mean for their party in 2024.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

Latest indictment unlikely to hurt Trump with GOP base in NC, experts say

The federal indictment unsealed this week against former President Donald Trump has been described as the most momentous in U.S. political history. But experts say it's unlikely to have much effect on Trump's political base.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Donald Trump has been indicted in special counsel’s 2020 election interference probe

(CNN) — Donald Trump has been indicted on criminal charges by a federal grand jury in a case that strikes at the former president’s efforts to remain in the White House after losing the 2020 election and undermine the long-held American tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power.

By Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand, Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen, Devan Cole, Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz and Casey Gannon, CNN

Fact check: Greene says Trump prosecutor Jack Smith only targets Republicans

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., tweeted on July 18 that "Jack Smith is a lousy attorney ... He only targets Republicans because he's a weak little b---- for the Democrats."

Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reporter

Fact check: Is the White House Gift Shop issuing a commemorative coin for Donald Trump's indictment?

In a video posted to Twitter on June 12, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said: "The White House Gift Shop is putting out a commemorative coin for Donald Trump's indictment."

Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact reporter

Former Smithfield police officer, Johnston school board member files federal lawsuit

An embattled Johnston County school board member and former Smithfield police officer filed a federal lawsuit, claiming he is a victim and asking for damages.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Trump's GOP lead grows after latest indictment, poll finds; national NBC News poll shows party split over whether Trump should remain GOP leader

Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the rest of the Republican presidential field after Trump's latest indictment on federal criminal charges, according to a new national NBC News poll.

In NC, Trump promoted Biden bribery allegation. It is from 2020 and unverified.

Days after former President Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges that he mishandled classified documents, he told supporters that the timing was intentional.

Jeff Cercone, Amy Sherman and Paul Specht, PolitiFact reporters

The arrest and arraignment of Donald Trump

Trump was arraigned on charges alleging he willfully mishandled classified documents. WRAL News spoke with UNC political science expert Marc Hetherington to contextualize this historic moment for the country..

9 Trump claims about the Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe, fact-checked

President Donald Trump has offered these defenses and more when talking about the federal investigation into his handling of classified documents.

Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reporter

NC GOP aims for an air of stability amid Trump indictment chaos

Trump, Pence and DeSantis can have the headlines. North Carolina GOP leaders want the last word: the state party is strong and trying to grow stronger.

Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporter

Former President Donald Trump responds to 37-count indictment during NCGOP event

In the over 90-minute speech, the former President said the accusations against him were false and that he was innocent. NC Politifact's Paul Specht spoke with Will Doran on how difficult it can be to keep track of the former President spreading misinformation.

Second person to be charged in crash that killed Minnesota couple

Harnett County deputy Kevin LeTarte and Jimmy White Jr. are being charged in a crash that killed a Minnesota couple in March

Second man charged in crash that killed Minnesota couple in Harnett County

This week, a grand jury heard enough testimony from the North Carolina Highway Patrol to indict two men on charges stemming from the death of Brian and Patricia Finch.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Fact-checking Donald Trump's post-indictment speech at Mar-a-Lago

Hours after appearing in a Manhattan courtroom devoid of television cameras, with limited photography and encircled by agitated protesters in the streets outside, Donald Trump returned home to Mar-a-Lago to deliver a familiar stream of grievances from a ballroom stage.

PolitiFact reporters Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, and Amy Sherman

D.A. Alvin Bragg addresses reporters after Donald Trump indictment

Manhattan district attorney Bragg discussed the indictments facing former president Donald Trump, who was arraigned in court Tuesday.