Former US President Donald Trump faces at least one criminal charge in the indictment upheld by a jury in Manhattan, while his office announced a massive increase in financial donations to his campaign after his indictment, sources familiar with the matter said.
Newsweek said the indictment against former US President Donald Trump is likely to be much broader than expected.
According to some sources, Trump faces more than 30 counts of commercial fraud as part of the indictment.
Robert Costa, chief of elections at CBS News, citing sources familiar with the matter, said Manhattan prosecutors have some documents that have not been disclosed to the public, including financial records and communications between key figures involved in the investigation.
Millions of dollars for Trump's election campaign
A statement from Trump's office said he raised more than $4 million for his campaign within 24 hours following the jury vote on the indictment.
The office's statement described the increase in financial contributions to the campaign as enormous, saying that it confirms that the American people see the conviction of President Trump as an outrageous arming of the justice system.
Trump's office said more than 25 percent of the contributions came from first-time donors to the Trump campaign.
Pence: Trump's accusation outrageous and unprecedented
Former US Vice President Mike Pence called the indictment of Trump outrageous and unprecedented.
Pence said the accusation sends a bad message to the world about the U.S. justice system, and that the overwhelming majority of the American people view the move as a political trial.
"These accusations are likely to further divide the United States at a time when everyone must work together to meet the challenges, and they send a bad message to the world about American justice, as there are dictators and autocrats around the world who will rely on it to justify their abuse of their countries' justice system," he said.
Former US President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in New York City on Monday in preparation for his appearance in criminal court there next Tuesday.
Trump's lawyer, Joe Takupina, said the former president would not plead guilty to the charges against him, and that he had agreed with the Manhattan district attorney general that his client's hands would not be handcuffed after turning himself in to face criminal charges brought by a grand jury in a case of paying a actress.
The Al Jazeera correspondent said that the agreement was signed between the New York prosecutors and Trump's defense team to turn himself in for investigation on Tuesday, after he was formally charged in the case of buying the silence of star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in an unprecedented event for a former US president.
The Associated Press said Trump was requested to appear in court today, but his lawyers said the Secret Service had asked for time to prepare for security.
The New York Times said the indictment was likely to be announced in the coming days, making Trump the first U.S. president to be criminally indicted.