New York district attorney convenes grand jury in Trump criminal inquiry

Investigation includes matters such as hush-money payments to women on Trump's behalf, property valuations and employee pay

New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into Donald Trump's business dealings.

The development signals that the Manhattan district attorney's office was moving toward seeking charges as a result of its two-year investigation, which included a lengthy legal battle to obtain Trump's tax records.