Trump once led chants of ‘lock her up’. Now he’s been indicted on seven counts | Lloyd Green

For the first time ever, a leading US presidential contender will be running under the cloud of possible imprisonment. Yet this may not hold back Trump

On Thursday night, word of the government's indictment of Donald Trump seeped out. The 45th president is reportedly slated to be arraigned this coming Tuesday on seven separate counts. He stands accused of violating the Espionage Act, false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

Irony abounds. As a first-time candidate, he led chants of lock her up". From the White House, he sought jail for his political opponents. Now on his third bid for the presidency, Trump must contend with an array of pending federal and state prosecutions and investigations.

Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992