Mashable: Trump says he's been 'indicated' and that it is 'so sad.'

The 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has officially been "INDICATED."

Well, at least that's what he said in a rant on his social media platform, Truth Social.

What Trump really means is that he's been "indicted."

On Thursday, March 30, 2023 a New York grand jury voted to indict the former president. The charges have not been unsealed at this time. Trump has been under investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office for his alleged involvement in a "hush money payment scheme" involving adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaigns.

Trump has been ranting about a potential indictment on Truth Social for weeks after rumors spread regarding an investigation into the alleged scheme and subsequent cover-up. So, when the news of the indictment came through, it was only a matter of time before the former president delivered with some more posts.

"This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history," Trump opened with his first Truth Social post of the evening, in an attached screenshot of his usual press release statements.

Trump goes on to mention the opening of his first presidential campaign when he "came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower." He attacks Manhattan DA Bragg and predicts that the "Witch-Hunt" will backfire on Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election.

He then followed up the press release with a more classic Donald Trump-esque social media post where he misspells the word "indicted."

"These Thugs and Radical Left Monsters have just INDICATED the 45th President of the United States of America..." Trump posted. "THIS IS AN ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY THE LIKES OF WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE."

"SO SAD!" he continued.

The news of his indictment comes ones day after Trump predicted in a Truth Social post that he would not be indicted.

"I HAVE GAINED SUCH RESPECT FOR THIS GRAND JURY, & PERHAPS EVEN THE GRAND JURY SYSTEM AS A WHOLE," he posted on March 29. "THE EVIDENCE IS SO OVERWHELMING IN MY FAVOR, & SO RIDICULOUSLY BAD FOR THE HIGHLY PARTISAN & HATEFUL DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THAT THE GRAND JURY IS SAYING, HOLD ON, WE ARE NOT A RUBBER STAMP, WHICH MOST GRAND JURIES ARE BRANDED AS BEING, WE ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE AGAINST A PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE OR AGAINST LARGE NUMBERS OF LEGAL SCHOLARS ALL SAYING THERE IS NO CASE HERE. DROP THIS SICK WITCH HUNT, NOW!"

With his indictment, Donald Trump makes history as the first former president to face criminal charges.

Read Donald Trump's press release response in full
This is the statement Trump issued after his indictment was announced:

This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history. From the time I came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, and even before I was sworn in as your President of the United States, the Radical Left Democrats the enemy of the hard-working men and women c this Country have been engaged in a Witch-Hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement. You remember it just like I do: Russia, Russia, Russia; the Mueller Hoax;Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine; Impeachment Hoax 1; Impeachment Hoax 2; the illegal and unconstitutional Mar-a-Lago raid; and now this.