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A small group of protesters gathers outside of a Manhattan courthouse after news broke that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury on Thursday in New York City, with one pictured carrying a sign that says "arrest Trump." While the nature of the indictment is unprecedented, Trump isn't the first president — current or former — to face arrest.
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The nature of Trump's indictment is unprecedented, but the first time a president faced arrest was over 100 years ago.