The news that Donald Trump had become the first ever former US president to face criminal charges drew an audible gasp on Fox News, as broadcasters and viewers processed the extraordinary development. 'We have just gotten word that former president Donald Trump has been indicted,' the host begins, while a stunned gasp is audible from off-camera. 'What?' asks another incredulous voice, as the presenter explains to Fox News’s afternoon audience that Trump will be charged in relation to an alleged 'hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels'
‘He is a bad-ass’: Fox News makes amends with Trump as he faces indictment
Reactions to Trump’s indictment run the gamut, cynical to sublime