Galloping Grant: the day a sitting president of the US was arrested

President Ulysses S Grant’s penchant for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage landed him in trouble with police in 1872

Donald Trump may be preparing to become the first US president to be criminally indicted but should his perp walk for paying hush money to a porn star come to pass – perhaps granting his reported wish to be seen handcuffed – he will not be the first president ever arrested.

In 1872, President Ulysses S Grant was nicked for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage.