It’s been nearly eight years since he went down the escalator in Trump Tower and more than two years since the January 6, 2021 uprising, but Donald Trump now faces a number of cases of legal trouble.
Here are some of the most notable investigations:
Paying with a gag: Manhattan District Attorney
New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to be in the final stages of an investigation into hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels at the end of the 2016 presidential campaign.
A $130,000 payment was made by former Trump attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, to Daniels to keep quiet about the alleged affair between Daniels and Trump years earlier. Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels and says the investigation by Bragg, a Democrat, is politically motivated.
Mar-a-Lago documents: Did Trump mishandle classified documents?
Special Advisor Jack Smith is overseeing the Justice Department’s criminal investigations into the retention of defense information at Trump’s resort and parts of the January 6, 2021 uprising.
The investigation by the ministry of justice continues to see if documents from Trump’s White House were unlawfully mishandled when they were brought to Mar-a-Lago in Florida after he left office. A federal grand jury interviewed potential witnesses about how Trump handled the documents.
Elections 2020 and January 6: US Department of Justice
Smith’s intentions also include the period following Trump’s 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden and the resulting uprising on the US Capitol.
As part of the investigation, the special counsel’s office sought testimony from a number of key figures in the White House, including former Vice President Mike Pence, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared. Kushner.
Aspects of the Justice Department’s investigation include the use of so-called fake electors from states where Trump falsely claimed he won, such as Georgia and Arizona.
Elections 2020 and January 6: House Selection Committee
The House Select Committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol has issued a 845 page long report – based on more than 1,000 interviews and documents collected, including emails, text messages and phone records – alleges Trump “monitored” a dubious legal effort to produce the electoral roll trio in the seven states he lost. Evidence suggests Trump was actively working to “deliver fake Electoral College ballots to Congress and the National Archives,” the report said.
In a symbolic move, the committee referred Trump to the Justice Department on at least four criminal charges before it ended in late 2022, before Republicans took control of the House.
Election 2020: Attempts to overturn Georgia results
Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis oversaw a special grand jury investigating what Trump or his allies may have done in an effort to overturn Biden’s victory in Georgia.
The grand jury issued a report – much of it still under seal – that found no widespread voter fraud in the state and also recommended looking into allegations of perjury against some of those who did. proof. Overall, the grand jury recommended indictment of more than a dozen people, Chairman said in interviews last month.
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