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New York (Associated Press)-When Donald Trump’s lawyers tried to prevent the White House from issuing records to the Congressional Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Rebellion, the former president faced a series of other investigations that may be in the future. A peak and a new year in a few weeks.
This includes two major state criminal investigations — one in New York and one in Georgia — as well as litigation concerning allegations of sexual assault, the struggle for inheritance, and whether he should be personally responsible for sedition.
Trump has long believed that these investigations are nothing more than politically motivated "witch hunts", beginning with investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election. But although Trump has avoided legal consequences for most of his life, he no longer receives the protection from prosecution that the current president enjoys. Any accusation-this will be the first accusation against a former president in American history-could affect his business and his future political prospects, because he is considering reelection.
The following is the latest news on the status of the case:
New York prosecutors are investigating the former president’s business transactions and recently called a new grand jury to hear evidence after the expiration of the previous group’s term.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is weighing whether to seek more prosecutions in this case, which led to the charge of tax fraud in July of Trump's company, the Trump Organization and its long-time chief financial officer Alan Wesselberg. They are accused of defrauding tax authorities through lucrative tax-free fringe benefits.
Weisselberg will appear in court again in July 2022.
After the outgoing district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. spent years trying to obtain the tax records of the former president, Trump himself is still under investigation. Prosecutors have also been considering whether to bring charges against the company's chief operating officer, Matthew Calamari Sr..
Investigators working for Vance and New York Attorney General Leticia James spent more than two years studying whether the Trump Organization misled banks or tax officials in the value of company assets, exaggerated assets to obtain favorable loan terms, or Minimize assets to save taxes.
"I think it's obvious that our investigation is ongoing," Vance said on Tuesday.
James’ office has participated in Vance’s criminal investigation and is conducting its own civil investigation.
In addition, Trump is facing scrutiny of his property in the suburbs of New York City. The New York Times reported in October that Westchester County District Attorney Mimi E. Rocah subpoenaed records of Trump National Golf Club of Westchester and Ossining Town because it investigated whether Trump’s company Misleading officials to reduce taxes on golf courses there.
In Atlanta, Fani Willis, the District Attorney for Fulton County, began an investigation in January for possible attempts to interfere with the administration of the state's 2020 elections, and Trump was defeated by a narrow margin.
In a February letter sent to the state’s senior elected officials-including Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger-Willis instructed them to keep All records related to the election, especially those that may contain evidence of attempts to influence election officials.
The investigation included Trump and Ravensberg’s telephone conversation on January 2 in which Trump repeatedly falsely claimed that the Republican Secretary of State could change the certification results of the presidential election. The next day, several news organizations, including the Associated Press, obtained recordings of the calls.
"I just want to find 11,780 votes, one more than us," Trump said. "Because we won the state."
Willis has been tight-lipped about the investigation, but her office has confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.
Spokesperson Jeff DiSantis said: "All available evidence is being analyzed, whether it is collected by this office, another investigating agency, or disclosed by the witnesses. After the process is completed, it will be decided whether to disclose to anyone. It is appropriate to file criminal charges." In an email.
One of the sources that the Willis team will definitely check is a book written by Raffensperger and published on November 2. It includes a record of a phone call with Trump on January 2 with comments from the Secretary of State, including his belief that the President threatened him multiple times.
Willis said earlier this year that she was also interested in the sudden resignation of Atlanta’s U.S. Attorney Bjay Pak on January 4. Pak told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he originally planned to stay in office until January 20th, but due to Trump's pressure, he resigned a few weeks early.
The District Attorney General Karl Racine said earlier this year that district attorneys are investigating Trump’s role in the January 6 riots and considering whether to charge him under local law, which Criminalize speech that prompts people to act violently.
However, there is no indication that this is possible. If Trump is charged, it will be a low-level misdemeanor, with a maximum sentence of six months in prison.
In addition to the ongoing criminal investigation, Trump is also facing a series of civil lawsuits, from a despised business investor to an alienated niece, to the Democratic congressman and congressional police who accused him of inciting violence on January 6.
These include a lawsuit filed by Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security, under an era of reconstruction law called the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which prohibits the purpose of blocking members of Congress or other federal officials. Carry to fulfill its constitutional duties.
In October, Trump swore to accept closed-door questioning in testimony in a lawsuit filed by protesters who claimed that his security team attacked them outside Trump Tower during the early part of the 2015 presidential campaign.
Trump also faces a defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll, who said Trump raped her in a high-end department store in Manhattan in the mid-1990s. Trump once said that Carol was "completely lying" and that she was "not the type I like." Attorneys for the US Department of Justice argued earlier this year that Trump cannot be personally responsible for his "rude and disrespectful" remarks made to a woman who accused him of raping because he made these remarks during his presidency. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear oral arguments in the case on Friday.
Trump has faced similar defamation lawsuits. The former "apprentice" contestant accused Trump of kissing and groping her against her wishes in 2007, but she unexpectedly dropped the lawsuit last month.
In addition, Trump's estranged niece, Mary Trump, sued him and other family members, accusing them of defrauding her millions of dollars of inheritance. Trump has filed a lawsuit against Mary Trump and The New York Times for a report on her family's financial situation in 2018, which was partly based on confidential documents she provided to the paper. He accused her of violating the settlement agreement that prohibited her from disclosing documents.
Mary Trump's lawyer filed documents on Thursday, trying to dismiss her uncle's lawsuit against her.
Bloom Baker reports from Atlanta. Associated Press writer Eric Tucker contributed to this report in Washington.
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