A federal judge, whom Trump has appointed, has just granted his request that an independent expert review the documents seized by the FBI from his Florida home, halting their use for investigative purposes. The surprising decision has been denounced by legal scholars for its outrageous bias in favor of Trump.
A host of criminal investigations and civil lawsuits are underway once morest Trump and his family. Here are a few.
The Mar-a-Lago Secret Papers
The FBI found classified documents, some top secret, in Trump’s office. After his attorney certified that they had all been turned over to the government, the FBI found more. Trump might be charged with violating the Espionage Act and obstructing justice.
The January 6 uprising.
Attorney General Merrick Garland says he is determined to bring to justice those responsible – at all levels – for the January 6 insurrection. According to Washington Post, the criminal investigation focuses on Trump. Witnesses have already been questioned before a grand jury.
Trump allegedly violated at least two criminal laws: one protects Congress from interference, the other prohibits defrauding the United States.
Election tricks in Georgia
Relatives of Trump are the subject of a criminal investigation in connection with the 2020 presidential elections in this state. On a call to the Republican Secretary of State from Georgia, Trump told him to “find 11,780 votes” so he might win the election. Trump also tried to create a list of fake state Electoral College members to fraudulently confirm to Congress his election.
shenanigans of the Trump Organisation
New York State is investigating the Trump organisation to see if his finances have been tampered with to obtain bank loans or to reduce his taxes.
In one, Trump invoked his right once morest self-incrimination more than 440 times in court for not answering prosecutors’ questions.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s other investigation led to the indictment of the Trump Organisation and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty.
Bragg’s prosecutors who were conducting a parallel criminal investigation into Trump’s business practices resigned when he declined to press charges.
One wrote in his resignation letter that Trump was “guilty of numerous criminal violations” and that it was a “major failure of justice” not to prosecute him. Bragg said his investigation into Trump is still active.
Trump has a long history of avoiding the legal consequences of his crimes. His strategy is to lie, distort facts and ridicule accusations: “fake news”, “witch hunt” for his idiot followers. And to stretch the legal proceedings to the Supreme Court if necessary. It often works.
