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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Oct 12, 2020, 12:37 PM Oct 2020

Trump will be slammed with a pile of personal lawsuits once he leaves office. Here are 9 major ones

Before and during his presidency, Donald Trump has been sued dozens of times. The lawsuits have alleged everything from business deals gone wrong to sexual assault.

Some cases have been resolved or dismissed. But a number of them remain active, suspended or slowed until he leaves office. He he will have to face the onslaught of lawsuits if he loses reelection and becomes a private citizen once again.

As Business Insider's Dave Levinthal previously reported, Trump will likely face a litany of federal investigations if he loses to former Vice President Joe Biden next month. He may also be indicted for his role in covering up hush-money payments to Karen McDougal — a plot that sent his former lawyer Michael Cohen to prison.

Norm Eisen, a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, told Business Insider there were several reasons Trump has been successful in avoiding court appearances.

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Trump will be slammed with a pile of personal lawsuits once he leaves office. Here are 9 major ones (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 OP
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I suspect far more lawsuits are waiting in the background too, and not just those on the federal ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2020 #2

SWBTATTReg

(26,399 posts)
2. I suspect far more lawsuits are waiting in the background too, and not just those on the federal ...
Mon Oct 12, 2020, 12:52 PM
Oct 2020

level being that if trump resigns and pence takes over, grants trump a pardon, the pardon would only be good for federal crimes, not state crimes. The pardon wouldn't work for personal lawsuits though, imho.

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