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Sancho

(9,065 posts)
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 09:52 AM Jan 2022

It's hard to keep up with all the investigations...

https://www.justsecurity.org/75032/litigation-tracker-pending-criminal-and-civil-cases-against-donald-trump/

Originally published on Feb. 28, 2021; updated on Jan. 4, 2022.

On both the criminal and civil litigation fronts, former President Donald Trump faces a bevy of lawsuits and investigations, with more cases likely to follow. Some are civil suits stemming from his pre-presidential business dealings. Others are defamation claims from women he allegedly assaulted. More still are criminal probes and civil actions that scrutinize his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The Chart below tracks all these cases. It will be continually updated as major legal developments occur.

These cases bear on two pressing questions. First, will Trump maintain his long streak of eluding legal liability in the face of so many lawsuits? Second, if Trump is held to account for illegal conduct, what impact will such a development have on his—and his family’s—political and business fortunes?

Criminal charges—one would think—would be among the most damaging outcomes. After all, a criminal prosecution of a former president would be a singular event in American history. No former president has ever been indicted, much less convicted. Trump lost any immunity from indictment that he may have possessed as president the moment he left office on Jan. 20. To be sure, most of the criminal probes detailed below are in their infancy, so the odds of an actual conviction at this time remain improbable. Even so, the mere stigma of criminal charges against the former president could reshape the American political landscape and the historical understanding of Trump’s behavior.

The civil cases could certainly do their fair share of damage as well, directly or indirectly. If Trump falters in one of his business-related suits, his companies may be subject to massive penalties, or worse. Even apart from such sanctions, his empire is reportedly struggling under looming debt obligations and reduced revenues, a slump which could worsen if his reputation continues to deteriorate.


This list summarizes 21 legal actions...more at link.

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It's hard to keep up with all the investigations... (Original Post) Sancho Jan 2022 OP
Thanks for this. We often need a scorecard or timeline to keep track of these things. nt abqtommy Jan 2022 #1
How much do they owe Russia? fwvinson Jan 2022 #2
Are any of the Mueller investigation crimes still on the table? Thunderbeast Jan 2022 #3
I was wondering if any of the current actions restart the Russian connection... Sancho Jan 2022 #4

Thunderbeast

(3,382 posts)
3. Are any of the Mueller investigation crimes still on the table?
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 11:16 AM
Jan 2022

Those investigations, while ambiguous about the core issues, DID describe criminal obstruction of the probe. These findings were ignored by the Barr DOJ, but were crimes nonetheless.

The facts of the active conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia were never investigated fully. Barr put fences around the financial evidence that painted a compelling picture of illegal foreign influence.

It may be "old news", but accountability for the election crimes is still important.

Sancho

(9,065 posts)
4. I was wondering if any of the current actions restart the Russian connection...
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 01:26 PM
Jan 2022

...assuming that various documents are still available. Barr probably cleaned out everything.

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