Trump faces a slew of lawsuits, both for his conduct while in office and before. Lindsay Graham and sent letters to pro-Trump Georgia state senators warning they could be prosecuted as part of the case. Just this month, Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis has subpoenaed Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sen. In Georgia, prosecutors in Fulton County are investigating whether Trump illegally interfered in the counting of votes by pressuring Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes for him after the election. The grand jury has since expired, however, and there are few indications that Bragg intends to bring charges. In Manhattan, district attorney Alvin Bragg empaneled a grand jury to investigate whether the former president committed fraud by allegedly lying about the value of his assets in financial statements. Former New York City district attorney Cyrus Vance’s efforts to subpoena Trump’s tax returns landed before the high court in 2020.Īt the state level, Trump faces two criminal investigations.
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The law is less clear on whether a president can face prosecution from states while in office, but any attempt to put Trump on trial in a state case would likely be litigated in the Supreme Court. Department policy forbids the prosecution of a sitting president, effectively insulating Trump from any federal charges for another four years. It’s unclear whether the Justice Department will charge Trump in connection with fomenting the January 6 insurrection, but winning the White House would be extremely helpful to him. The powers of the presidency would offer a welcome pause to the various civil suits and criminal investigations now hanging over Trump. 6 hearings … He went on for a couple minutes about how ‘some very corrupt’ people want to ‘put me in jail.’” “It was during a larger discussion about the investigations, other possible 2024 candidates, and what people were saying about the Jan. He “said something like, ‘ couldn’t get away with this while I was president,’” another one of the four sources recalls.
Trump himself seems to acknowledge potential problems. “I do think criminal prosecutions are possible…for Trump and Meadows certainly,” Ty Cobb, a former top lawyer in Trump’s White House, bluntly told Rolling Stone late last month. Trump’s teams of lawyers and former senior administration officials speak about it commonly. It’s not just liberal wish-casters or Trump critics who are acknowledging the former president’s legal jeopardy. Trump Team Moved and Hid Classified Documents Before Justice Department Raid, Feds Claimīut as Trump talks about running, the four sources say, he’s leaving confidants with the impression that, as his criminal exposure has increased, so has his focus on the legal protections of the executive branch. And as he works on another run, Trump is in a tug-of-war with leaders and operatives of his own party about when to announce, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter.
Presidential immunity and picking his own attorney general aren’t Trump’s only reasons for running again. “He says when he is president again, a new Republican administration will put a stop to the investigation that he views as the Biden administration working to hit him with criminal charges - or even put him and his people in prison.” Trump has “spoken about how when you are the president of the United States, it is tough for politically motivated prosecutors to ‘get to you,” says one of the sources, who has discussed the issue with Trump this summer.
In recent months, Trump has made clear to associates that the legal protections of occupying the Oval Office are front-of-mind for him, four people with knowledge of the situation tell Rolling Stone. He’ll be running away from legal troubles, possible criminal charges, and even the specter of prison time.
When Donald Trump formally declares his 2024 candidacy, he won’t just be running for another term in the White House.
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