All accusations against Donald Trump

The former president is facing multiple legal challenges that could jeopardize his 2024 White House bid

Recent indictment Donald Trump's imprisonment for allegedly trying to reverse the results of the 2020 election adds to the terrifying list of charges leveled against the former president.

Since leaving office, Mr. Trump has been implicated in a number of cases, both criminal, as well as civilians. . Some of them will stand trial next year as he campaigns to return to the White House in 2024.

In addition to allegations that he tried to change the election results, he faces criminal charges for allegedly paying money for silence. to a porn star and mishandling White House documents.

Another accusation of election interference in the state of Georgia could be filed by the state's attorney's office in a few weeks, and allegations that he fraudulently inflated the value of his real estate empires will be heard in October.

Here are the key cases, what is happening and how it all could end.

Election 2020 and January 6

Mr. Trump was charged with four counts in connection with the events that led to the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riots.

In a 45-page indictment filed by by Special Counsel Jack Smith, he was accused of trying to «disprove the legitimate results» of the 2020 presidential election.

He allegedly did this by putting pressure on officials in the swing states he was in. lost the ability to use «fake voters» to ignore the popular vote, as well as to pressure the Department of Justice to open «bogus» election investigations.

Six accomplices are mentioned in the indictment, but they are not named. However, Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, said he appears to be the person labeled «accomplice number one».

Prosecutors say the former president also tried to convince Mike Pence, then vice president. President to override legitimate Electoral College votes.

Trump is charged with four counts in connection with the events that led to the Riots in US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AP

Trump is charged with two counts of trying to obstruct a formal proceeding as he allegedly tried to block Congress confirming Joe Biden's victory.

The numerous rioters who stormed the Capitol were charged with a felony.

The conspiracy against rights criminalizes any concerted effort to «harm, harass, threaten or intimidate» people to prevent them from enjoying their constitutional or federal rights.

The Trump campaign said the «harassment» was «reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.» It added: «This un-American witch hunt will fail and President Trump will be re-elected to the White House.»

On Thursday, Trump appeared at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., where he is innocent.

Even if Mr. Trump is convicted, the candidate's leader Republicans insists that he will continue to run for president.

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There are no mandatory minimum sentences for any of the crimes Trump is accused of.

Conspiracy to defraud the government is the least punitive of the four charges, punishable by up to five years in prison.

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Conspiracy against human rights is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and conspiracy to obstruct and obstruct official proceedings is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

Classified Documents

Trump faces 40 felony charges related to mishandling classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

The indictment charges him with endangering national security by deleting US secrets from the White House and keeping them. in the «ballroom, bath and shower» at his club in Florida.

Some of them are said to contain information about nuclear programs and the defense and weapons capabilities of the US and foreign powers.

Boxes of classified documents in a bathroom in Mar-a-Lago. Photo: US Department of Justice/AFP via Getty Images. -Lago's security footage before being released to the FBI.

A Trump spokesman called the case «an ongoing desperate and unsuccessful attempt» by the Biden administration to «go after President Trump and his entourage.»

Mr. Trump will appear in court on May 20, in the midst of the 2024 election campaign.

Although lawyers called for an indefinite postponement of the case, citing the «difficulties» of reconciling the criminal process and the election, the date was set for 20 May 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida.

1206 Mar-a-Lago.

While most state primaries will be completed by mid-May, some votes will take place on or after May 14.

Only two of Trump's charges face jail terms of less than 10 years — charges of conspiracy to conceal and make false statements and statements.

31 charges under the Espionage Act — willfully withholding documents — carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.

Prosecutors will have to prove that Mr. Trump or his team — he is on trial along with two co-defendants — “knowingly” mishandled the materials” obstruct, obstruct or influence” on the investigation.

Charges of obstruction of justice, concealment of a document or record, concealment of a document or record of corruption and concealment of a document during a federal investigation can result in a prison sentence of up to 20 years.

All charges are listed with a maximum fine of up to $250,000 (£198,000).

Stormy Daniels 'silent money'

Trump was indicted in April on 34 counts of «hush money» fraud paid by porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair.

The former president is said to have falsified business records to cover up a $130,000 payment dollars.

According to the 16-page indictment, the payments were intended to «hide incriminating information and illegal activities from American voters before and after the 2016 election.»

Trump is accused of paying Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about the alleged affair. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Michael Cohen, Mr. Trump's former attorney, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 after admitting tax evasion and campaign finance violations in relation to Mrs. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.

Mr Trump pleaded guilty. not guilty of a 34-count indictment that he called «a political witch hunt trying to topple the leading GOP candidate.»

Mr. Trump will stand trial in New York on March 25 next year, in the midst of the Republican primaries.

A presidential candidate normally expects to travel around the country on the campaign trail, but a judge warned him not to make any commitments in March 2024.

Multiple charges of falsifying business records include a maximum of four years in prison if Trump is found guilty.

However, Ms. Daniels downplays the allegations, arguing that the former president does not deserve jail time.

«I don't think his crimes against me deserve jail time,» she told TalkTV earlier in this

Real Estate Fraud

Letitia James, Attorney General of New York, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Organization for allegedly inflating the value of its real estate assets by billions of dollars.

The Trump Organization, Mr. Trump himself and his children Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have been accused of committing a «staggering» scam in which he persuaded banks to lend money to businesses on better terms than they deserved. The lawsuit also names two executives.

The case against Ivanka Trump has since been dismissed by a New York court after the statute of limitations expired.

Lawsuits against Donald Trump and when they began

Other allegations in the lawsuit include the former president's estate in Florida and the Mar-a-Lago golf resort was valued at $739 million, when its real value was closer to $75 million.

Mr Trump previously accused Ms. James of waging a «war of intimidation» against him. and filed a lawsuit against her, which has since dropped.

In this case, Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump may be prohibited from running any company or buying real estate in New York.

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Ms. James is also demanding $250 million, which she claims the Trumps fraudulently obtained by allegedly inflating the company's value by «billions of dollars.»

Georgian elections

A grand jury has launched an investigation into whether Mr Trump has been electoral fraud, racketeering and making false statements to government officials in Georgia since the 2020 election.

During a leaked conversation with Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Trump pleaded with him to «find» the thousands of votes that would allow him to win the deciding state.

«There's nothing wrong with saying, You know, um, what have you counted,” Trump reportedly said.

“All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state.»

Mr Trump appears in court in New York on April 4, 2023. Photo: Seth Wenig/AFP via Getty Images. grand jury report should be ruled out.

The grand jury spent eight months questioning some 75 witnesses and produced a lengthy report on Trump's behavior earlier this year.

It is not yet clear whether charges will be filed former president, but the jury report recommends that charges be filed against state prosecutors. The District Attorney is expected to announce the decision in August.

Mr. Trump has not yet been charged on any count in Georgia, although there is speculation that it may be imminent.

Ms. Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney, told NBC in July: “We are working for two and a half years now. We're ready to go.»

A Jean Carroll

A Jean Carroll, a former magazine columnist, is seeking further damages from Mr. Trump after he called it a «crazy job» the day after as it was established that he raped her in a civil suit.

Ms. Carroll alleged that Trump raped her in the locker room of Manhattan's Bergdorf Goodman department store in the mid-1990s.

A civil jury dismissed the rape claim but ordered the former president to pay $2 million in damages for sexual assault.

The next day at the CNN-hosted City Hall, Mr. Trump accused her of telling a «fabricated story.»He told those gathered at the event: «What kind of woman meets someone, brings them up and in a matter of minutes, you're playing pranks in the locker room, okay?»

Ms. slandered Carroll again» and demand an eight-figure sum.

Ms. Carroll may file a defamation lawsuit against Trump after the Justice Department ruled that his presidency does not protect him from liability.

Last month, the ministry said it no longer believes Trump could do that. allege that his comments on the right were carried out as part of his presidential duties.

Ms. Carroll is seeking an additional $10 million from the former president for his comments to CNN, which her lawyers called «malicious» and «slanderous» . .

The former magazine columnist has already won $5 million (£4 million) from Trump after he was found guilty of sexually harassing and slandering her in May.

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