Former president faces multiple legal challenges that could jeopardize his 2024 White House candidacy
Donald's latest indictment Trump for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election adds to the terrifying list of allegations leveled against the former president.
Mr. Trump will turn himself in on Thursday at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on these charges, and possibly , a historic photograph was taken during the proceedings.
He was given a deadline of noon local time (17:00 GMT) on Friday to voluntarily surrender to the Fulton County jail for filing a protocol.
Since leaving office, Mr. Trump has been implicated in a number of cases, both criminal and civil. Some of them will end up in court next year as he advocates a return to the White House in 2024.
In addition to allegations that he tried to change the election results, he faces criminal charges that he allegedly paid money to silence a porn star and mishandled White House documents.
Here are the key cases and what is happening: and where it could all end.
Georgian elections
As part of the latest criminal charges against President Trump, he is charged with 11 crimes related to his attempt to overturn the results of Georgia's 2020 elections.
He is charged with racketeering, breach of oath and other crimes. Trump associates Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, and John Eastman were also charged.
Accusations against Donald Trump in Georgia
Mr. Trump has always denied that he acted inappropriately in Georgia after the election events as he sought to overturn the state's election results after narrowly losing to Biden.
In a leaked conversation with Brad Raffensperger, Republican Secretary of State, Trump begged him to «find» the thousands of votes that would allow him to win the decisive state.
«There's nothing wrong with saying you know what you counted,» Mr. 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 speaks in court in New York on April 4, 2023. Photo : Seth Wenig/AFP via Getty Images
Trump's legal team argued unsuccessfully that Georgia District Attorney Fanny Willis should be banned from bringing charges against him and that the grand jury report should be thrown out.
The grand jury spent eight months questioning some. Earlier this year, it gathered 75 witnesses and filed a detailed account of Trump's behavior.
Trump surrendered to a Georgia court on Thursday to stand trial after his bail was set in the amount of $200,000. Strict conditions were placed on Trump's bail.
Other charges related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 allegations
In addition to Georgia, Trump is charged with four counts in connection with the events that led to the riots at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The 45-page indictment, written by Special Counsel Jack Smith, says: was accused of trying to «reverse the legitimate results» of the 2020 presidential election.
He allegedly did this by pushing officials in the swing states he lost to use «fake voters» to ignore the popular vote. and pressuring the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the «bogus» elections.
Map of Trump's 1608 indictment.
The indictment mentions six accomplices but does not name them. However, Giuliani appears to be the person labeled «participant number one».
Prosecutors say the former president also tried to convince Mike Pence, then vice president, to reject legitimate Electoral College votes.
Trump faces two charges of trying to obstruct a formal hearing by allegedly trying to block Congress from confirming Joe Biden's victory. four counts in connection with the events that led to the riots at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Photo: José Luis Magana/AP
A criminal charge has been filed against numerous rioters who stormed the Capitol.
The human rights conspiracy charge criminalizes any concerted effort to «injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate» people in order to prevent them from enjoying their constitutional or federal rights.
The Trump campaign said, that the «persecution» is «reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s». It added: «This anti-American witch hunt will fail and President Trump will be re-elected to the White House.»
Mr. Trump pleaded not guilty in a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. at the start of the election. August.
Mr. Smith, who was described as «insane» by the former president, said he would seek a «speedy trial» on four counts.
Even if Mr. Trump found guilty, the GOP leader insists he will continue to run for president.
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There are no mandatory minimum sentences for any of the crimes Mr. Trump is accused of.
Conspiracy to deceive the government is the least punitive of the four charges and is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Conspiracy against human rights is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, while conspiracy to obstruct official proceedings is punishable up to 20 years in prison.
Secret documents
Mr. Trump faces 40 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
The indictment accused him of endangering the national security, removed U.S. secrets from the White House and stored them in the «ballroom, bathroom and shower room». » at his club in Florida.
Some of them are said to contain information about nuclear programs, as well as the defense and weapons potential of the United States and foreign powers.
Boxes of classified documents in a bathroom in Mar-a-Lago. Credit: US Department of Justice/AFP via Getty Images
In July, three more charges were added after it was revealed that Mr. Trump and two employees tried to delete Mar-a-Lago CCTV footage before they were turned over to the FBI.
A Trump spokesman called the case «an ongoing desperate and clumsy attempt» by the Biden administration to «go after President Trump and those around him.»
Mr. Trump will appear in court on May 20, in the middle of the 2024 election campaign.
Although lawyers called for an indefinite postponement of the case, citing «problems» between the criminal process and the election, the date was set for May 20 2024 at Fort Pierce. , Florida.
1206, Mar-a-Lago
While the primaries in most states will end by mid-May, a small number of votes will take place on May 14 and beyond.
Only two charges brought against Trump carry a prison sentence of less than 10 years — charges of concealing plans and making false statements and statements.
31 Espionage Act charges — deliberate possession of documents — penalties up to 10 years in prison .
Prosecution will have to prove that Mr. Trump or his team — he is on trial with two co-defendants — “deliberately” mishandled the materials.” hinder, impede or influence” on the investigation.
Charges of obstruction of justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly withholding a document or record, and withholding a document during a federal investigation can carry up to 20 years in prison.
All charges are listed with a maximum fine of up to $250,000 (£198,000).
Stormy Daniels «hush money»
Trump was indicted in New York in April for 34 counts of fraud in connection with «hush money» paid to a porn star Stormy Daniels remains quiet about the alleged affair.
The former president is said to have falsified business documents to hide a $130,000 payment.
According to the 16-page indictment, the payments were intended to «hide incriminating information and illegal activities from American voters before and after after 2016 elections.»
Trump is accused of paying Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about the alleged affair. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 after he admitted to tax evasion and campaign finance violations in connection with a payment to Ms. Daniels, present whose name is Stephanie Clifford.
Mr Trump pleaded guilty. not guilty of a 34-count indictment that he called «a political witch-hunt to overthrow the leading GOP candidate.»
Mr. Trump will stand trial in New York on March 25 next year, in the midst of the Republican primaries.
The presidential candidate normally assumed he would be traveling the country on the campaign trail, but the judge warned him not to make any commitments in March 2024.
Many cases of falsifying business records carry a maximum of four: a year in prison if Mr. Trump is found guilty.
Ms. Daniels, however, downplayed the charges, arguing that the former president did not deserve jail time. imprisonment.
“I don’t think his crimes against me are worthy of jail time,” she told TalkTV earlier this year.
Real estate fraud
Letitia James, Attorney General New York filed a lawsuit. against the Trump Organization for allegedly overvaluing 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 when they persuaded banks to lend to businesses on better terms than they deserved. The lawsuit also names two executives.
The case against Ivanka Trump was dismissed by a New York court after the statute of limitations expired.
Lawsuits involving Donald Trump and when they began
Among other allegations, the lawsuit alleges that the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate and golf resort in Florida was valued at $739 million, while its real value was closer to $75 million.
Previously Trump accused James of waging a «war of intimidation» against him and filed a lawsuit against her, which subsequently dropped.
Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump may be involved in the case. she is prohibited from running any company or acquiring real estate in New York.
Ms. James is also demanding $250 million, which she claims was fraudulently obtained by the Trumps by allegedly inflating the company's value by «billions of dollars.»
E. Jean Carroll
A. Jean Carroll, a former magazine columnist, is seeking additional damages from Trump after he called her «crazy» the day after he was found to have sexually abused her as part of a civil lawsuit.
< p>Ms. Carroll alleged that Trump raped her in the dressing room of Manhattan's Bergdorf Goodman department store in the mid-1990s.
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The next day, at CNN's City Hall, Mr. Trump accused her of telling a «fabricated story.»He told the audience at the event, «What kind of woman meets someone, brings them up, and minutes later you're playing locker room, all right?»
Ms. Carroll's lawyers allege he «persistently continued maliciously slandering Carroll again» and demand an eight-figure sum.
Ms. Carroll may file a libel suit against Trump after the Justice Department ruled that his presidency does not protect him from liability.
In a 180 degree turnaround last month, it said it no longer believes Trump can do it, claiming his right-wing comments were made as part of his presidency.
Ms. Carroll demands another $10 million from the former president for his CNN comments, which her lawyers called «malicious» and «defamatory».
The former magazine columnist has already won $5 million (£4 million) from Trump after , as in May he was accused of sexually assaulting and slandering her.
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