There have been so many accusations brought against and investigations into Trump in recent years that it’s hard to keep them all straight. Here’s a guide to the latest developments out of New York City.
Donald Trump set an unenviable record while occupying the White House, becoming the first president to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives.
His legal troubles have only mounted since then.
On Saturday, Trump said on his social media network Truth Social that he will be arrested Tuesday in connection with a case brought by Manhattan Dist. Atty. Alvin Bragg. The former president cited “illegal leaks” out of Bragg’s office as the source of his information; his attorney later said there’s been no formal notice from the prosecutor, and Bragg declined to comment.
Bragg has been presenting a criminal case against Trump to a grand jury in Manhattan, which met Monday to hear from a witness offered by Trump’s attorneys — a sign that the jury’s work is almost done and that an indictment could be imminent. Trump has declined an invitation to testify.
That’s just one of several legal cases Trump is facing. Here’s a rundown of what’s happening now, as well as other looming problems for the former president.
Because Trump was accused of violating state law while in New York in 2016, when he was running for president.
One of Trump’s former attorneys, Michael Cohen, admitted in federal court that he paid $130,000 to a porn star, Stormy Daniels, shortly before the 2016 election to keep her from talking about an affair she says she had with Trump. Cohen also admitted in court papers that Trump’s New York City-based real estate business reimbursed him the following year but disguised the payments as a large monthly retainer.
Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels and paying her to stay quiet. One of his lawyers has accused her of extorting money from him.
There is, but the time limit was extended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the clock stops when the defendant spends an extended amount of time away from New York, as Trump did while he was in the White House.
No. These accusations relate to the 2016 election, which Trump won.
Yes. In 2018, he pleaded guilty to lying to a bank about his debts in order to obtain a $500,000 home equity line of credit. He also pleaded guilty to five counts of tax evasion and, in connection to the hush money payments, two campaign finance law violations.
Harvard-educated Bragg is the first Black district attorney for the borough of Manhattan, elected in 2021. Before that, he spent years as an attorney and prosecutor for the New York City Council and the state and federal governments.
Among other cases he has worked over the years, he oversaw the lawsuit by the New York attorney general that accused Trump’s charity, the Donald J.
