🚨Trump has dodged a LOT of lawsuits by being president.
Let's take a look at the potential criminal charges Trump faces once he leaves office.
THREAD.
Let's take a look at the potential criminal charges Trump faces once he leaves office.
THREAD.
1) Mueller's Russia investigation.
Remember the Mueller investigation did NOT exonerate Trump.
Remember the Mueller investigation did NOT exonerate Trump.
In fact, Mueller stated in his testimony that you could "charge the president with a crime after he left office".
2) Extortion, soliciting, bribing, and foreign campaign assistance related to the Ukraine quid pro quo.
Impeachment wasn't a criminal trial. Trump's clearance of impeachment charges does not remove the constitutional barriers to future criminal charges.
theintercept.com/2019/10/10/tru…
Impeachment wasn't a criminal trial. Trump's clearance of impeachment charges does not remove the constitutional barriers to future criminal charges.
theintercept.com/2019/10/10/tru…
4) Federal and state tax charges + Real estate fraud
e.g Vance and Mazars etc
thehill.com/homenews/state…
nytimes.com/2020/08/26/nyr…
e.g Vance and Mazars etc
thehill.com/homenews/state…
nytimes.com/2020/08/26/nyr…
5) Emolument clause violations
Although "the supreme declined to revive the lawsuit Trump still faces other lawsuits alleging he violated the emoluments clause... by accepting payments from foreign... officials who stay at the Trump International Hotel."
nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
Although "the supreme declined to revive the lawsuit Trump still faces other lawsuits alleging he violated the emoluments clause... by accepting payments from foreign... officials who stay at the Trump International Hotel."
nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
6) Congressional tax and financial cases
Donald Trump and Steve Mnuchin have illegally failed to provide Trump’s tax returns to congress. Section 6103(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).
americanprogress.org/issues/economy…
Donald Trump and Steve Mnuchin have illegally failed to provide Trump’s tax returns to congress. Section 6103(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).
americanprogress.org/issues/economy…
8) E. Jean Carroll's defamation case
Note: Both Caroll’s and Zervo’s (next tweet) can only be defamation cases as both cases are past the statutes of limitations for criminal charges.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/jean-…
Note: Both Caroll’s and Zervo’s (next tweet) can only be defamation cases as both cases are past the statutes of limitations for criminal charges.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/jean-…
11) Campaign Finance violations
"Individual 1" = Trump
Cohen paid hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels after he had an affair with Trump and at the direction of Trump.
"Individual 1" = Trump
Cohen paid hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels after he had an affair with Trump and at the direction of Trump.
To update this: this is the news that dropped today
Trump family urges U.S. appeals court to move marketing scam lawsuit to arbitration
reuters.com/article/amp/id…
Trump family urges U.S. appeals court to move marketing scam lawsuit to arbitration
reuters.com/article/amp/id…
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