Charges have already been brought in three criminal investigations and the investigation of the fourth case is nearing its end.
In the United States, the Republican presidential race is overwhelmingly leading Donald Trump has to defend himself against the criminal charges brought against him in addition to his campaign.
There have been ongoing criminal investigations into Trump’s political and financial activities at both the federal and state levels.
These are the four criminal investigations into Trump:
1. Manhattan Criminal Investigation
This criminal investigation is about tampering with the accounts of the Trump Organization. The charges relate to payments used to cover up a sex scandal that emerged during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump faces 34 charges of falsifying his group’s accounting records so that his lawyers by Michael D. Cohen payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels would not have been revealed.
The charges were filed in New York in April and the trial is scheduled to begin on March 24, 2024.
2. Examination of encrypted documents
A Florida grand jury has decided to indict Donald Trump over his possession of sensitive documents after his presidency.
There are 37 points in the indictment. They concern, among other things, the unauthorized possession of secret documents related to national security and attempts to prevent the authorities from getting the documents back.
In this case, the caretaker of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate has also been charged Carlos De Oliveirato whom the charges were read on Monday of this week.
The charges were filed in June and the trial is scheduled to begin on May 20, 2024.
3. Federal criminal investigation into the takeover of Congress and attempts to overturn the 2020 election results
The most recent charges against the former president were brought on Tuesday, August 1. The special prosecutor of the Ministry of Justice investigated Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election Jack Smith decided to file four charges as a result of his investigation.
The charges relate to conspiring to violate civil rights and defrauding the federal government in attempts to overturn the election result, as well as obstructing and attempting to obstruct an investigation.
Trump is scheduled to hear the charges in court in Washington on Thursday, August 3. The date of the trial is open.
You can access it from this link to read the indictment in English.
4. Criminal investigation into the attempt to overturn the election result in Georgia
This is a statewide investigation in Georgia, where Trump narrowly lost the election and lost all the electors For Joe Biden in the 2020 elections.
The investigation focuses on attempts by Trump and several of his allies to overturn the election result in Georgia.
The Fulton County District Attorney is leading the investigation Fan. T. Willis. He is expected to press charges in August.
The legal battles are unlikely to stop Trump from running for the White House again. The most recent opinion polls show that, despite them, his support is solid among Republican supporters.
Sources: AP, Reuters
In addition to news agencies, sources include: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, CNN and Fox News