President Donald Trump has a legal shield to stave off any legal trouble that comes his way. However, he will no longer be able to use that legal shield after he steps down as the President of one of the strongest nations in the world. Trump will be replaced by Joe Biden even when he didn't concede defeat for a long time. Accused for inciting the mob to attack the US Capitol, the Trumpism seems to have affected America enormously.
One of the serious troubles that Trump faces is in his former home town. As per an article published in The Economist, Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan District Attorney has been investigating crimes, possibly financial crimes and alleged money pay off to adult star and a playboy model on the eve of elections in 2016.
Former lawyer of Trump, Michael Cohen is under home confinement for lying to the Congress and campaign finance violations among other crimes.
The Manhattan District Attorney, Vance subpoenaed eight years of tax documents and financial records from Trump's accountant as per The Economist. Trump lost in both the courts after he sued to block the subpoena. The Supreme Court in July 2020 had responded to Trump's plea that public has the right to every man's evidence. Although, in the second plea, Trump again fared in a similar vein. The court sat on final appeal for three months and the documents could not reached District Attorney.
It is expected that when the Supreme Court finally dismisses the plea, Vance will pounce. Some experts believe that the dismissal can come when Trump leaves the town. Vance's office has suggested that the investigations on Trump will be broader than only the pay-offs. If the evidence is found, Trump will likely to be charged of scheming to defraud, falsification of business records, insurance fraud and criminal tax fraud.
Trump has kept his finance records under wraps and he has fought fiercely for keeping them concealed but as he reprises private role, he might be investigated by a grand jury.
Letitia James is investigating fraudulent business practices when Trump inflated the value of his and Trump Organization's assets. However, it has been termed as a politically motivated inquiry by Trump's organization. Another claim from E. Jean Carroll is pending in New York who is a former columnist. Carroll had alleged that Trump raped her in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store. Similarly, a claim of Summer Zervos, a former contestant on "The Apprentice", Trump's hit TV show had alleged that Trump sexually harassed her on the set.
Karl Racine, the attorney-general of Washington DC is pursuing a charges related to President profiting from his office. Racine had cautioned on Sunday that Trump could possibly be prosecuted by the city prosecutors with a "city misdemeanor, a six month in jail-maximum."
Racine alleges that some members of the family of Trump had made a deal with themselves when a tax exempt charity, the inaugural committee used non-profit funds to pay Trump's hotel $175,000 a day for hosting the 2017 inauguration. Racine made another allegation that the non-profit footed a bill for a $49,000 payment that should have been made by Trump's Organization.
Trump is likely to face District Columbia law and Federal Criminal Statue in the case of 'instigating the capitol insurrection.' Trump might also face a civil tort claims from the families of six people died in the riots, perhaps due to his actions on January 6. Trump is also likely to be implicated under another charges for making a call to Georgia's secretary of state. He may also face a legal action on the 'Ukraine-Trump Scandal' in which he asked the President of Ukraine to investigate his political opponents.
Now, it is to be seen, what lay ahead of Trump after his
term in the office concludes. Trump may or may not land in hot soup but he is
not likely to have it easy after he reprises private life.
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