Here are the notable investigations, lawsuits Donald Trump is dealing with.
August 20, 2022, 8:39 AMFormer President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the America First Policy Institute Agenda Summit in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 2022.Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate was searched in August by FBI agents as part of what the Justice Department said is a criminal investigation into alleged classified documents taken with him when he left the White House.in the investigation, according to outside law enforcement experts.
The allegations are serious: In New York, for example, the state attorney general is probing suspected financial fraud by the Trump Organization while a district attorney in Georgia investigates the former president's attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss. A redacted copy of the search warrant and related papers indicates that among the potential crimes the DOJ is investigating one could be a violation of part of the Espionage Act involving the gathering, transmitting or loss of defense information.
"This raid of President Trump's home was not just unprecedented, but unnecessary ... This is outrageous," Budowich said. The committee, seven Democrats as well as two Republicans who will leave Congress in 2023, will reconvene in September as evidence collection continues after, they have said, a deluge of information was sent to them in the wake of their hearings in June and July.
The investigation has led to charges of tax fraud against Allen Weisselberg, the longtime CFO of the Trump Organization. He initially pleaded not guilty, but subsequently pleaded guilty to 15 counts in total -- including grand larceny and tax fraud -- and agreed to testify against the Trump Organization when the company goes on trial in connection with an alleged compensation scheme beginning in October.
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