A look at how Donald Trump's impending presidency may affect the various court cases he is facing, including the hush money case and other civil and criminal proceedings.
What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, Donald Trump was facing the prospect of four criminal trials that could put him behind bars for years, and hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties from civil cases that had been brought against him. Now the criminal cases against him are in jeopardy — the two federal prosecutions have already been dismissed, while the two state cases are stalled — and appeals courts might whittle down the hefty civil judgments against him.
The change in circumstance is largely due to Trump’s election win — the federal cases were dropped because of a Justice Department legal opinion that sitting presidents can’t be prosecuted, a position Trump’s lawyers have said should be applied to the state cases, as well. Trump's attorneys in his civil cases, meanwhile, are trying to use his soon-to-be office to their benefit, as well. His spokesperson, Steven Cheung, said in a statement that Trump's election was a 'mandate' from the American people, who 'demanded an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and a swift dismissal of all the Witch Hunts against him. We look forward to uniting our country as President Trump Makes America Great Again.” Here’s a look at where the various court cases against the president-elect stand, and how they may — or may not — be affected by his inauguration Jan. 20. Hush money case Trump was convicted in New York state court in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment his then-lawyer Michael Cohen paid porn star Stormy Daniels in the closing days of the 2016 presidential election. Daniels claimed she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, an allegation he has denied. Trump, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, was initially set to be sentenced in July, a date that got pushed back after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that created a new standard for presidential immunit
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