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Explainer | The evidence piling up against Donald Trump
- Investigations into Donald Trump’s finances and conduct in office may soon result in criminal charges
- Trump also faces legal risks from the January 6 Capitol riot and Rudy Giuliani’s Ukraine meddling
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Criminal probes into former US president Donald Trump are heating up. The signs are everywhere.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jnr empanelled a grand jury that will reportedly be used for an investigation into whether Trump fudged his personal and company finances. Charges could come as soon as this week, US media have reported.
The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James recently said its own investigation is now criminal in nature, and that it’s joining forces with Vance.
Prosecutors from New York to Georgia are scrutinising Trump’s conduct before he took office, as well as actions he took as president.
Trump reportedly faces two more grand jury investigations into whether he illegally pressured Georgia officials to rig the 2020 election results.
In addition, criminal investigations are under way into the insurrection at the US Capitol and Rudy Giuliani’s efforts in Ukraine to dig up dirt on Trump’s 2020 presidential election rival, Joe Biden. Both present potential legal risks for Trump, although there’s no evidence those prosecutors are currently targeting him.
Trump has dismissed all allegations against him – in the criminal probes as well as a litany of civil ones – as politically motivated.
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