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What Trump faces on Jan. 20, 2021
As soon as he becomes a private citizen, Trump will be stripped of the legal armor that has protected him from pending cases both civil and criminal.
Nov. 22, 2020, 6:00 AM EST
By Tom Winter
It looks increasingly certain that on Jan. 20, 2021, around noon, Joe Biden will take the oath of office as president, and Donald Trump will lose both his job and one of its most important perks.
Trump has faced investigations involving his campaign, his business, and his personal behavior since he took the oath of office himself four years ago. As soon as he becomes a private citizen, however, he will be stripped of the legal armor that has protected him from a host of pending court cases both civil and criminal.
He will no longer be able to argue in court that his position as the nations chief executive makes him immune to prosecution or protects him from turning over documents and other evidence. He will also lose the help of the Department of Justice in making those arguments.
While it is possible he could go to jail as a result of some of the probes of his business affairs, the soon-to-be-former president is more likely to face financial punishment in the form of civil fines, law enforcement observers believe. He may also be embarrassed by financial and other secrets that will be exposed in court. Nearly all his legal troubles are in his hometown of New York, where he once basked in the tabloid limelight as a young mogul and where he rode a golden escalator into an unlikely political career.
Here are some of the most perilous cases that await President Trump when hes no longer president and heres how he could yet use the powers of the nations highest office to escape punishment:
The Manhattan district attorneys case...
lots more...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/what-trump-faces-jan-20-2021-n1247722
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Karadeniz
(22,605 posts)Order. Let's all visualize this!!!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)And when he violates it, off to gitmo!
Timewas
(2,200 posts)So tied up in court that he will die before it is over and he will neve see the inside of a jail
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Rorey
(8,445 posts)Which will also be fun. Especially Ivanka and Don Jr.
works for me
onethatcares
(16,205 posts)the gooder part is hearing the words, 'former presidunt djt was in court today in response to a subpoena ........"
Kath2
(3,089 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Along with ALL coconspirators & enablers. Every. Single. One!
former9thward
(32,128 posts)Or just general principles?
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,544 posts)Some reading material for potential investigators:
The unredacted Mueller report, of course.
https://newrepublic.com/article/143586/trumps-russian-laundromat-trump-tower-luxury-high-rises-dirty-money-international-crime-syndicate
https://lawandcrime.com/legal-analysis/extensive-new-report-breaks-down-specifics-of-multiple-potential-trump-campaign-crimes/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/donald-trump-russia-steve-bannon-michael-wolff
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-06-29/complaint-claims-trump-illegally-solicited-donations-from-foreign-mps
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/03/trumps-latest-tweets-cross-clear-lines-experts-say-obstruction-justice-witness-tampering/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.25753d4e2cf1
http://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-committing-felony-bribery-giving-fundraising-cash-gop-senators-ahead-impeachment-trial-1468946
sprinkleeninow
(20,268 posts)edbermac
(15,950 posts)EndlessWire
(6,574 posts)I think that Florida will not extradite him to NYS. And, he's now a resident there. It will be extremely difficult to nab any of them.
Tikki
(14,562 posts)Tikki
TlalocW
(15,394 posts)I'm convinced she did a re-nup where Trump promised her a nice payout if she stuck around while he was running for president and then maybe another if she stuck around while he was president. The question is will she get any money since it seems like Trump is broke? Whether she does or not, I can't see her staying by his side for too long after January 20th.
TlalocW
Tikki
(14,562 posts)about a pretend marriage to the fool.
I don't think his cult cares whether he stays married to her or not.
Remember, some women said he 'could' grab their p***y..no problem.
Gagh...I can't even wrap my head around that.
Tikki
p.s. Her son seems to be a different story. She will want the repug version of Social Elite for him.
Sneederbunk
(14,319 posts)Cha
(297,975 posts)about the USA have the criminal trump getting rigged in as Impotus.. it highlights the need to do away with "immunity" for Anyone.
electric_blue68
(15,012 posts)waiting with baited breath!
Skraxx
(2,985 posts)He will never get out from under that debt, they will never let him, and he has nothing left to offer them once he's out of office.
And when his dead, his children will owe Putin and his oligarchs for their fathers debts. That's how the mob works. You never get out from under.