Trump recently confirmed the receipt of a target letter in the federal case, a move that typically comes shortly before criminal charges are issued. Two more major criminal investigations into Trump are still ongoing and appear to be reaching their endgame: Smith and the DOJ's investigation into his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, which led to the January 6, 2021, Capital riot and, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's state-level investigation into his alleged attempts to interfere with Georgia's electoral process to overturn his 2020 loss to Joe Biden in the state. A legal analyst observed on Sunday that Trump's number of criminal indictments could double soon. Trump's legal team requested earlier this month that the classified documents trial be delayed until after the November 2024 election, citing concerns about seating "an impartial jury" prior to the election and the former president needing to spend a "tremendous amount of time and energy" in his attempt to return to the White House.ĭonald Trump appears in a Manhattan court to be arraigned on criminal charges. Additionally, some reports indicated that Trump declared his 2024 campaign much earlier than is typical in a bid to use his status as a major presidential candidate as a shield from legal scrutiny. The former president has strenuously maintained his innocence in all of the cases against him, accusing them of being plots to hurt him politically.
The second was a federal indictment, brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and special counsel Jack Smith for Trump's mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House. The first came at the state level, with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office charging him with orchestrating a plan to conceal hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, made to keep her quiet about an alleged affair the two had in 2006.
Trump has so far been hit with two criminal indictments, the first of any kind for a former U.S.
Legal analyst Neal Katyal on Sunday said that "it's quite clear that former President Donald Trump is going to double his current number of" criminal indictments soon.
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