In addition to the Russiagate report, Trump faces several inquiries regarding his company and his personal behavior.

WASHINGTON.- It has been 22 months since the presidency of

Donald Trump

is besieged essentially by a single legal enemy, a seemingly unlimited Washington prosecutor, who has also become a unique target for Donald Trump, who accuses him of conducting an unjust "witch hunt".

But even if this disturbing legal cloud disappears with the closing of the investigation of prosecutor and special advisor Robert Mueller, several other clouds are looming on the horizon, which will pose an additional threat to the president's situation American, just when he will try to focus on his campaign. re-election in 2020.

Virtually every company and organization Trump has managed in the last decade is investigated by national or local authorities, and the president is also bogged down in a series of civil suits.

Prosecutors in New York are investigating the payment of a sum of money before the 2016 elections to silence two women who have claimed to have relations with Trump. New York prosecutors are also investigating the Trump Care Committee, which has collected and spent record amounts.

The President's personal conduct will also be reviewed in the coming months as he is required to present written testimony in a New York State lawsuit that will initiate a former participant in his New York broadcast. Reality TV, who alleges that Trump He fumbled in 2007, and then lied to it during the campaign.

Democratic lawmakers have already asked for dozens of reports on various topics included in Mueller's investigation, on Trump's treatment of the White House and on his private companies, and have indicated that they would continue to lobby Even though the speaker of the lower house, Democrat Nancy Pelosi said that she was not in favor of dismissal.

Rudolph Giuliani, Trump's attorney, said that he was not worried about the string of ongoing cases against his client. "The president has done nothing wrong and we will be justified in these cases, as we did after his detractors spoke of conspiracy for months," said Giuliani.

On Friday, Trump told Fox Business Network reporter Maria Bartiromo that he and his lawyers were not aware of any other investigation than Mueller's. "They say no matter what, but I do not know anything about it," he said. However, Trump, his company and his government face other inquiries and inquiries in the midst of an election campaign in which Democrats who are preparing to fight for power will attempt to portray him as a corrupt president serving only his own interests. .

In New York, federal prosecutors are actively working on two investigations that could complicate the work of Trump, his family, and his closest allies.

In August, Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty of violating the campaign finance law. He had agreed to pay compensation to two women who claimed to have had extramarital affairs with Trump. Cohen told a federal judge that he had done so to silence these women and help Trump win the election. Cohen claimed to be complying with Trump's instructions.

The current state of this investigation is unclear. In May, Cohen will begin serving his three-year jail sentence for his involvement in the plan, as well as for several financial crimes and for lying to Congress about efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. When convicted, prosecutors announced that they had reached an agreement with the company that publishes the
National Enquirer, for his role in the payment of one of the women, a possible sign that the investigation into the case was over.

Recently, during a public testimony in front of Congress, Cohen said that he was aware of Trump's potentially illegal behavior, facts he could not talk about because he thought that he was not going to talk about it. They were under investigation by the prosecutors in New York.

In February, Manhattan federal prosecutors also intimidated the inauguration committee of the president, the organizer of the January 2017 celebrations, which cost $ 107 million, to send them a detailed report on all the activities of the city. committee. . The committee has also received subpoenas from the offices of the Attorney General of New Jersey and Washington DC, which are investigating whether this non-profit committee actually complies with this principle.

In November, Washington's federal prosecutors are also expected to bring to justice Roger Stone, one of Trump's oldest friends and confidants. Stone is accused of having lied to Congress about his attempts to familiarize himself with the information contained in WikiLeaks prior to the 2016 elections. The WikiLeaks site presents the election campaign after publishing letters from the Democratic Party and the head of campaign. Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, who, according to prosecutors, were stolen by Russian agents.

Stone pleaded not guilty. Although Trump is not involved in the case, the trial will expose the workings of the Trump campaign.

Trump and his company also face a battery of investigations by New York State authorities. One of the most pressing legal dangers for Trump is the result of a lawsuit brought by Summer Zervos, former participant on a reality show
L & # 39; s apprentice.

Earlier this month, a New York Court of Appeal rejected Trump's request to file the lawsuit and left him hands free. Trump's lawyers have announced their intention to appeal, but if the appeal decision is final, he will have to submit written testimony in the coming months. He will have to answer questions about Zervos' allegations. without his consent in a hotel room in Los Angeles in 2007, when he attended a so-called work meeting.

Zervos' lawyers will surely want to ask the President for the treatment accorded to many other women.

If he lied in these written testimonies, the consequences for Trump could be very serious. After all, the dismissal of Bill Clinton was launched when the then President lied in his written testimony in the civil suit for badual harbadment brought by Paula Jones.

The Washington Post

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