Trump faces an onslaught of legal problems, as investigations and dozens of lawsuits trail him from Washington to Florida

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The district attorney is sifting through millions of pages of his tax records. The state attorney general has subpoenaed his lawyers, his bankers, his chief financial officer — even one of his sons.

And that’s just in New York. Former president Donald Trump is also facing criminal investigations in Georgia and the District of Columbia related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. And Trump must defend himself against a growing raft of lawsuits: 29 are pending at last count, including some seeking damages from Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, when he encouraged a march to the Capitol that ended in a mob storming the building.

No charges have been filed against Trump in any of these investigations. The outcome of these lawsuits is uncertain. Trump has raised more than $31 millionfor his post-presidential political action committee, which he could tap to pay legal fees. Continue reading.

Trump goes on offense against investigations after tough week

President Trump on Sunday went on offense after a week that saw potential legal woes piling up against him.

The special counsel’s investigation and the FBI’s handling of cases concerning him were on the president’s mind, as well as “Saturday Night Live” and several other issues, as Trump spent a rainy morning in Washington, D.C., sending a string of tweets.

Trump began the morning by raising the prospect of challenging the satirical NBC show in court, then revived his attacks on the FBI by blaming the bureau for causing his former attorney, Michael Cohen, to speak out against him.

View the complete December 16 article by Brett Samuels on The Hill website here.