President Trump faces new legal troubles stemming from recent developments in the sprawling federal investigations into his associates and 2016 campaign.
It’s unclear what legal jeopardy, if any, Trump might be in, and long-standing Justice Department guidelines state that a sitting president cannot be indicted.
But the sentencing of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen and revelation that the parent company of the National Enquirer has turned state’s evidence establish clear links between the president and illegal actions his former allies say he directed.
View the complete December 15 article by Jordan Fabian and Morgan Chalfant on The Hill website here.