The 77-year-old is the primary former US president to be criminally convicted.

On Thursday, former US President Donald Trump was discovered responsible on 34 felony expenses relating to hush cash funds to grownup movie actress Stormy Daniels through the 2016 presidential marketing campaign. The 77-year-old, who’s the primary former US president to be criminally convicted, nonetheless faces legal expenses in three different instances, whose trials are but to start. 

Mr Trump confronted 88 legal counts in all and 54 now stay. This is a have a look at the opposite legal instances in opposition to him.

June 2023: Categorized Paperwork Case 

Mr Trump is charged with mishandling categorized paperwork and hoarding them at his Palm Seashore, Florida, dwelling after finishing his time period as President. He’s accused of obstructing the FBI’s makes an attempt to retrieve these paperwork. It’s stated that the paperwork had been taken from the White Home workplace and saved at his non-public residence in January 2021. FBI brokers raided Mar-a-Lago the subsequent yr and seized dozens of categorized and top-secret paperwork. In June 2023, Trump was indicted on 40 counts for mishandling the key paperwork. 

A trial within the case was scheduled to start on Could 20, however Choose Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the federal bench by Mr Trump, postponed it, stating that there are too many excellent pre-trial motions and categorized points that should be resolved. It’s unlikely that the trial will begin earlier than the 2024 November election.

August 2023: Capitol Riots Case 

In August 2023, the previous President was indicted on 4 felony expenses for his efforts to dam the peaceable switch of energy from him to Joe Biden within the 2020 presidential election and dealing to overturn the outcomes of the election. He’s additionally accused of instigating violent riots on the US Capitol on January 6.  

Federal prosecution relating to this case was introduced by Jack Smith, charging Mr Trump with conspiring to defraud the US authorities and obstructing official proceedings.

The trial is but to start as Mr Trump claims that he cannot be prosecuted for actions taken whereas he was president. He has pleaded not responsible to the fees.

August 2023: Georgia Election Interference Case 

A Fulton County grand jury indicted Mr Trump with 10 felony counts for interfering within the 2020 Georgia Presidential election to overturn the outcomes to the state. He faces expenses of trying to overturn the 2020 election as a part of a “racketeering conspiracy” with 18 allies. 

A key occasion on this case was his January 2, 2021, telephone name to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, wherein Trump urged Raffensperger to “discover” 11,780 votes to reverse Biden’s victory.

Fulton County District Lawyer Fani Willis launched a legal investigation in February 2021, with a particular grand jury analyzing potential violations, together with solicitation of election fraud, and conspiracy. This case has drawn important public and political consideration, with critics viewing it as an assault on democracy. The investigations on this case are nonetheless ongoing.

The three remaining legal instances are continuing slowly. The US Supreme Court docket is attempting to find out if Mr Trump must be criminally immune for actions he took whereas he was President. He has additionally sought to delay any trials till after the November presidential election and it is going to be attention-grabbing to see what occurs to those instances after he wins.