Donald Trump Investigations

Highlights

  1. With Political Victory, Trump Fights Off Legal Charges

    By triumphing at the ballot box, Donald Trump can dispense with federal charges against him while postponing or derailing other pending cases that have dogged him.

     By Devlin BarrettAlan Feuer and

    Former President Donald J. Trump at his criminal trial in New York in May. It was the only one of his four criminal cases to be tried before the election.
    Former President Donald J. Trump at his criminal trial in New York in May. It was the only one of his four criminal cases to be tried before the election.
    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times
    1. Filing in Trump Election Case Fleshes Out Roles of a Sprawling Cast

      Donald Trump is the only defendant in the special counsel’s case that charges him with a plot to remain in power after his 2020 loss. But a newly unsealed brief provides fresh details about many other figures.

       By Alan Feuer and

      According to the filing, Stephen K. Bannon appears to have played a much bigger role in President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to retain the White House in 2020.
      According to the filing, Stephen K. Bannon appears to have played a much bigger role in President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to retain the White House in 2020.
      CreditEze Amos for The New York Times
    2. Four Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Brief in the Trump Election Case

      The special counsel provided new details that help flesh out how Donald Trump sought to remain in power, while setting out his argument for the case to survive the Supreme Court’s immunity decision.

       By Charlie Savage and

      Donald J. Trump speaking during the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
      Donald J. Trump speaking during the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
      CreditPete Marovich for The New York Times
  1. How a Judge Will Weigh Immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 Case

    How does the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling apply to former President Donald J. Trump’s election-interference case? Here’s how Judge Tanya S. Chutkan will decide.

     By Charlie SavageAlan Feuer and

    CreditThe New York Times
  2. Immunity Ruling Leaves Judge Facing Tough Calls on Trump’s Election Indictment

    The Supreme Court decision granting former presidents broad protection from prosecution kicked to the trial court key rulings about how much of Donald Trump’s indictment on election charges can stand.

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    The Supreme Court has suggested that former President Donald J. Trump might not be able to face prosecution for the things he said during his speech to a crowd of his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.
    CreditPete Marovich for The New York Times
  3. Trump Allies Begin First Line of Attack Against Arizona Election Case

    The challenges from defendants charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election will be a test case for a new but little-known state law aimed at curbing political prosecutions.

     By Danny Hakim and

    John Eastman, a former lawyer for the Trump campaign, during his arraignment with his lawyers in Maricopa County Superior Court last month.
    CreditPool photo by Rob Schumacher
  4. Trump Had Good Fortune So Far With His Four Cases. Then Came a Verdict.

    Until the jury’s decision on Thursday, the four criminal cases that threatened Donald Trump’s freedom were stumbling along, pleasing his advisers.

     By Maggie Haberman and

    The outcome of Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial on Thursday had seemed almost unthinkable to the Trump team as recently as last summer.
    CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times
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  5. Trump Named as Unindicted Conspirator in Michigan Election Interference Case

    An investigator said in court that former President Donald J. Trump and some of his aides conspired with fake electors to overturn his 2020 defeat in Michigan.

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    Voters cast ballots in Lansing, Mich., in 2020.
    CreditBryan Denton for The New York Times
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