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Sienna Smiley
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Trump faces serious, imminent repercussions in criminal trials

Now facing 91 charges across four separate indictments, former President Donald Trump has landed in an extremely uncomfortable position that many doubt he can escape. 

Firstly, on Mar. 30 in Manhattan, Trump was indicted and charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records – related to alleged hush payments to an adult actor during the height of the 2016 election – by District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg. 

Next, on June 8, Trump received 37 felony counts – with three more added later – related to “willful retention of national security information” regarding the documents found in Mar-a-lago – Trump’s Palm Beach country club. 

From the same office, special counsel Jack Smith brought another indictment on Aug. 1, related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, in which Trump is accused of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy – and attempt – to obstruct an official proceeding, as well as conspiracy against rights. This indictment also includes six co-conspirators. 

Finally, on Aug. 14, in Fulton County, Georgia, DA Fani Willis indicted Trump on charges of election fraud and racketeering after a two-year process and investigation stemming from a 2021 phone call in which Trump told Georgia’s secretary of state: “So look. All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780… votes.” 

In many of these cases, Trump has additionally been issued gag orders or otherwise created a torrent of new problems for himself directly resulting from his behavior in interviews and on his own platform “Truth Social.” He has been accused of threatening and smearing judges, leaking classified court info and fear-mongering. See more coverage of Trump’s controversial tweets on our website, tuhswolf.com.

With many of the details surrounding these cases and the cases themselves currently contentious or unsettled as of press time, we now await official rulings that will undoubtedly have an impact on next year’s presidential election.



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Alex Ehrhart
Alex Ehrhart, News Editor
My name is Alex! I run track & cross country, play guitar, trumpet, and am really nerdy. I joined Newspaper because my brother did it for years and enjoyed it. I am pretty decent at writing, so I thought it might be nice to try.

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