Donald Trump is in for a rough year.
From federal investigations into classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and the Jan. 6 insurrection, to state investigations in Georgia and New York, it can be challenging to follow the myriad legal battles he’s facing. So here’s a recap of what we’ll be following on the Deadline: Legal Blog this year:
DOJ probes into Jan. 6, Mar-a-Lago
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed special counsel Jack Smith last year to oversee two separate investigations into the former president, who has announced his intention to run again in 2024 after losing re-election in 2020. The first, as Garland explained in his November announcement of Smith’s appointment, is “into whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the certification of the Electoral College vote held on or about January 6, 2021.”
Recall that the House Jan. 6 committee made several criminal referrals for Trump…
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