Sunday, April 7, 2019

Trump's Legal Troubles are just BEGINNING



Legal experts warn that even though Mueller's probe has ended, there are more legal woes facing Donald Trump.



“The Mueller investigation is but a fraction of the president’s troubles. If anything, it’s just the beginning.” [Bradley Moss, a national security lawyer and former federal prosecutor.]



New York–based federal prosecutors can investigate areas of the president’s life that were off-limits for the special counsel’s office, including his business empire, his inaugural committee and his personal finances – for starters.



“I think that [the Mueller report] certainly is not the end-all, be-all for legal problems and ethics problems for the president.” [Noah Bookbinder, executive director at the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.]



Last month, the Southern District of New York issued a subpoena to Trump's inaugural committee to hand over financial and donor records. Prosecutors are investigating everything from the committee’s spending to whether any donations came from illegal foreign entities.



“The SDNY investigation, in the end, has to be far more concerning for the president,” Moss said.



“With the investigation reaching into possible bank, loan, and insurance fraud… that probe threatens the president, his family and his business empire,” he said.



“…Congress will probe into matters in line with its impeachment charges,” Moss said.



Trump said he welcomes the public release of the Mueller report, even though he has repeatedly slammed its very existence as “ridiculous.” Last week, Trump claimed that he told Republicans to “play along”… to make the report available to the public.

False statements involving Donald Trump

“Let it come out. Let people see it,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “Let’s see whether or not it’s legit."



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