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The Legal Hot Water Is Starting to Boil: Will Trump Face Criminal or Civil Charges?

Published: Aug. 20, 2022, 12:56 a.m.

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There has been a deluge of political and legal news over the past few weeks - especially for midsummer - a typically slow period in the calendar that news junkies sometimes refer to as "the summer doldrums." But not this year. An unprecedented FBI search of a former president\'s current residence is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to deepening legal trouble for Donald Trump.

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On this week\'s episode, Jessica breaks down the states of the (multiple) big legal investigations into Trump and his associates and explains which laws are at issue in each case: the investigation regarding January 6th, the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago, possible election fraud in Georgia, and potential business or tax fraud in New York. Will any of these investigations imperil the teflon reputation the former president has when it comes to dodging real legal liability?

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