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Being elected president will likely result in the federal criminal cases against him being dismissed, while his state criminal cases could at the least be frozen until after he leaves office. Trump’s legal team, meanwhile, is evaluating its next steps for how to get all four criminal cases resolved, and plan to argue soon that all of the cases “must stop immediately,” according to a source directly involved in the discussions. Here's a look at where the various legal cases against Trump stand — and how they could be affected by his victory. They argue that some of the evidence presented to the grand jury and at the criminal trial should not have been allowed in the wake of the high court's ruling. Trump's victory likely won't impact his pending appeals of the civil judgments against him that total more than $550 million.

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☆ Trump is likely scrambling to pay legal fees as he diverts more and more donations towards his bills, New York Times reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump is likely facing financial trouble over legal fees accumulated in the last two years. This NYT analysis came after his Save America PAC requested a $60 million refund. Save America has served as a legal fund for Trump, contributing over $40 million to legal bills. Meanwhile, Save America has already spent upwards of $40 million on Trump's legal fees, the outlet reported. Trump has been making notably expensive payments towards legal fees for several months.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Trump, Maggie Haberman —, Haberman, Stormy Daniels, Jack Smith — Organizations: Save America PAC, Trump, Service, New York Times, Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida, Georgia

☆ Trump's attorneys told by federal prosecutors that he is the target of a criminal investigation, per multiple reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Sarah Gray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump's attorneys were notified by federal prosecutors that he is the target of a criminal investigation, per multiple reports. The news was first reported by Politico and the Guardian and then followed up by CNN. The investigation is related to the potential mishandling of classified documents, CNN reported. The story was reported by Politico and The Guardian and conservative outlet Just the News and followed by a report from CNN. An attorney for Trump along with representatives for the former president did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Donald, —, Donald Trump's, Jack Smith — Organizations: Politico, Guardian, CNN, Service, Trump, Justice Locations: Trump's, Lago

☆ Mike Pence will testify before a grand jury about Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Oma Seddiq | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Pence will not fight a court ruling ordering him to testify before a grand jury about Trump efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A federal judge ruled last month that Pence must testify about conversations he had with Trump leading up to January 6, 2021. Trump pressured Pence, both publicly and privately, to assist in his efforts to overturn Biden's 2020 election victory. Trump supporters could be heard chanting that they wanted to "hang Mike Pence" during the Capitol riot, according to video footage. They're literally calling for the vice president to be effing hung,'" Hutchinson testified.

☆ Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing DOJ's Trump cases, is a former war crimes investigator who prosecuted election crimes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Since 2018, Smith had served as the chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague where he investigated war crimes in Kosovo. Since 2018, Smith had served as the chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague where he investigated war crimes in Kosovo. Smith's prosecutorial career began nearly three decades ago when he started as an assistant district attorney with the New York County District Attorney's Office in 1994. Smith served with the International Criminal Court from 2008 to 2010 and it was there where he supervised all war crimes investigations conducted by the Office of the Prosecutor. Smith served as the vice president of litigation for the Hospital Corporation of America — the nation's biggest non-governmental healthcare provider — from 2017 to 2018.

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