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In New York, an investigation is already underway against the former president, who decided not to pardon himself, his family members or his attorney. He is facing additional lawsuits, including for his part in inciting rioting in the Capitol, while the Senate is about to hold a trial in which it will be determined whether he can return to public office in the future.


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Exposed to Criminal Investigations and Civil Prosecutions: Citizen Trump's Legal Troubles

In New York, an investigation is already underway against the former president, who decided not to pardon himself, his family members or his attorney.

He is facing additional lawsuits, including for his part in inciting rioting in the Capitol, while the Senate is about to hold a trial in which it will be determined whether he can return to public office in the future.

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Friday, 22 January 2021, 21:34

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Former United States President Donald Trump has approved dozens of pardons in his last hours in office, but not for himself, his children or his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, despite reports from his associates that he has considered the unprecedented move of self-pardon.

On Wednesday night he went into citizenship with the swearing-in of Joe Biden, and is now exposed to civil and criminal charges.



Perhaps what led him to avoid pardoning himself and his inner circle is the fact that they have a limited range.

Presidential pardons can terminate criminal proceedings of the Department of Justice, which is a federal agency, but they do not affect investigations at the various state levels.

One of them, in Manhattan, is investigating whether Trump's business was involved in economic fraud.

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Went out for citizenship.

Melania and Donald Trump land in Florida (Photo: Reuters)

The prosecutor in the case, Cyrus Vance, has not yet filed indictments in the case and Trump claims it is a political investigation.

Daniel Alonso, a lawyer and former Vance's deputy in the Manhattan Prosecution Bureau, said that if Trump had granted himself a pardon, it would have only increased calls to prosecute him at the state level.



Prof. Jessica Levinson of the Viola Law School in Los Angeles said such a pardon would have bolstered efforts to file civil lawsuits against Trump, for example on the part of family members of victims of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

During the speech that preceded the attack, Trump called on his supporters to "fight for him - he repeated that word more than 20 times" and "not tolerate it anymore."

He also called on his supporters to march to Capitol Hill, during the debate over Biden's confirmation of the election victory.



"With pardon also comes a certain degree of confession of guilt," Levinson explained.

"To some extent, I think pardoning himself and his family was like teasing. It would say 'let's try to reach me' and would speed up the lawsuits and investigations."

Trump called on his supporters to fight for him.

Riots in the Capitol, January 6 (Photo: Reuters)

In addition, there are controversies among legal experts as to whether self-pardon, which no president has ever taken for granted, holds water in the courts.

Many believe that it violates the basic principle that no man can be his own judge.



The self-pardons might have angered Republicans in the Senate, who will soon have to rule on a lawsuit against Trump accused by the House of Commons of inciting the uprising in the Capitol.

If convicted, Trump will no longer be able to run for public office in the future.

What will happen to Giuliani?

The one who is still off the list is Giuliani.

Legal experts believe that a pardon for Giuliani could have helped Trump, although it is difficult to predict its consequences.



Giuliani was involved in business with Ukraine on behalf of Trump when he tried to find dirt on Biden and his son Hunter.

These moves led to the first impeachment lawsuit against Trump, which was eventually won by the Republican-controlled Senate in February last year.



In November 2019, federal prosecutors in New York requested records of payments made to Giuliani as part of a criminal investigation, by order of a large jury that came into Reuters.

Under the order, prosecutors are investigating suspected money laundering, network fraud, violations of election financing laws, false statements, obstruction of investigation and violation of the law for registering foreign agents.



Giuliani denies that he acted improperly.

The scope and status of the investigation are unclear, and Giuliani has not yet been prosecuted.

In addition, it is unclear if he has any information about Trump that would be equivalent to investigators.

Legal experts believe his pardon could have helped Trump.

Giuliani (Photo: Reuters)

However, Jessica Roth, a law professor and former federal prosecutor, said that without a pardon, Giuliani is more likely to cooperate with prosecutors and incriminate Trump in the event he is prosecuted.

She said, without pardon, "the possibility of conviction and imprisonment are becoming more practical, and provide an incentive for cooperation for a more lenient treatment."



Levinson said Trump may have decided not to pardon Giuliani because of his lawyer's legal failures in dozens of petitions he filed in favor of thwarting Biden's victory.



At the same time, there has been speculation that Trump may have pardoned himself - but in secret.

Alonso, the former prosecutor, said it was possible.

He explained that the constitution does not require publicity to announce presidential pardons, even though this is the practice.

While there is a law documenting presidential pardons, there is no mechanism to enforce it.

A secret pardon may be disclosed to the public if the same person who received it is charged with a federal offense and attempts to use it for his protection.

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