Trump may be able to avoid trial this year for charges related to the 2020 election

Former President Donald Trump is facing serious charges in two separate cases related to subverting the Constitution and remaining in power illegally. However, the New York case involving payments to silence an adult film actress might be the only legal reckoning this year focusing on whether he attempted to undermine American democracy. In this case, he is charged with falsifying business records, which prosecutors argue was part of a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election. Trump and his attorney deny these allegations, with some legal experts questioning the connection between the payments and election interference. This trial could be Trump’s only legal test of attempting to manipulate an election before the November election.

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