donald trump is about to enter year three of his presidency and here s how bad it is when compiled by one enterprising journalist. wired magazine tallied up at least 17 distinct court cases stemming from at least seven different sets of prosecutors and investigators. that does not include federal investigations. we have six categories. russian interference in 2016 campaign. hush money payments. inaugural committee spending. misuse of charity funds. foreign payments and emoluments clause. and a defamation lawsuit over a sexual assault from a former apprentice contestant. we ve been left to read this story in progress. as it s laid out in all the
presidency and here s how bad it is when compiled by one enterprising journalist. wired magazine tallied up at least 17 distinct court cases stemming from at least seven different sets of prosecutors and investigators. that does not include federal investigations. we have six categories. russian interference in 2016 campaign. hush money payments. inaugural committee spending. misuse of charity funds. foreign payments and emoluments clause. and a defamation lawsuit over a sexual assault from a former apprentice contestant. we ve been left to read this story in progress. as it s laid out in all the various charging documents,
justice. followed by federal prosecutors in new york investigating alleged hush money payments to women before the 2016 campaign, as well as a burgeoning federal probe into trump s inaugural committee spending and a new york state investigation into whether the president improperly used his charity for business, political and personal matters. meanwhile, lawsuits into whether the president is violating the constitution s emoluments clause through his hotel and a defamation lawsuit by former apprentice contestant. meanwhile, the new york daily news reports the state attorney general is investigating claims of harassment and immigration fraud at the president s new jersey golf course. nick, it just continues day in and day out but it does all
cohen s attorneys responded to request for comment. there are also lawsuits into whether the president violated clause, payouts to women he had affairs with, trump foundation business dealings and the defamation suit brought by former apprentice contestant, summer. let s start with the inaugural committee allegedly misspending more than $100 million in private donations. ivanka trump was involved in negotiations for trump hotel rentals during the inauguration. her legal team seemed to down play her role in a statement saying when contacted by someone working on the inauguration, mrs. trump passed the inquiry on to a hotel official and said only resulting discussions should be at a fair market rate. ms. trump was not involved in any additional discussions. katie, could the president s daughter face some legal issues here, some fallout from this? ivanka trump could have liability in and of her own self-. she s apparently involved in
many of the possible attorneys from mueller witnesses, including two of trump s lawyers. both have denied knowledge of the witnesses identity. president trump weighed in on the topic yesterday. have you received a subpoena at all from robert mueller? no. so president trump will turn over portions of his calendars and journals in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by the former apprentice contestant who accused him of sexual assault. summer zervos alleges that during december of 2007 trump groped and forcibly kissed her in a los angeles beverly hills hotel. she claimed he ambushed her more than once in 2007. the president has denied all of