Former President Donald Trump Faces Growing Legal Peril as He Pursues 2024 Republican Primary

Former President Donald Trump is facing increasing legal peril as he continues to pursue a 2024 Republican primary, with criminal investigations in New York, Washington, and Atlanta. On Wednesday, House Republicans demanded testimony and documents from two former Manhattan prosecutors, Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne, who had been leading a criminal investigation into Trump before quitting last year.

The Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the case pertaining to Trump’s alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to an adult film star will sit on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Meanwhile, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has suggested to an attorney for at least one witness in the past 24 hours that the grand jury could be nearing a decision.

Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent letters to Pomerantz and Dunne as part of a larger GOP-led congressional investigation into Bragg. The letters were obtained by The Associated Press and are related to the probe into whether Trump engaged in an illegal hush money scheme.

At this time, there is no public information as to when or whether an indictment could be filed, leaving the former president and the public in suspense. It is unclear what the outcome of the grand jury’s deliberations will be, but the legal peril surrounding Trump is reaching a fever pitch.