NAACP LDF alleges violations of Voting Rights Act
Appellate court put the case on hold pending a ruling about another case that two Capitol Police officers filed against Trump regarding the Jan. 6 riot.
Trump, his campaign, the RNC
Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, NAACP LDF
CASE #1:04
The lawsuit claims that Trump violated the law, which was passed in 1965, by disenfranchising Black voters in Michigan.
SUBJECT
Declare defendants violated the Voting Rights Acting, issue them an injunction from doing so again, award monetary damages.
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
INITIATED
SUBJECTS
INVESTIGATORS
12/21/2020
PLANNED NEXT ACTION
Unknown
LAST ACTION
01/30/2023
PLANNED NEXT ACTION
Unknown
The investigation "has broadened to include activities in Washington, D.C., and several other states," reported the Washington Post.
06/02/2023
LAST ACTION
DEFENDANTS
Trump and others
PLAINTIFF
Fulton County district attorney
CASE #N/A
Fulton County DA investigates election interference
INITIATED
02/10/2021
Indictment
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
The district attorney for Georgia's largest county is investigating Trump, Rudy Giuliani and others over possible election crimes.
SUBJECT
Updated: 06/02/2023
Updated: 04/28/2023
PLANNED NEXT ACTION
07/11/2023
The judge stayed discovery involving Trump until after his motion for a summary judgement is decided.
06/15/2023
LAST ACTION
DEFENDANTS
Donald Trump, his campaign, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, and GOP poll watchers
PLAINTIFF
James Savage
CASE #211002495
Election worker alleges claims of fraud damaged his reputation
Updated: 06/23/2023
INITIATED
10/29/2021
At least $50,000 in compensatory damages plus punitive ones
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
A Delaware County, Pennsylvania voting-machine warehouse supervisor claims that "deliberate, malicious, and defamatory statements" that he tampered with the vote count have hurt his career and led to threats of violence.
SUBJECT
House Oversight investigates presidential records
01/10/2023
LAST ACTION
SUBJECTS
Donald Trump
INVESTIGATOR
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
CASE #N/A
INITIATED
02/10/2022
After Republicans took control the house, Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) told CNN that his committee would not continue this investigation.
OUTCOME
The panel looked for boxes of presidential records Trump allegedly took to Mar-a-Lago as well as reports that he attempted to destroy presidential records.
SUBJECT
PLANNED NEXT ACTION
Unknown
The judge denied the defendants' motion to dismiss.
05/13/2022
LAST ACTION
DEFENDANTS
Trump's campaign, Sidney Powell, Rudolph Giuliani, Newsmax, and other Trump backers
PLAINTIFFS
Eric Coomer
CASE #2020cv34319
Dominion employee alleges claims of fraud damaged his reputation
Updated: 07/12/2022
INITIATED
12/22/2020
To-be-determined monetary damages and an injunction against defaming the plaintiff
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
The director of strategy and security at Dominion Voting Systems alleges defendants made him "the face of their false claims" about election fraud and caused him "immense injury."
SUBJECT
Justice Dept. investigates presidential records
The court set a schedule for the proceedings, with a trial slated to begin on Aug. 14.
06/20/2023
LAST ACTION
SUBJECTS
Donald Trump
INVESTIGATOR
Department of Justice
CASE #N/A
Updated: 06/23/2023
Justice Dept. investigates presidential records
INITIATED
Around 02/09/2022
Criminal conviction with a maximum possible prison sentence of 400 years
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
Classified documents and White House records were found in Mar-a-Lago after Trump left office.
SUBJECT
PLANNED NEXT ACTION
06/27/2023
PLANNED NEXT ACTION
Unknown
Justice Dept. investigates overturning the 2020 election
Timothy Parlatore, one of Trump's attorneys, left the former president's legal team, CNN reported.
05/17/2023
LAST ACTION
SUBJECTS
Donald Trump
INVESTIGATOR
Department of Justice
CASE #N/A
Updated: 05/18/2023
Justice Dept. investigates overturning the 2020 election
INITIATED
By 07/26/2022
Criminal charges
OUTCOME
"The Justice Department is investigating President Donald Trump’s actions as part of its criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, according to four people familiar with the matter," reported the Washington Post.
SUBJECT
DROPPED
02/10/2022
