Donald Trump Has Been Credibly Accused Of 55 Federal & State Crimes Since Running For Office

Citizens for Ethics has produced a list of 55 federal and state crimes that Donald Trump has been credibly accused of — since he started his presidential campaign in 2015. It does not include the myriad crimes (rape, sexual assault, money laundering, tax evasion, etc.) he committed in the many decades before.

CfE tweeted the list (which is also below) and provided a link to Conor Shaw’s in-depth explanation of all 55 crimes. CfE says the list is complete, but I’ll bet it’s not (though that’s no fault of CfE).

1) 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109, 30116, 30118; 18 U.S.C. § 2 Causing (or accepting) an individual contribution in excess of the lawful limit (2015)

2) 18 U.S.C. § 371 Conspiring to commit campaign finance offenses and/or defraud the enforcement of campaign finance laws (2015-2017)

3) 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104, 30109; 18 U.S.C. § 2 Causing a campaign committee to fail to report an unlawful corporate contribution (2016 - AMI)

4) 52 U.S.C. §§ 30104, 30109; 18 U.S.C. § 2 Causing a campaign committee to fail to report an unlawful corporate contribution (2016 - Cohen)

5) 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109, 30116, 30118; 18 U.S.C. § 2 Causing (or accepting) an individual campaign contribution in excess of statutory limits (2016)

6) 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109, 30118; 18 U.S.C. § 2 Causing (or accepting) an unlawful corporate campaign contribution (2016)

7) 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1519 Causing a campaign committee to fail to report an unlawful corporate contribution (2016-2017)

8) 18 U.S.C. § 1001 Knowingly omitting or failing to disclose a material fact (2017)

9) 5 U.S.C. app. § 104(a)(1)-(2) Knowingly and willfully failing to report required information (2017)

10) 18 U.S.C. § 1001; 18 U.S.C. § 2 Obstruction of justice and witness tampering (2017)

11) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(b); 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice and witness tampering (2017)

12) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice (2017 - Flynn)

13) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice (2017 - firing Comey)

14) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice (2017 - Mueller)

15) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice (2017 - attempted influencing Comey)

16) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice (2017 - attempted firing Mueller)

17) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice (2017 - 2018 - Sessions)

18) 18 U.S.C. § 1001 False statement (2017 - 2019)

19) 5 U.S.C. app. § 102(a)(3)) Criminal violation of the Ethics in Government Act (2017 - 2019)

20) 18 U.S.C. § 1361 Willful destruction of government property (2017 - 2021)

21) 18 U.S.C. § 2071 Willful destruction of government records (2017 - 2021)

22) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(b); 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice and witness tampering (2018 - Manafort)

23) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice (2018 - McGahn)

24) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice (2018 - Manafort jury)

25) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(b); 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice and witness tampering (2018 - 2019 - Cohen)

26) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1505, 1512(b); 1512(c)(2) Obstruction of justice and witness tampering (2018 - 2019 - Stone)

27) 18 U.S.C. § 201 Bribery (2019)

28) 18 U.S.C. § 610 Coercion of political activity (2019)

29) 18 U.S.C. § 641 Misappropriation of federal funds (2019)

30) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1505, 1512 Obstruction of Justice (2019 -Ukraine)

31) 52 U.S.C. §§ 30109, 30121 Soliciting unlawful foreign campaign contributions (2019)

32) 18 U.S.C. § 595 Criminal violation of the Hatch Act (2020)

33) 8 U.S.C. § 241 Conspiracy against rights (2020 - 2021)

34) 52 U.S.C. § 20511(2)(B) Depriving state residents a fair and impartial election process (2020 - 2021)

35) Ga. Code Ann. § 16-10-20 Knowingly making a false statement (2020 - 2021)

36) Ga. Code Ann. § 16-10-93 Influencing government officials to withhold or alter a record (2020 - 2021)

37) GaCodeAnn.§16-4-7 (soliciting at least one of GaCodeAnn.§§16-10-1, 16-10-20, 16-10-71, 16-10-8, 16-9-1(b), 16-9-93(b), 16-9-93(c)) Criminal solicitation of a felony (false statements and writings, false official certificates, false swearing, and/or computer trespass) (2020-1)

38) Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-566 Interfering with primaries and elections (2020 - 2021)

39) Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-603 Conspiracy to commit election fraud (2020 - 2021)

40) Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-604 (soliciting at least one of Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-596, 21-2-560, or 21-2-576 for a misdemeanor or Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-566, 21-2-575, or 21-2-562 for a felony) Criminal solicitation to commit election fraud (2020 - 2021)

We know we said Justice Dept. up top, but yeah, some of these are state crimes. There are a lot of crimes. Back to the list:

41) Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-604 (soliciting at least one of Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-596, 21-2-560, or 21-2-576 for a misdemeanor or Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-566, 21-2-575, or 21-2-562 for a felony) Criminal solicitation to commit election fraud (2020 - 2021)

42) Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-604 (soliciting at least one of Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-596, 21-2-560, or 21-2-576 for a misdemeanor or Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-566, 21-2-575, or 21-2-562 for a felony) Criminal solicitation to commit election fraud (2020 - 2021 - Fake electors)

43) Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-604 (soliciting at least one of Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-596, 21-2-560, or 21-2-576 for a misdemeanor or Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-566, 21-2-575, or 21-2-562 for a felony) Criminal solicitation to commit election fraud (2020 - 2021 - fraudulent results)

44) 18 U.S.C. § 1512 Obstruction of an Official Proceeding (2020 - 2021)

45) 18 U.S.C. § 371 Conspiracy to defraud (2020 - 2021)

46) 18 U.S.C. § 372 Conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging any duties (2020 - 2021)

47) 18 U.S.C. § 595 Interference in Election by Employees of Federal or State Governments (2020 - 2021)

48) 18 U.S.C. § 610 Coercion of political activity (2020 - 2021)

49) 18 U.S.C.§ 2384 Seditious conspiracy (2020 - 2021)

50) Ga. Code Ann. § 16-14-1 et. seq Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) violation (2020 - 2021)

51) Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-597 Intentional interference with the performance of election duties (2021)

52) 18 U.S.C. § 793(e) Unauthorized possession of national defense information (2021 - 2022)

53) 18 U.S.C. § 1519 Obstruction of justice (2021 - 2022)

54) 18 U.S.C. § 2071 Concealment, removal, or destruction of government records (2021 - 2022)

55) 18 U.S.C. § 1343 Wire fraud (2021-2022)

Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade

DOJ is asking witnesses if Trump stashed government documents at Trump Tower or Bedminster golf club. Sounds like investigators may be gathering evidence to establish probable cause for another search warrant. I’ll discuss with @alexwagner at 9 pm ET on @MSNBC. https://t.co/8fHMXwOeqw

Rolling Stone @RollingStone

Investigators have quizzed multiple witnesses about whether Trump is holding sensitive government documents at other properties outside Mar-a-Lago, including at his Manhattan tower and his New Jersey club. https://t.co/F3EMAXYtHp

Tomthunkit™ @TomthunkitsMind

SMOKING GUN: Better check Bedminster… On May 6, NARA emailed Trump to say the material is missing and may be at Mar-A-Lago. On May 9, Trump gets on a private plane from Palm Beach to Bedminster. See his aides carry 9 boxes onto the plane.

Tea Pain @TeaPainUSA

It's like he wants to be indicted.

rawstory.comTrump is ‘daring the DOJ to come and get him’ over more missing documents: NYT’s HabermanDuring an appearance on CNN’s “Inside Politics” on Friday afternoon, the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman claimed Donald Trump is deliberately trying to provoke another confrontation with the Department of Justice over missing government documents. Reacting to a report, she contributed to that st..…

Jonathan Greenberg @JournalistJG

@TeaPainUSA @theresamax Anyone but Trump would have been arrested for doc theft months ago. But Garland has made him a prosecutorial #Untouchable. Incitement of violent insurrection, death threats on officials, even espionage: No crime is too large for DOJ to ignore for fear of "appearing political."

The Katie Phang Show @katiephangshow

“Donald Trump, I’m going to call him what he has proven to be at this point. He is a classified documents terrorist.” @glennkirschner2 reacts to reporting that the DOJ suspects Trump still has not returned all of the classified documents in his possession.

Deadline White House @DeadlineWH

"What will Merrick Garland do now? That is the million dollar question with consequences as grave as anything DOJ has faced to date. Is mishandling classified docs, lying about mishandling classified docs and then lying about the lies... a chargeable crime?" - @NicolleDWallace

Ty Webb @Ty___Webb

Merrick Garland gave a career criminal an 18 month head start. Do you really think searching his properties NOW will make any difference? Whatever he was going to do with the stolen classified material, he’s done it MONTHS ago. @TheJusticeDept

Scott French @ScottFr63415239

@Ty___Webb @TheJusticeDept And they are still after 18 months asking him Donnie will you please return these top secret documents instead of just arresting him It is so freaking ridiculous and insane