Donald Trump’s attempt to win re-election to the White House is already off to a rocky start, especially for even turbulent Republicans.
On November 15, the former president announced his third candidacy, following his previous victory in 2016 and subsequent loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
For years, Trump was seen as the most powerful force in the Republican Party, but he can continue to fight the relentless battle he will likely face for another two years to return to the White House. I don’t know yet.
Trump will have to fight his party after the disappointing results of the midterm elections have taken a toll on his reputation and influence, as have outside forces such as several criminal and civil investigations against him. must.
under, Newsweek Just weeks after Trump’s 2024 campaign officially kicked off, we look at the possibility of a banana peel that could derail his plans.
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legal battle
The Jan. 6 Capitol riots, along with multiple investigations into his actions to overturn the 2020 election, allegations that he mishandled classified material recovered from the resort’s Mar-a-Lago. In addition to the allegations, there have been important updates to other legal battles and investigations. The former president since announcing his candidacy in 2024.
November 25, Yuan Elle Columnist E. Gene Carroll filed a battery lawsuit against Trump over allegations that he raped her at Bergdorf Goodman, a New York department store, which Trump denies.
Carol took advantage of New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which went into effect on Thanksgiving, to file a lawsuit. This allows an alleged victim of adult sexual assault to file a lawsuit for one year even after the statute of limitations has expired.
Carroll also filed two defamation lawsuits against Trump for comments he made while denying the assault allegations, including saying he couldn’t be found guilty because “she’s not my type.” I was.
On Nov. 22, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump’s tax returns to be handed over to the Democratic-controlled Ways and Means Commission as part of an investigation into whether the former president was properly complying with Internal Revenue Service audits. .
On Nov. 30, a House committee confirmed that it now has six years of Trump’s tax returns.
Trump, who became the first president in decades not to release his tax returns when he ran for the White House, suggested any attempt to gain access to financial documents could be leaked. I tried to keep the financial documents sealed.
In September 2020, Trump’s tax returns were leaked New York Times, He revealed that he only paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017.
Trump suffered another legal loss after a federal court overturned the Department of Justice’s (DoJ’s) appointment of a special master in classified document investigations.
Florida Judge Eileen Cannon, appointed to the bench by Trump, reviewed thousands of materials recovered from Trump’s Florida home, some of which are protected by special or executive privilege. Approved a request from the former president’s legal team to determine whether .
The role was given to Raymond Deary, one of Trump’s legal team suggestions, in September.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ unanimous decision on December 1 scrapped the special master review of documents over concerns it was hampering the Justice Department’s criminal investigations. The court panel was also critical of Cannon’s initial intervention in the ruling.
kanye west fallout
Trump has come under heavy criticism for hosting a dinner with rapper Kanye West (who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021) at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Rather than accuse the hip-hop star of making a string of anti-Semitic remarks in recent weeks, Trump said his comments were “decimated in his business and practically everything.” He said he was simply helping “a man in serious trouble.”
Trump also said he couldn’t blame Fuentes after visiting his home in Florida, saying he didn’t know who Fuentes was when he arrived with West.
“Nick Fuentes is one of the most prominent and indefensible anti-Semites in the country. and Holocaust denier,” Lee previously said. Newsweek.
“The idea that former President Trump, or any serious candidate for higher office, would meet, have a meal with, or spend time with any of them and verify those two numbers is appalling. It’s something to do.”
republican rebellion
For many within the Republican Party, another reason Trump shouldn’t lead the Republican Party in the 2024 election was that Trump met with West and Fuentes.
Even before the Mar-a-Lago dinner, Trump was already widely criticized for his poor performance in the Republican midterm elections, as many of the former president’s candidates failed to win campaigns across the country. was As a result, Republicans failed to gain control of the Senate, only winning a 218-majority in the House instead of the widely predicted “red wave”.
“President Trump was wrong to give up his seat to a white supremacist, an anti-Semite, a Holocaust denier,” Trump’s former Vice President Mike Pence told NewsNation. “I think he should apologize for that, and I think he should unconditionally condemn those individuals and their hateful rhetoric.”
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said. new york times November: “This is another example of Donald Trump’s egregious lack of judgment, which, combined with his past of bad judgment, makes him an untenable candidate for the 2024 Republican general election.”
