尽管参议院几乎肯定会在弹劾审判中宣布唐纳德·特朗普总统无罪，但他仍面临对其政府、家庭和企业的数十项调查，这些调查可能在2020年选举前得到解决。
民主党人几天来一直在为特朗普为什么应该被定罪和免职辩护，声称他滥用权力，向乌克兰政府施压，要求调查前副总统乔·拜登以谋取私利。
“如果真相不重要，我们就输了，”众议院议员亚当·希夫，弹劾案的主要民主党人，周四向参议员们提出了请求。“宪法的制定者[]如果正确和真理不重要，就不能保护我们不受自己的伤害。你知道他做的不对。”
与此同时，议员们将听取特朗普的辩护，因为总统的法律团队将于周六上台，开始宣传特朗普在与乌克兰的交往中是无辜的。他们是预计会争论弹劾条款是“编造的”，民主党人“操纵”了这个过程。
随着争论的继续进行，几乎可以肯定的是，特朗普将被参议院清除不道德行为。罢免现任总统需要三分之二多数票(67票)。特朗普幸运的是，共和党以53比47的多数控制了参议院。
然而，如果特朗普被判无罪，许多法律纠纷可能会威胁到他的总统职位。本周早些时候，在弹劾审判中，有消息称哥伦比亚特区司法部长起诉特朗普的成立委员会滥用非营利基金。
以下是特朗普在2020年大选前面临的一些正在进行的调查和诉讼。
他的政府
自从民主党在2019年接管众议院以来，他们已经发起了几项可能给总统带来麻烦的调查。去年，众议院民主党向81个与特朗普有关联的个人和实体发函，寻求白宫以及特朗普的企业、慈善机构和家庭的记录和证词，作为对司法和腐败潜在障碍的广泛调查的一部分。
民主党众议员杰里·纳德勒当时说:“在过去几年里，特朗普总统逃避了对他几乎每天攻击我们的基本法律、道德和宪法规则和规范的责任。”。"调查这些对法治的威胁是国会的义务。"
还有特朗普政府明显违反薪酬条款的问题，该条款禁止联邦官员未经国会同意接受外国或州政府的礼物。下级法院正在审理几起诉讼，指控特朗普未能遵守该条款，从拜访他的酒店和餐馆的国内外官员那里获利。
其他值得注意的国会调查包括特朗普与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京的沟通、涉嫌滥用白宫安全检查系统以及总统的纳税申报单。
他的商业帝国
针对特朗普的一些最有争议的诉讼与他的商业帝国有关。
特朗普组织目前正因涉嫌滥用慈善资产和违反竞选资金而接受调查。该公司还被指控为保险和税务欺诈计划夸大金融资产。
最高法院也将接手三个案例关于总统2020年的财务记录。一个案件涉及曼哈顿地区检察官对特朗普组织可能违反纽约法律的调查，例如不恰当地记录财富估计以逃避纳税或保险。另外两起案件涉及众议院民主党人发出的传票，他们正在向总统、他的孩子和他的企业寻求记录，作为对可能的利益冲突和外国影响的调查的一部分。
唐纳德·特朗普总统于2020年1月21日抵达苏黎世国际机场，准备前往瑞士达沃斯参加世界经济论坛。
此外，纽约和新泽西的官员正在调查总统高尔夫俱乐部雇佣无证工人的指控。在他位于纽约的布莱尔克利夫庄园俱乐部，无证员工说他们被迫无偿加班。在特朗普的新泽西州贝德明斯特度假区，无证工人表示，那里有伪造的绿卡和其他文件。
他的就职委员会
本周早些时候，在弹劾审判中，有消息称华盛顿特区司法部长起诉特朗普的成立委员会滥用非营利基金。
该诉讼称，在总统2017年就职典礼期间，该委员会与特朗普家族协调，为特朗普国际酒店的活动空间“支付了过高的费用”。根据司法部长卡尔·拉辛的说法，该委员会浪费了100万美元的慈善资金，为该空间多付了钱。他还指责特朗普和他的女儿伊万卡知道资金被滥用。
特朗普组织立即回击，发表声明称司法部长的指控是“错误的、故意误导的和充满不准确之处的”它还表示，“这次投诉的时机带有政治气息，是一个明显的公关噱头。”
纽约的联邦检察官也在调查特朗普就职团队的潜在腐败。调查人员去年向该委员会发出了一份范围广泛的传票，显示他们正在调查从虚假陈述到邮件欺诈、电报欺诈、针对美国的阴谋和洗钱等各种问题。
DONALD TRUMP STILL FACES DOZENS OF ONGOING LAWSUITS, INVESTIGATIONS AFTER HIS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
Although the Senate is all but certain to acquit President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, he still faces dozens of investigations into his administration, his family and his businesses that could be resolved before the 2020 election.
Democrats have been making their case for days now as to why Trump should be convicted and removed from office, alleging that he abused his power by pressuring the Ukrainian government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden for personal gain.
"If the truth doesn't matter, we're lost," Representative Adam Schiff, the leading Democrat on impeachment, made in a plea to senators on Thursday. "The framers [of the Constitution] couldn't protect us from ourselves if right and truth don't matter. And you know that what he did was not right."
Meanwhile, lawmakers will hear Trump's defense as the president's legal team will take the podium on Saturday to begin advocating his innocence in his dealings with Ukraine. They're expected to arguethat the articles of impeachment are "made up," and that Democrats "rigged" the process.
As the arguments continue to play out, it's all but certain that Trump will be cleared of wrongdoing by the Senate. A two-thirds majority (67 votes) is needed to remove a sitting president. Luckily for Trump, Republicans control the Senate with a 53 to 47 majority.
However, if Trump is acquitted, there are a number of legal disputes that could threaten his hold on the presidency. Earlier this week, amid the impeachment trial, news broke that the attorney general of the District of Columbia was suing Trump's inaugural committee over abusing nonprofit funds.
Here's a look at some of the ongoing investigations and lawsuits Trump faces heading into the 2020 election.
His Administration
Since Democrats took over the House of Representatives in 2019, they've launched several inquiries that could spell trouble for the president. Last year, House Democrats sent letters to 81 Trump-connected individuals and entities seeking records and testimony from the White House, as well as Trump's businesses, charity and family, as part of a broad inquiry into potential obstruction of justice and corruption.
"Over the last several years, President Trump has evaded accountability for his near-daily attacks on our basic legal, ethical, and constitutional rules and norms," Democratic Representative Jerry Nadler said at the time. "Investigating these threats to the rule of law is an obligation of Congress."
There's also the issue of the Trump administration's apparent violation of the emoluments clause, which prohibits federal officials from receiving gifts from foreign or state governments without the consent of Congress. There are several lawsuits circulating in the lower courts that accuse Trump of failing to comply with the clause by profiting from domestic and foreign officials who visit his hotels and restaurants.
Other noteworthy congressional investigations include Trump's communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleged abuses with the White House security clearance system, and the president's tax returns.
His Business Empire
Some of the most controversial lawsuits against Trump have to do with his business empire.
The Trump Organization is currently being investigated for alleged misuse of charitable assets and campaign finance violations. The company has also been accused of inflating financial assets for insurance and tax fraud schemes.
The Supreme Court will also be taking on three cases regarding the president's financial records in 2020. One case involves a Manhattan District Attorney investigation into the Trump Organization's potential violations of New York law, such as improperly recording wealth estimates to avoid paying taxes or insurance. The other two cases involve subpoenas issued by House Democrats who are seeking records from the president, his children and his businesses as part of investigations into possible conflicts of interest and foreign influence.
President Donald Trump arrives at Zurich International Airport on January 21, 2020, as he prepares to travel to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum.
Plus, officials in New York and New Jersey are looking into allegations that undocumented workers were employed at the president's golf clubs. At his Briarcliff Manor, New York club, undocumented employees said they were forced to work extra hours without pay. In Trump's Bedminster, New Jersey resort, undocumented workers say there were given fraudulent green cards and other documents.
His Inaugural Committee
Earlier this week, amid the impeachment trial, news broke that the attorney general of Washington, D.C. was suing Trump's inaugural committee over abusing nonprofit funds.
The lawsuit alleges that the committee coordinated with the Trump family to "grossly overpay" for event space at the Trump International Hotel during the president's 2017 inauguration. According to Attorney General Karl Racine, the committee wasted $1 million of charitable funds in overpayment for the space. He also accused Trump and his daughter Ivanka of being aware of the misuse of funds.
The Trump Organization immediately fired back, issuing a statement claiming the attorney general's accusations are "false, intentionally misleading and riddled with inaccuracies." It also said that "timing of this complaint reeks of politics and is a clear PR stunt."
Federal prosecutors in New York are also looking into potential corruption involving Trump's inauguration team. Investigators issued a wide-ranging subpoena to the committee last year, which showed that they were looking at everything from false statements to mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy against the United States, and money laundering.
