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Donald Trump faces a growing legal threat as investigations gather pace – potentially posing significant obstacles to a 2024 presidential run.

No longer shielded by claims of presidential protections, a series of increasingly grave legal issues – both criminal investigation and civil litigation – are mounting in court.

The former president has been teasing another run for office, but his future could be in the courtroom rather than the Oval Office, reports Victoria Bekiempis, who writes that he is “Teflon Don no more”.

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  Trump “can face criminal charges for activities that took place before he was president, after he was president, and while he was president – as long as they were not part of his duties while he was president,” says attorney David S Weinstein, a partner at Jones Walker LLP’s Miami office. Trump has not been charged with any crimes, and has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

  
  


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  What are the legal proceedings involving the former president? They include Manhattan grand jury, the most threatening legal investigation into the former president, E Jean Carroll and Georgia voting.

  
  


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  Meanwhile, American democracy is fighting for its life, writes Robert Reich.