Trump wants to talk about corruption? Let’s look at all the criminal convictions against Trump’s inner circle
President Trump’s allies and those within his circle have come under criminal scrutiny. Some have been convicted of committing crimes including bank and tax fraud, misusing charity funds, obstructing investigations, lying, witness tampering, campaign finance violations, and foreign lobbying violations. Here are 8 examples from the last four years:
- In 2019 the Trump Foundation was ordered to pay $2 million for misusing charity funds for personal use following an investigation.[1] The Trump Foundation dissolved following an investigation led by the New York Attorney General.[2] President Trump was ordered to pay $2 million for misusing charity funds.[3]
- In 2019 Trump campaign adviser and long time friend of President Trump – Roger Stone was convicted and sentenced to prison.