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Donald Trump circle in legal peril despite end of Robert Mueller probe

Democrats in Congress have started their own investigations

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US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Christian Berthelsen & David Joachim | Bloomberg
Robert Mueller’s job may be done, but President Donald Trump still faces potential legal peril from many sides.

Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating the Trump Organization and his 2016 campaign for possible campaign finance violations. They’ve also issued subpoenas to Trump’s inaugural committee. The New York state attorney general is looking into the president’s charity. And his ex-fixer Michael Cohen told Congress that there are other active federal probes into the business that he couldn’t discuss.

At the same time, Democrats in Congress have started their own investigations, punctuated by a sweeping request for documents.

Although a Justice Department legal opinion

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