As he plots his political future, two criminal probes and multiple lawsuits could spell trouble.
He may have been out of power for over a year, but legal issues related to his time in office still present some risk to former President Donald Trump.
For weeks before he had made unfounded claims of election fraud, which he repeated at a rally on the Washington Mall just before the riot. Those crimes include obstructing the vote count in Congress, and conspiring to defraud the US by overturning the election results, which can both be punishable by fines or jail terms.
The greatest danger, he said, could come from Mr Trump's response to the investigation if, for example, evidence was destroyed or false statements were made. Mr Trump views the case as a "witch hunt", but his call to Mr Raffensperger could be an "incriminating statement", said Barbara McQuade, a professor of law at the University of Michigan.Prosecutors would need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Mr Trump knew his actions were fraudulent, though.
Those alleged crimes included inflating the value of assets to obtain loans, a type of fraud which can carry prison sentences.
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