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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

‘I’m not sure he’s going to escape jail’: could Trump’s legal woes prevent a 2024 run?

Donald Trump waving from behind a row of vertical bars.
Donald Trump has hinted at a 2024 presidential run but that could be derailed by the cascade of criminal, civil and congressional inquiries against him. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Donald Trump’s legal perils have become insurmountable and could snuff out the former US president’s hopes of an election-winning comeback, according to political analysts and legal experts.

On Wednesday, Trump and three of his adult children were accused of lying to tax collectors, lenders and insurers in a “staggering” fraud scheme that routinely misstated the value of his properties to enrich themselves.

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