Scott Pruitt, the former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, was involved in a series of controversies during his tenure leading to ethics investigations and his resignation.
Campaign Staff
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Corey Lewandowski, Campaign Manager (fined, counseling, community service)
Corey Lewandowski has been involved in several controversies including at least two harassment claims and a battery charge. These controversies have significantly impacted Lewandowski’s career, leading to his […]
Lawyers
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Alina Habba, General Counsel, Save America PAC for Trump ($1m fine)
Habba, surrounded by controversy, was sanctioned for filing a frivolous lawsuit against Hillary Clinton at the behest of Trump and continues to represent the former president.
Entities
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Fox News ($787m Judgement)
Fox News personalities amplified false stories of 2020 election fraud and specifically wrongdoing on the part of voting machine companies, like Dominion, leading to a massive judgement.
Campaign Staff
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Elliot Broidy, Fundraiser for Trump 2016 (convicted)
Broidy pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate foreign lobbying laws. He was involved in efforts to influence the Trump administration on behalf of the United Arab Emirates.
Associates
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Cathy Latham, Republican Operative in Georgia (indicted)
Latham was indicted for racketeering over efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. She was one of the fake electors who met to cast their votes for Trump.
Associates
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Shawn Still, Georgia State Senator (indicted)
Still was a leader of the effort in Georgia to create a fake slate of electors and helped create forged documents leading to a number of felony charges.
Campaign Staff
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Mike Roman, Director of Special Projects and Research for Trump (indicted)
Roman was indicted under RICO charges in Fulton County, Georgia, related to activities attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
Lawyers
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Ray Smith, Trump Campaign Attorney in Georgia (indicted)
Smith is accused of falsely and knowingly claiming to members of Georgia’s state Senate and House of Reps there had been widespread voter fraud, and with organizing fake […]
Associates
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Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow ($5m judgement)
Lindell promoted baseless claims of election fraud leading to legal challenges and billions of dollars in defamation lawsuits including a judgement for losing his ‘prove me wrong’ contest.
Associates
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Tom Barrack, Investor (aquitted)
Barrack, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, faced charges related to illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, leading to his arrest in July 2021.
Associates
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Igor Fruman (convicted)
Igor Fruman was involved in Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to pressure Ukraine, contributing to Trump’s first impeachment, and faced charges related to campaign finance violations.
Associates
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Lev Parnas (convicted)
Parnas, a former associate of Donald Trump, faced charges related to campaign finance violations and was involved with Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine for political gain.
Entities
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The Trump International Hotel, Washington DC (sold)
The hotel faced legal scrutiny amid concerns of violations of the Emoluments Clause and the use of the hotel by foreign officials seeking to influence the Trump administration.
Entities
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Trump Inauguration Committee ($2.75m fine)
The Trump Inaugural Committee faced legal scrutiny over allegations of financial improprieties and misuse of funds during Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Entities
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The Trump Foundation (dissolved under court supervision)
The Donald J. Trump Foundation was a private foundation founded in 1987 by Donald J. Trump, the former President of the United States. The foundation’s primary purpose was […]
Entities
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Trump University ($25m settlement)
Trump University was a for-profit education company founded by Donald Trump in 2004. It was not a traditional university but rather a series of real estate training seminars […]
Entities
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The Trump Organization (convicted)
The Trump Organization has been convicted multiple times for tax fraud and persistent fraud for various financial crimes.
Pardons
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Dinesh D’Souza, Activist (convicted)
D’Souza, a conservative commentator, author, and filmmaker, received a presidential pardon from Trump in 2018 for a felony conviction related to campaign finance violations.
Pardons
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Charles Kushner (pardoned)
Charles Kushner, father of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, was convicted in 2005 for illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering, unrelated to Donald Trump.
Employees
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Carlos de Oliveira, Property Manager (indicted)
De Oliveira has been charged with federal felonies in relation to alleged efforts by Trump to keep classified information after leaving office and impede an investigation
Employees
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Allen Weisselberg, CFO at The Trump Organization (convicted)
Weisselberg faced charges related to an alleged tax scheme, highlighting his involvement in financial activities under scrutiny during investigations into Trump’s business practices.
Employees
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Walt Nauta, Personal Assistant to Trump (indicted)
Walt Nauta, a former personal aide to Donald Trump, was indicted for his alleged involvement in moving and concealing classified documents at Trump’s direction.
Lawyers
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Michael Cohen, Trump’s Personal Attorney (convicted)
Michael Cohen was convicted for crimes including campaign finance violations, tax evasion, and lying to Congress, with implications for hush money payments made during Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Associates
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Misty Hampton, Election County Supervisor (indicted)
Hampton, the former election supervisor for Coffee County, was involved with a breach of security when some of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters accessed local voting data.
Associates
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Scott Hall (convicted)
Hall was the first RICO defendant in Fulton County to take a plea deal for conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties.
Campaign Staff
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Harrison Floyd, Director at Black Voices for Trump (indicted)
Floyd was charged in Fulton County with violating Georgia’s RICO Act to benefit Trump for influencing a witness and conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements.
Lawyers
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Robert Cheeley, Attorney (indicted)
Cheeley was charged with conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, forgery in the first degree, false statements, filing false documents, perjury, and other crimes.
Employees
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Mark Meadows, WH Chief of Staff (indicted)
Meadows is charged with racketeering and with soliciting Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to violate his oath of office.
Lawyers
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Jeffrey Clark, Justice Dept. Attorney (indicted)
Clark, a former assistant attorney general, is charged with drafting a letter for the attorney general to sign that allegedly raised false allegations of voter fraud in Georgia.
Lawyers
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John Eastman, Attorney (indicted)
Eastman faced scrutiny for his role in advising Trump on strategies to overturn the 2020 election resulting in charges of conspiracy of impersonation, false statements, forgery, and more.
Lawyers
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Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s Personal Attorney ($148m judgement, indicted)
Giuliani led Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election leading to charges in Georgia, likely federal charges, and a massive judgement for defamation against poll workers.
Employees
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Pete Navarro, Trade Advisor (convicted)
Navarro helped Trump in his attempt to overturn his election loss and was convicted on counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify after receiving a subpoena.
Lawyers
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Ken Chesebro, Attorney (convicted)
Chesebro was the architect of the fake electors scheme to try and overturn the 2020 election and took a deal to plead guilty to one felony count of conspiracy.
Lawyers
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Sidney Powell, Attorney (convicted)
Sidney Powell, a former Trump attorney, promoted false claims of 2020 election fraud and plead guilty to conspiring to intentionally interfere with the performance of election duties.
Campaign Staff
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George Papadopoulos, Foreign Policy Advisor (convicted)
Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about contacts with individuals linked to Russia as part of the Mueller investigation into interference in the 2016 election.
Associates
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Enrique Tarrio, Leader of the Proud Boys gang (convicted)
Tarrio faced legal issues including charges related to the Capitol riot and was famously told on live TV to ‘stand by’ from then president Trump.
Campaign Staff
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Rick Gates, Deputy Campaign Manager (convicted)
Gates pleaded guilty to charges related to financial crimes and providing false statements in connection with the Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Associates / Pardons
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Roger Stone, Political Advisor to Trump (convicted)
Stone was convicted on charges related to obstructing a congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, lying to Congress, and witness tampering.
Campaign Staff / Pardons
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Michael Flynn, National Security Advisor (convicted)
Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador, sparking legal controversies related to the Trump administration’s interactions with Russia.
Lawyers
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Jenna Ellis, Trump Attorney (convicted)
Ellis pleaded guilty to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements regarding her helping Giuliani “knowingly, willfully and unlawfully” make false statements.
Campaign Staff / Pardons
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Paul Manafort, Campaign Chairman (convicted)
Manafort was convicted on charges related to financial crimes and illegal lobbying with his trial stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into election interference.
Campaign Staff / Pardons
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Steve Bannon, WH Chief Strategist (convicted)
Bannon faced charges related to defrauding donors over Trump’s border wall leading to his arrest in 2020 and additional charges related to defying a congressional subpoena.