With the power of the White House, Trump stands to effectively shield himself from legal accountability—at least for the next four years.

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's US presidential election victory on Wednesday (Nov 6) will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupied the White House.

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's US presidential election victory on Wednesday (Nov 6) will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupied the White House.

Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White House. The first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Trump for much of this year faced four simultaneous prosecutions, over allegations ranging…

Donald J. Trump, the first felon elected president, has a sentencing scheduled for Nov. 26. He has many ways to avoid punishment.

Donald Trump is facing three criminal cases and a sentencing over a felony conviction.

It is a unique situation - never before has a criminal defendant been elected to the highest office in the United States.

Trump is accused of conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.

President-elect Donald Trump's election victory means he will likely be able to delay, or end, all the criminal proceedings that have been lodged against him.

As president, Trump would have the authority to dismiss Smith and halt the federal cases against him. However, he would not have the same control over the New York hush money case or the Georgia prosecution related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in that state.