A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
3 verified reports published on January 25, 2022.
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The through-line on this date was not subtle. Trump’s world was being forced to answer for election lies and business lies at the same time, and both tracks were moving toward depositions, hearings, and deeper exposure.
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The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack had issued subpoenas on Jan. 18, 2022, to Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, and Boris Epshteyn over their roles in promoting unsupported election claims and efforts tied to delaying or disrupting certification. By Jan. 25, the fallout was still hanging over Trump’s orbit.
New York Attorney General Letitia James moved on January 18, 2022, to compel Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump to give sworn testimony in the civil investigation of the Trump Organization. The same filing said investigators had uncovered significant evidence that the company used misleading asset valuations for loans, insurance coverage and tax deductions.
Atlanta prosecutors were still advancing their investigation into Trump’s effort to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results, with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis using a special grand jury to keep the pressure on. The existence of the probe itself was becoming a durable reminder that Trump’s pressure campaign on Georgia officials had not gone away.