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Six ways Donald Trump can still be brought to justice

The impeachment trial may have failed, but the former president has multiple legal battles ahead of him

By Laurie Macfarlane and Aaron White
Six ways Donald Trump can still be brought to justice
Senators voted mainly along party lines to acquit the former president | USA TODAY Network/SIPA USA/PA Images
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Donald Trump escaped conviction in the Senate – but that does not mean the former president will not be held accountable for his actions.

Here are six ways he can still be brought to justice.

The Capitol riots

Pro-Trump protesters breaching the Capitol, Washington DC, on 6 January 2021 | Lev Radin/Sipa USA/PA Images

Some historians and legal scholars believe that Section Three of the 14th Amendment could be invoked against the former president, for his role inciting the Capitol riots on 6 January 2021.

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