Get Caught Up On Donald Trump's Complex Web Of Legal Challenges
President Trump is dealing with three lawsuits from two women, a federal criminal investigation of his longtime attorney and the Justice Department's investigation into the 2016 election.
As a businessman, Donald Trump was not shy about jumping into the trenches for litigious battles large and small. In fact, he seemed almost to relish the fight.
The game has changed, however, since Trump won the White House, and his enthusiasm for such scraps may have waned as the legal challenges facing him have piled up.
It's all a distraction, Trump says, from the real work of his administration.
"This country is, right now, running so smooth," he told reporters on Friday. "And to be bringing up that kind of crap, and to be bringing up witch hunts all the time — that's all you want to talk about."
The White House is facing a drumbeat of questions and stories related to everything from possible campaign payments
