Donald Trump is currently under criminal investigation. The FBI have raided his house in Florida, he has been interviewed by lawyers in New York, 850 of his supporters arrested, and his allies accused in Georgia. Interestingly, these events are actually part of four separate criminal investigations connected to Trump and his companies! Let’s learn more about Trump’s legal troubles today, while practicing some political and legal English!

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Vocabulary List

Investigation (n) – the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement

An investigation is under way into the disappearance of a 70-year-old man

To charge (v) – to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime

She’s been charged with murder

Offence (n) – an illegal act; a crime

Driving without a license is an offence

Federal (adj) – relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region

He broke both state and federal laws

Classified (adj) – classified information is officially stated to be secret

These documents contain classified material

To violate (v) – to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect

They were charged with violating federal law

To sentence (v) – to decide and say officially what a punishment will be

He was sentenced to life imprisonment

To prosecute (v) – to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court

Shoplifters will be prosecuted

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179. Donald Trump's Legal Troubles (English Vocabulary Lesson)

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