Trump family counting the costs of fighting legal battles on all fronts

Problems are mounting for Donald Trump, his children and the Trump Organisation, as legal investigations continue into the events of January 6, 2021, business deals in New York and an accusation of rape

Donald Trump: At no point did he seek to activate the National Guard to restore order when witnessing the ransacking of the Capitol building by a violent mob. Picture: Getty

Last week, Donald Trump and his three eldest children found themselves at the business end of several legal blows.

An eight to one decision by the US Supreme Court cleared the way for the select committee examining the events of January 6, 2021, to take possession of more than 700 pages of documents that the former US president had fought to prevent them from accessing.

The documents, which include handwritten notes, White House phone logs, ...