Threaten

 NY Times: Trump Was Not Indicted. But the Charges Still Threaten Him. The criminal case against the former president’s business could deliver a blow to his finances, and he remains the focus of a broader investigation in New York. By Jonah E. Bromwich, William K. Rashbaum, Ben Protess and Maggie Haberman

His reluctance to discuss the allegations in depth stood in contrast to his gloating after a real estate rival, Leona Helmsley, was charged with tax crimes in 1989, prompting Mr. Trump to call her a “disgrace to humanity.”