Italian politician Andrea Zanoni and several animal rights groups filed criminal complaints accusing Trump of hunting without a license and killing the protected bird.

According to an Italian newspaper, the Venice Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation that stemmed from a legal complaint made by Green politician Andrea Zanoni.

The local magistrate opened the investigation on February 9 following a legal complaint by regional Green politician Andrea Zanoni and various environmental associations.

Donald Trump Jr. could face up to six months in prison and a fine of 4,000 euros if found guilty of killing, or keeping, a rare protected bird.

Trump Jr. hunting party investigated over killing of protected duck in Italy Activists said video showed Trump Jr. with a dead ruddy shelduck, a protected species, near the Venice Lagoon. His ...

The case was opened based on complaints filed by several animal rights activists and regional councilor Andrea Zanoni. The head of the investigation is the lagoon prosecutor Daniela Moroni.

Andrea Zanoni, a member of the Veneto regional assembly, said he had seen footage of Trump Jr. hunting in the EU conservation zone.

Andrea Zanoni, a regional councilor in the north Italy region of Veneto, says video shows the president's son next to the body of a rare ruddy shelduck, otherwise known in Italy as "Tadorna ...

Andrea Zanoni, a regional councilor for the northern Italian Veneto region, that only residents of the Italian regions can acquire the necessary hunting licenses.

Green Party politician Andrea Zanoni has now accused Don Jr of breaking a number of Italian laws and has reportedly filed a complaint with the judicial authorities.

An Italian politician has filed a criminal complaint after Donald Trump Junior allegedly killed a protected species of duck while on a hunting trip in the Venice lagoon. Andrea Zanoni, from the ...