The former American president Donald Trump rejected the accusations this Tuesday of having inflated the value of his assets to benefit your real estate empirefor which he repeatedly faced a judge of NY when testifying in state court, in one of the trials that could complicate your intentions to return to the White House.
Trump, who today He is the favorite to be a presidential candidate of the Republican Party for the 2024 elections, appeared for the first time before Judge Arthur Engoron to be interrogated as a witness for alleged maneuverswith the purpose of “increase the value of your assets and benefit the Trump Organization, a conglomerate that manages skyscrapers, luxury hotels and golf clubs around the world.”
Trump before Justice: he dismissed the accusations
Throughout the hearing that took place in Manhattan, the billionaire dismissed the accusations that your company’s financial statements were fraudulentmade to deceive financial entities and insurance companies, in order to obtain advantageous credits and policies. In this sense, he stated that “In fact (the statements submitted) They were not documents to which the banks will pay close attention.
Judge Engoron complained about the length of the answers of the tycoon to certain closed questions, which are the ones They only ask “yes” or “no” as an answer.
“No time to lose. “We have a day for this.”said an exasperated Engoron, before asking one of Trump’s lawyers to check on his client. And he added that the businessman and former president, in addition, “he is not answering what is being askedit’s being repetitive.”
“This is not a political demonstration.it is a courtroom,” the judge determined.
Trump accuses Justice of carrying out “electoral interference”
Before taking the stand, Trump spoke to reporters outside the courtroom, where he again attacked the New York attorney general, Letitia Jameswhich demands US$250 million of fine. He also described the case as a “electoral interference”.
The magistrate has already imposed, for example, two fines: one of US$5,000 and another of US$10,000after ruling that the former reality TV star had violated a gag order imposed after attacked the judicial secretary on social networks and in statements to the press outside the courts.
“This case is about the largest witch hunt in the history of the country“said the businessman, adding that prosecutor James is “out of control”.
The prosecutor’s response
“In the end, the only thing that matters It’s the facts and the numbers. And the numbers, my friends, don’t lie,” James said today upon arriving at court, according to what was reported by the France Press Agency (AFP).
What is Trump being accused of and why is he being investigated?
Donald Trump is being investigated for four causes: sexual crimes, falsification of documents and two attempts to manipulate the elections. At this moment, the cause that is advancing has to do with the blurry documents about your personal assetswhich would seem to indicate that the magnate “inflated” his people coffers through his company, the Trump Organization.
Before the trial, Judge Engoron had ruled that James’ office had shown “conclusive evidence” that Trump had exaggerated his net worth in financial documents between $812 and u$s2,200 million between 2014 and 2021. It was because of these conclusions that the magnate came out to deny the accusations.
Source: Ambito
