2023-10-04 19:52:44
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 53 minutes ago, Updated 53 minutes ago
Donald Trump speaks to the media during his trial in New York, October 4, 2023 MIKE SEGAR / REUTERS
Donald Trump, Eric Trump and another of his sons, Donald Trump Jr, are targeted, along with other leaders of the Trump Organization, by a civil complaint from New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
Donald Trump left his civil trial on Wednesday, October 4 for fraud on the value of his real estate assets, the day after a reprimand from the judge which did not prevent him from renewing his invectives against justice. “I’m stuck here because I’m dealing with a corrupt attorney general who is contacting the Justice Department in Washington to keep me busy», Launched the former president at midday in front of journalists who were waiting for him outside the courtroom of the Manhattan courthouse, in New York.
«I’m stuck here, and I can’t campaign. I’d rather be in New Hampshire, South Carolina, or Ohio, but I’m stuck here», Also declared the favorite in the polls for the next Republican primaries.
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“He has no choice, he is led by the Democrats”
Donald Trump, present at the hearings on Monday and Tuesday, then did not appear on Wednesday afternoon for the resumption of the debates, which can take place without him before the judge of the supreme court (a court of first instance, editor’s note) of New York State, Arthur Engoron. The day before, the magistrate had sharply reprimanded him in full court, deploring a publication “degrading» on his Truth Social network, where he spoke of the clerk as the “fiancée of (Chuck) Schumer», elected New Yorker and leader of the Democrats in the Senate.
After this call to order, the magistrate formally prohibited the parties from attacking his team. “The judge already knows what he is going to do. He is a Democratic (Party) judge. In all honesty, he has no choice. It is run by Democrats», added Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Donald Trump, Eric Trump and another of his sons, Donald Trump Jr, are targeted, along with other leaders of the Trump Organization, by a civil complaint from New York State Attorney General Letitia James. This accuses them of having inflated their assets colossally to obtain more favorable loans from banks and better insurance conditions.
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