The attorney general targets the Trump family
$250 million lawsuit against a former president and his sons
New York City attorneys have charged Donald Trump with fraud. Charges have also been brought against Trump’s company and his sons Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka.
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The New York Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump.
The New York State Attorney’s Office is filing a civil lawsuit against former US President Donald Trump (76) for financial fraud. Indictments will also be filed against Trump and his sons Donald Jr. (44), Eric (38) and Ivanka (40), Attorney General Letitia James (63) announced Wednesday in New York. James has led civilian investigations into the Trump corporation’s empire for years.
James says he is seeking fines totaling $250 million. In addition, Trump and his family should forever be banned from doing business in New York State.
Deutsche Bank is also implicated in the scandal
According to the allegations, the defendants are said to have increased or decreased their finances as needed, for example to obtain loans more easily or to pay lower taxes. James said Deutsche Bank is also said to have granted such loans.
“Donald Trump has falsely inflated his fortune by billions of dollars to unfairly enrich himself and deceive the system – so we all,” James said. She led civil investigations into the Trump corporation’s empire for three years, spoke, according to Wednesday, to 65 witnesses for the prosecution and evaluated “millions of documents.” Trump’s company denies the allegations.
In the United States, prosecutors usually belong to a party and are elected by the people in many states. James is a member of the Democratic Party and works for the New York state government. So Trump, who is a Republican, repeatedly describes the operation as politically motivated and calls it a “witch hunt.”
Trump has many allegations and lawsuits to deal with
There are allegations against the former president in many cases. Among other things, the FBI is said to have secured classified and classified documents on the Trump Mar-a-Lago estate. In Georgia, he is said to have illegally pressured election officials to give him additional votes in the 2020 election. An investigative committee is also looking into his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol storming and may eventually recommend his prosecution.
Trump has repeatedly indicated that he wants to run for president again in 2024, but he has not yet officially announced this. Experts are of the opinion that an often multi-year measure with opportunities for review and renegotiation before the elections in November 2024 is unlikely to lead to a conviction. (SDA/chs)
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