On Thursday, CFO Allen Weisselberg of President Donald Trump’s company Trump Organization reported to the prosecution in New York.
Weisselberg is charged with tax evasion, after he hid money of around 1.7 million dollars. This corresponds to almost 15 million Norwegian kroner. He denies criminal guilt.
US researcher Hilmar Mjelde at the research institute Norce tells Dagbladet that this can create problems for Donald Trump in three ways.
Charged after tax investigation
– Firstly, it costs him time and resources, says Mjelde.
– Secondly, it can have major financial consequences for the company, if they, for example, lose business partners, he says.
– Thirdly, it is a distraction for his possible further political plans, the researcher says.
– Less serious than expected
Mjelde further says that even though Trump is not directly involved in the trial, it is his name that is on everything.
– Even though Trump personally is not involved, the Trump Organization bears his name, so he is indirectly accused here, Mjelde says.
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Trump has long been under investigation by the public prosecutor in New York, who, among other things, has personally suspected him of tax evasion.
Mjelde nevertheless believes that even though this indictment is connected to Trump, it is far from as serious as many expected, and it is not directed at Trump personally.
– At the same time, it must be emphasized that the indictment is less serious than expected in advance. Nor can one completely ignore the political overtones of the case, given that Trump is who he is, says Mjelde.
– Distracting
Trump has long said he is considering making a comeback as a presidential candidate in the next election.
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Mjelde believes that this lawsuit will not prevent this.
– I do not think this will have any major effect on Trump’s political career, although it is distracting for him personally. Fans believe in him, always and regardless. Trump’s grotesque behavior after the 2020 election is a much bigger obstacle to his further political ambitions, Mjelde says.
In the wake of the election in the autumn of 2020, Trump repeatedly claimed that Biden cheated and that it was actually he who had won. This was obviously not correct, but culminated in the attack on Congress on January 6, when the election result was to be formally certified. Trump was then put on trial for the second time during his presidency, but was not fired.
