Donald Trump is back in New York on Thursday to be heard in an upcoming civil trial in which he is accused of fraud within his group, the Trump Organization, a week after his landmark indictment in another affair.
The former American president, who intends to regain the White House in 2024, gave a statement under oath and out of sight.
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An important safety device
The Republican billionaire left the Trump Tower in Manhattan on Thursday morning and his vehicle engulfed a little later in the parking lot of the building where the offices of the Attorney General of the State of New York are located, Letitia James, found AFP journalists.
A security device with barriers and law enforcement was put in place at the foot of the building, in the financial district of Manhattan near Wall Street, where a handful of opponents and supporters were waiting for Donald Trump.
The New York State Attorney General, elected as a Democrat, is suing Donald Trump and three of his children, demanding $ 250 million in compensation and bans from running businesses.
Letitia James accuses the Republican billionaire and his children of “astonishing fraud” in his words, having “deliberately” manipulated the valuations of the assets of the group, — which includes clubs …
