agencies
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 09:04 AM
A Manhattan court has been closed over a bomb threat as it was set to begin a hearing involving a $250 million lawsuit against former US President Donald Trump..
According to Russia Today, the police investigated the threat and the court was closed and searched, so that the security authorities confirmed at a later time that “the threat is unfounded.”“.
The threat came at a time when a state civil court judge was preparing to start the hearing in the Trump case, but court spokesman Lucien Chalfin said that “there is no indication that the threat was directly related to the Trump case,” noting that the court was closed and searched. For about half an hour before the proceedings, including Trump’s hearing, resumed.
The $250 million civil case against Trump by New York Attorney General Letitia James is unrelated to a Manhattan grand jury investigation into Trump paying money to buy the silence of a porn actress, which could lead to criminal charges against the former president..
James sued Trump and the Trump & Kids Organization last year over alleged financial fraud, alleging that Trump lied about the value of his assets to inflate his net worth and secure better business deals. Trump and the other defendants denied the allegations.
