Donald Trump once again heard justice in New York in a financial fraud case

A week after his historic condemnation of “accounting fraud”, Donald Trump faces justice again. The former US president was heard Thursday, April 13, in New York in the context of a future civil trial for which he is accused of fraud within the Trump Organization. The Republican billionaire, who intends to reclaim the White House in 2024, responded under oath and out of sight in the offices of New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

Donald Trump and his children are suspected of being infected with A “amazing fraud”according to the Attorney General, after “intentionally” Manipulating the valuation of the group’s assets to obtain more beneficial loans from banks or to reduce their taxes. In this investigation, Letitia James claims $250 million in damages on behalf of the state, as well as a ban from managing companies for the former president and his relatives.

Hearings may be held under oath and in a closed room as part of the procedure, prior to the actual start of the trial, currently set for October. Donald Trump has long refuted these wrongdoings. On his Truth Social, he named the case as A.J “silly”And Like all other cases of election interference [il] Do[t] the object.