He faces possible criminal charges for classified documents found at his Florida home and for his role in the January 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol.
Former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021) announced this week his candidacy for the 2024 presidential elections, but the various civil cases that the tycoon has open in the New York court could overshadow his political career.
These open fronts do not prevent him from being the next Republican candidate, if he wins his party’s primaries, since the US Constitution, which establishes the requirements for the presidency, it says nothing about charges or convictions.
Likewise, the fact that he is now once again a candidate for the White House It doesn’t give you any immunity either. neither in the civil cases he has in New York nor in the criminal charges in other parts of the country.
Trump faces possible criminal charges by the US Department of Justice. for classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida and his role in the January 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol, as well as by the Atlanta district attorney for his attempts to interfere in the results of the 2020 Georgia election.
The finances
On the civil side, Trump’s hurdles include a civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, accusing him and three of his children of fraudulently manipulating the value of family business assets during years.
James could hurt the finances of the Trump family, since he asks for 250 million dollars and that none of the four can do business in New York again.
Trump has repeatedly pointed out that what James is doing is a “witch hunt” on behalf of the Republican Party.
other demand
The former president could go to trial next year for a new lawsuit for defamation Presented by journalist and writer E. Jean Carroll, who claims that Trump raped her in a store dressing room in the 1995s.
The first time he made these accusations was in 2019 in his book and in a New York magazine article, Trump, among others.once president, defended himself by saying that Carroll was “not his type” and that she made up the claim to boost sales of her book.
Then Carroll first sued Trump for defamation, arguing that his statements had damaged his reputation.
However, both the then president and the Department of Justice opposed it, alleging that made those comments in his official capacity as president, which for legal reasons meant that Carroll’s lawsuit would have to be dismissed.
But Trump is no longer president and this week, Carroll’s lawyer said in a court filing that her client would file a new defamation lawsuit against Trump, this time based on statements the Republican made last month in a post by his network. social, Truth Social, in which he again accused Carroll of lying and denied the rape.
In addition, Carroll’s new lawsuit will also include an assault claim against the tycoon under a new state law that gives adult victims of sexual assault a single window to file civil lawsuits, even if the statute of limitations expired years ago.
Carroll’s attorney, Roberta A. Kaplan, noted in court documents that the new lawsuit will be filed on November 24, the day the rule goes into effect.
the journalist never reported the alleged rape to the police, But she said she told two friends what happened and kept the dress she wore that day, which has been tested for DNA.
Carroll’s legal team requested a sample of Trump’s DNA for comparison with analysis of Carroll’s dress, but it’s unclear from court documents whether they already obtained a sample.
The cases
Trump’s family business, the Trump Organization, went to criminal trial on October 31 in New York, accused of participating in tax evasion.
Allen Weisselberg, the company’s chief financial officer for decades, is the only person charged in this case.
This week, Weisselberg – who pleaded guilty – testified from Wednesday to Friday and defended that he acted alone and without the knowledge of the company or the Trump family.
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