In New York, the civil action brought against Trump and three of his children for tax evasion could well derail the project of returning to the saddle of the former president.
On September 21, Trump and three of his children were accused of lying to the tax authorities, credit institutions and insurance companies in connection with a tax evasion of a “considerable magnitude” of systematically falsifying the value of their property for personal enrichment.
The civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James comes as the FBI investigates sensitive official documents Trump had in his possession at his property in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, and where a Georgia state grand jury is determining whether he and others tried to influence local election officials after his on-the-spot loss to Joe Biden.
The judicial noose is tightening
The former president has hinted on several occasions that he intends to run for the White House in 2024. However, this avalanche of criminal, civil and parliamentary investigations could well reduce his hopes to nothing.
“It is cooked”slice Allan Lichtman, professor of history at the American University of Washington, who has predicted the results of every presidential election since 1984.
“Trump has too many pots and pans to run for even if he escapes jail and bankruptcy. And I’m not sure he escapes prison.”
Trump or the “art of theft”
After three years of investigation, New York Attorney General Letitia James has found that Trump made fraudulent claims about his estate and false asset valuations to obtain loans, cash insurance benefits and pay less tax. Her children, Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric are also defendants. “The investigation revealed the actions
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