From Le Figaro with AFP
Published 53 minutes ago, updated 53 minutes ago
Donald Trump speaks to the media during his trial in New York, October 4, 2023 MIKE SEGAR / Portal
Donald Trump, Eric Trump and another of his sons, Donald Trump Jr., along with other leaders of the Trump Organization, are the subjects of a civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Donald Trump walked out of his civil trial on Wednesday, October 4, on charges of defrauding the value of his real estate assets, a day after a reprimand from the judge that did not stop him from renewing his invective against the judiciary. “I’m stuck here because I’m dealing with a corrupt attorney general who is communicating with the Justice Department in Washington to keep me busy,” the former president told reporters waiting for him outside the courtroom at midday Manhattan, New York.
“I’m stuck here and can’t campaign. “I would rather be in New Hampshire, South Carolina or Ohio, but I’m stuck here,” said the favorite in the polls for the next Republican primaries.
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“He has no choice, he is led by the Democrats”
Donald Trump, who was present at the hearings on Monday and Tuesday, then did not appear on Wednesday afternoon for the resumption of the debates that can take place without him before the judge of the Supreme Court (a court of first instance, editor’s note) in the state of New York, Arthur Engoron. The day before, the judge had sharply reprimanded him in full hearing and deplored a “demeaning” publication on his Truth Social network in which he described the employee as the “fiancée of (Chuck) Schumer,” the elected New Yorker and leader of the party , referred to Democrats in the Senate.
After this call to order, the judge formally prohibited the parties from attacking his team. “The judge already knows what he’s going to do. He is a Democratic (party) judge. Honestly, he has no choice. “It’s run by the Democrats,” Donald Trump added on Wednesday.
Donald Trump, Eric Trump and another of his sons, Donald Trump Jr., along with other leaders of the Trump Organization, are the subjects of a civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James. They accuse them of massively inflating their assets in order to obtain cheaper loans from banks and better insurance conditions.