On the day of his trial in New York, the Supreme Court gave Donald Trump a treat: He dismissed a lawsuit that sought to remove him from the race for the White House over his role in the attack on Capitol Hill.
In fact, the US Supreme Court rejected the appeal of John Anthony Castro, an unknown candidate in the Republican primary, on the basis of the 14th Amendment. Founded after the Civil WarThe article states that an official who has sworn to uphold the charter will be “barred from future office if he or she has participated in an insurrection” or if he or she has “provided assistance” to insurgents.
The Supreme Court dismissed the case without comment or explanation. The Texas accountant presented the case to a Florida court, which rejected it in June. And so Castro appealed.
Donald Trump entered Manhattan Civil Court, where the civil trial begins today in which he is accused of having inflated the company’s assets in order to defraud banks and insurance companies.
In fact, today he’s walking into an armored courtroom, the civil fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump and two of his adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, who are accused of inflating the value of the company’s assets by over $2 billion over a decade to get better conditions from banks and insurance companies. The judge in the case, Arthur Engoron, has already found him and his sons “responsible for fraud,” and now it is time to consider additional charges and determine the level of punishment. New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked for a $250 million fine, which she says represents the amount she made illegally from false financial reports. The process risks jeopardizing the image of a successful entrepreneur that the tycoon has built up over the years, even transforming an entrepreneurial brand into a political brand. The judge has already revoked some of his licenses to operate in New York state.
“Donald Trump and his other co-defendants committed sustained and repeated fraud. Last week we demonstrated this in our motion for summary judgment. Today we will prove our other charges.” My message is simple: No matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you have, no one is above the law and the law will prevail: said prosecutor James before the tycoon’s civil trial.
For his part, Trump denounced upon his arrival in court that “this is the continuation of the greatest witch hunt,” “a fraud and a farce,” a “horror show.” and with a defiant tone and air, he defined Prosecutor James as a “racist” and Judge Engoron as “a scoundrel.”
No cameras, but the first photos are spreading
The judge in the Trump civil case banned cameras in the courtroom for the prosecution and defense’s opening statements. claim they are disrupting the process. The request was made by American media. Despite this ban The first images of the tycoon in the courtroom on the defense bench echoed on American television. sitting among his lawyers, with a
Frowning, defiant look.
There are seven counts in the trial against Trump and his sons Eric and Donald Jr., ranging from fraud to falsification of corporate and financial documents, including conspiracy. Judge Arthur Engoron has already ruled that the three are liable for fraud.
The anti-Trump protest
And in the hours before the hearing began, the first protests against Trump broke out in New York. Around 8:30 a.m. local time A half-dozen protesters gathered on Center Street, chanting, “Trump lies all the time.” and waving signs for it
They said, “Lies have consequences.” The small group was quickly taken to Foley Square by police. Shortly thereafter, the number of demonstrators grew and they hung a large banner over the police barricades that read:
“no one is above the law.”
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