The former US president Donald Trump (2017-2021) announced this week his candidacy for the 2024 presidential elections, but the various civil lawsuits that the tycoon has opened in the New York court it could overshadow his political career.
These open fronts do not prevent him from being the next Republican candidate, if his party wins the 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 running for the White House again It doesn’t even give you any immunity. neither in civil cases he has in New York nor in criminal charges elsewhere in the country.
Trump faces possible criminal charges from the US Department of Justice. for classified documents found at his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida and his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol storming, as well as by the Atlanta District Attorney for his attempts to interfere in the results of the 2020 Georgia election.
Finances
On the civil front, Trump’s obstacles include a civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, accusing him and three of his children of fraudulently manipulate the value of family business assets during years.
James could hurt the Trump family finances, since he is asking for 250 million dollars and that none of the four can do business in New York anymore.
Trump has repeatedly stressed that what James is doing is a “witch hunt” on behalf of the Republican Party.
another question
The former president could go to trial next year for a new defamation lawsuit Hosted by journalist and writer E. Jean Carroll, who claims Trump raped her in a store dressing room in the 1995s.
The first time he made these allegations was in 2019 in his book and in a New York magazine article, Trump, among others.once president, he defended himself saying this Carroll was “not his type” and he made up the claim to boost his book’s sales.
Then Carroll first sued Trump for libel, claiming his statements had damaged his reputation.
However, both the then president and the Justice Department objected, arguing this made those comments in his official capacity as president, which for legal reasons meant that Carroll’s lawsuit should have been dismissed.
But Trump is no longer president, and Carroll’s attorney said in a court filing this week that his client would file a new defamation lawsuit against Trump, this time based on statements the Republican made last month in a post from his network. , in which he again accused Carroll of lying and denied the rape.
In addition, Carroll’s new lawsuit will also include an assault complaint against the tycoon under a new state law that gives adult victims of sexual assault a single window to file civil suits, 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 Nov. 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 was wearing that day, which has been tested for DNA.
Carroll’s legal team requested a sample of Trump’s DNA for comparison to analysis of Carroll’s suit, but it’s unclear from court documents whether they’ve obtained a sample yet.
The cases
Trump’s family business, the Trump Organization, went on trial Oct. 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 Wednesday through Friday and defended that he acted alone and unbeknownst to the company or the Trump family.
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Source: Clarin
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