The state of NY demands 370 million dollars from the former president donald trump in the court case in which he is accused of having artificially inflated the value of his properties, according to trial documents released this Friday.
The amount claimed is much higher than the $250 million that the New York attorney general, Letitia James, He had announced that he would file a claim when the case began in 2022.
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In an immediate reaction through his social network Truth Social, the Republican billionaire campaigning for the November presidential elections again attacked James, an African-American prosecutor whom he accuses of being “corrupt” and carrying out a “witch hunt.” ”.
“I did not do anything wrong. “My financial statements are good and very prudent,” Trump indicated once again this Friday.
The former president, his sons Donald Jr and Eric and his Trump Organization family empire are accused by New York justice of having colossally inflated the value of their skyscrapers, luxury hotels and golf courses during the 2010s to obtain more favorable loans. of the banks.
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Donald Trump testified at the trial on November 6, during which he faced prosecutors for four hours and was at times reprimanded for his acrimonious responses by the judge. Arthur Engoron.
The magistrate ruled that James’ office had already shown “conclusive evidence” that Trump had overstated his net worth in financial documents by between $812 million and $2.2 billion between 2014 and 2021.
Therefore, the judge ordered the liquidation of the companies that managed the assets in question, such as Trump Tower and the 40 Wall Street skyscraper in Manhattan, a decision that is under appeal.
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Unlike some of Trump’s legal battles – including the criminal case against him accusing him of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election – the lawsuit filed by Democrat James carries no risk of prison time.
The amount to be paid will be determined by the judge at the time of sentencing, for which there is no confirmed date.
