Global Courant 2023-04-13 14:00:58
Former President Donald Trump arrived in Manhattan late Wednesday evening, he revealed on social media, as he will appear before New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday for a statement.
In September, James charged Trump and three of his children with fraud and filed a lawsuit in New York State Court in Manhattan. Thursday’s statement is expected to provide evidence that the Trumps acted deliberately to misrepresent real estate values in order to obtain favorable loans and tax breaks, according to Reuters.
In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump called the lawsuit “another unjust and ludicrous prosecution of the 45th president of the United States.”
The former president also said he would use the case to prove his own business success.
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Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York on April 12, 2023. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
“I have built a GREAT and prosperous company, employed thousands of people, built beautiful structures all over the world, but especially in New York, and now have to prove it to this LOWLIFE who campaigned on (an) ‘I will get Trump platform, even before I knew anything about me!” Trump wrote.
He added: “I will finally be able to showcase what a great, profitable and valuable business I’ve built, actually one of the largest real estate assets in the world.”
An exterior view of Trump Tower in New York on April 12, 2023 as former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to return to New York City. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump, who has already announced his bid for the 2024 presidency, said the New York AG pursuit came from him in “strict coordination and cooperation” between President Biden and the White House.
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The Republican nominee also faces a separate case in New York with District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Bragg charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records to allegedly pay back his former attorney, Michael Cohen, who made payments to two adult film actresses who alleged sexual encounters with Trump.
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NYPD officers guard outside Trump Tower in New York on April 12, 2023 as former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is expected to return to New York City. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
In a final tweet, Trump added, “The AG case should be tried before the commercial division, not a highly partisan, Trump-hating judge who was wanted or ‘shopped’ by Peekaboo James.”
He also called the case “very unfair.”
“The State of New York should be ashamed of this injustice!” concluded Trump.
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Trump previously filed his own lawsuit against James after she filed the first case.
He’s also suing Cohen.
On Wednesday, Trump’s legal team filed a 30-plus-page federal lawsuit against Cohen in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, seeking more than $500 million.
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In the lawsuit, Trump alleges a violation of his attorney-client relationship, unjust enrichment and more.
Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
