Trump 2024 US Election Candidacy

With a not so veiled message, Donald Trump has hinted that he will run for president of the United States of America in 2024. The magnate must however face another problem: the New York court asks him for 250 million dollars in compensation for 10 years of tax evasion.

“Very soon. Be ready. To make our country safe, glorious and prosperous, I will very, very, very probably do it again”. So Donald Trump once again laid out the increasingly concrete hypothesis of his renomination in front of his supporters , at a rally in Iowa. Meanwhile, however, US Justice Department executives have been discussing whether his re-appointment to the White House doesn’t create the need for counsel. special: a special prosecutor to oversee the two federal investigations related to the former president.

Donald Trump. Photo Ansa / EPA David Maxwell

“Trump’s Nov. 14 Announcement”

It’s the one about the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and the one about the classified documents seized from Trump’s residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. The news is reported by CNN, which cites sources familiar with the matter. On the other hand, it is a practice in America. In the past, indeed, there have been special prosecutors for Russiagate and for the Monica Lewinsky case which involved Democratic President Bill Clinton. However, the most accepted hypothesis is that Donald Trump could announce his re-appointment to the White House on November 14. So after the midterm vote next Tuesday, November 8th.

Joe Biden. He too could reapply in 2024. Photo Ansa/Epa Al Drago

Axios writes it citing three sources familiar with the matter. However, the tycoon faces another problem. A New York judge has ordered the Trump Organization’s finances to be scrutinized by an independent watchdog, before the civil lawsuit begins for alleged tax evasion that the company of the former tenant of the White House is accused of committing. With the ultimate goal of accessing hundreds of millions of dollars in bank financing.

Max state compensation

Judge Arthur Engoron thus granted the request of the Attorney General of the State of New York, Letitia James. The magistrate filed a claim for $250 million in favor of the state – a record amount. Money that, if paid, will repay what the Trump Organization, run by Donald Trump’s sons, has allegedly evaded taxes for a decade. The Trumps are also accused of providing super valuation of assets in order to obtain substantial loans from two banking establishments.

New York Attorney General Laetitia James. Photo Ansa / Epa Peter Foley

James had called for an independent review body to be chosen to assess the size of the Trump Organization’s assets to prevent the family from moving resources elsewhere to evade justice. The objective, explained Judge Arthur Engoron, is “to ensure that there is no more fraud and illegality”. Engoron spoke of “continuing misrepresentations” contained in the tax returns Trump filed between 2011 and 2021.