Defiant Donald raises his fist as he leaves Trump Tower to be deposed
Donald Trump on Thursday branded black state attorney general Letitia James as “racist,” claiming she leaked details about when he would arrive for his statement in her $250 million case against his business empire.
“I am going downtown to meet a racist who leaked that I would be there at 9:30 am,” he wrote on his Truth Social media platform.
“The leak makes it much more difficult for the police and the secret service to do their job. This civil case is ridiculous, as are all other Election Interference cases brought against me. If I had had an honest judge, this case would never have happened. MAGA!,” he added.
Trump waved to the crowd and raised his fist as he left Trump Tower Thursday morning to head to James’ office downtown.
Donald Trump raises his fist to the crowd outside Trump Tower
James alleges that several of Trump’s family members misled banks and others by providing financial statements that deliberately misrepresented the value of his assets, including his golf clubs and the hotels that bear his name.
Her office is seeking $250 million in damages and an injunction against Trump and three of his grown children – Ivanka, Don, Jr. and Eric – to ever do business in the state again.
Trump arrived in New York City Wednesday evening from his home in Palm Beach, Fla. He repeatedly attacked James for the case against him and his family.
“Just arrived in Manhattan for a statement before the RACIST, TRUMP HATING New York State Attorney General, Letitia ‘Peekaboo’ James, in yet another unjust and ridiculous prosecution of the 45th President of the United States,” Trump wrote in his statement. social media network .
Donald Trump is impeached Thursday morning in a business case
Last week, Trump called Letitia James (pictured) a “reverse racist” for filing a civil suit against his companies. He will now be impeached by her for the second time in connection with a $250 million corporate fraud case
New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers stand at the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James
He called James a “lowlife” and said the case was politically motivated.
He also said he was looking forward to showing how he built his business.
“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 you know anything about me!
“The good thing about the AG Peekaboo James ‘prosecution’ is that I finally get to showcase what a great, profitable, and valuable business I’ve built, one of the largest real estate assets in the world, in fact.”
Trump also attacked the judge overseeing the case, Arthur Engoron, calling him “a highly partisan, Trump-hating judge who was wanted or ‘shopped’ by Peekaboo James.”
Trump added, “VERY UNFAIR. THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHOULD BE AShamed OF THIS INJUSTICE!”
Donald Trump waves Wednesday night as he returns to Manhattan for the first time since his arrest last week
Donald Trump is seen boarding his plane at West Palm Beach on Wednesday night, bound for New York City
Trump is seen at the airport trying to board his plane
The trip marks Trump’s first return to New York City since his arrest and arraignment on charges of paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels.
The Stormy Daniels case and James’ case are not connected.
But Trump also attacked the judge in the Daniels case, calling him “Trump-hating” and unfit to oversee the proceedings.
Trump and his lawyers tried to get the James case dismissed, arguing that, as a Republican, he was “picked and subjected to selective treatment” by James.
Engoron denied the former president’s move and ordered him to be brought to justice.
Engoron also rejected a separate attempt by Ivanka Trump, named in the lawsuit, to dismiss the allegations against her.
Trump previously sat for a statement at James’ office last August, just weeks before she filed the lawsuit.
At that point, he refused to answer questions and invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination more than 400 times.
Members of the NYPD were seen on Wednesday erecting barriers around Trump Tower ahead of the former president’s arrival
Engoron has scheduled an October 2 trial date — just before the Republican presidential primary begins.
He agreed to give lawyers more time to review evidence, interview witnesses and file motions.
Trump’s impeachment is part of that process.
Prior to his arrival in New York City, police were seen erecting barricades around Trump Tower.
His return to New York last week created a chaotic atmosphere around the ICC, with representatives from both pro- and anti-Trump factions.
In addition to James’s case and the hush money case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump faces a third lawsuit in New York: a civil lawsuit stemming from columnist Jean Carroll’s claims that he raped her in a department store locker room in the United States. 1990s. Trump has denied the allegation.
That trial begins April 25 in Manhattan federal court.