A supporter of the former president waves a US flag near Trump Tower. Photo: David «Dee'» Delgado/Reuters
Donald Trump is due in court on Monday to face charges that he fraudulently inflated the value of his properties, including Trump Tower and the Mar-a-Lago resort.
< The former president reportedly plans to attend the first day of a civil trial in Manhattan, where a judge found he had created a "fantasy world" of valuations that "can only be considered a fraud."
The decision could mean that Mr. Trump will be required to pay millions of dollars in damages to New York state and sell iconic properties, including Trump Tower.
Last week, Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge New York York, ruled Mr Trump committed widespread fraud by increasing his net worth to $2.2 billion (£1.8 billion).
It ruled that Mr. Trump claimed Mar-a-Lago was worth 20 times his tax assessment, nearly tripled the size of his Trump Tower penthouse and increased the value of the Trump Park Avenue apartments in New York by millions. .
Mr. Engoron will now call witnesses, including Mr. Trump and several of his children, in the trial to determine the amount of damages he should pay.
Donald Trump talks to reporters while visiting a farm in Iowa
Letitia James, New York's attorney general, asked for a $250 million (£205 million) fine and a ban on Trump doing business in the state.
Ms James accused Mr Trump of using the assessments to to obtain favorable terms from banks and insurance companies, as well as to obtain tax breaks.
Mr. Engoron's ruling has already revoked business licenses for Trump Tower and other buildings of the former president. New York real estate. It is unclear whether the property should now be sold or managed by a third party.
Mr. Trump said the estimates were given with a «disclaimer,» saying they were «not necessarily indicative of the amount that could be realized.»
«I think it had very little impact.» impact, if any impact, on banks,” he said. “I felt it was a meaningless document.”
In response to the fraud decision, he called Engoron “crazy” and a “political hacker” who “must be stopped.”
“I have a crazy, Trump-hating judge who PUSHED this FAKE CASE through the New York State Court with unprecedented speed,” he wrote on his social media site, Truth Social.
Mr. Trump’s Requests to judge and appeals court request for a stay of trial were denied, but the revocation of his business licenses is unlikely to take effect immediately because he has appealed the decision itself.
The case is one of many lawsuits Trump is expected to face in the coming months. Pictured: An Iowa farm on Sunday
Trump is reported to have remained at Trump Tower in New York on Sunday evening and plans to be in person for at least the first day of the trial in Lower Manhattan.
His decision to appear was unexpected given that he would be attending the trial in Lower Manhattan. he will not be required to testify for several weeks.
This is his first court appearance since August, when he appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington, D.C., to plead his innocence regarding the lawsuits he was trying to overturn. 2020 election results.
His children, Ivanka, Eric and Donald Trump Jr., are also listed as potential witnesses in the New York trial, which will be overseen by Mr. Engoron without a jury.
p>< p>The case is one of many trials Trump is expected to face in the coming months.
He faces four separate criminal charges in New York, Washington, Miami and Fulton County, Georgia.
The claims against him range from allegations that he paid “hush money” to a porn actress to allegations that he engaged in “criminal activity” to change the election results.
>His also accused of mishandling confidential documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
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