Trump’s Fraud Trial Defense Falls Apart as He Claims He Was President in 2021

Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by harsh2k5

Trump left office in January 2021, despite efforts to stay in power. This is a basic fact that Trump should know.

Instead, he is grasping for any excuse to avoid being held accountable during the trial. Unfortunately for Trump, the trial is really just to set damages. Presiding Judge Arthur Engoron already determined in September that Trump committed fraud. Engoron ordered that all Trump’s New York business certificates be canceled, making it nearly impossible to do business in the state and effectively killing the Trump Organization.

The lawsuit, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleges that Trump claimed his Trump Tower apartment in Manhattan was three times its actual size and worth $327 million. No New York City apartment has ever sold for that much. He also valued Mar-a-Lago at $739 million, about 10 times its actual worth.

Wraywong on November 6th, 2023 at 21:24 UTC »

Just wait until he is convicted, and claims he wasn't President at all, because he didn't really want the job, in the first place.

Evilton on November 6th, 2023 at 21:22 UTC »

Donald Trump currently thinks he's president, just ask one of his supporters.

JoeBoredom on November 6th, 2023 at 21:05 UTC »

In his mind he still is president, president for life.