President Donald Trump declined to answer questions Wednesday as he appeared before New York’s attorney general, who is conducting a civil investigation into “possible fraud in his family’s business dealings.”
“He exercised his right under Article 5 of the United States Constitution, which provides a number of rights, including the presence of a grand jury, by refusing to answer questions while testifying in a civil investigation in New York,” Trump said in a statement. York.”
“On the advice of an attorney and for several other reasons, I declined to answer questions about the rights and privileges accorded to every citizen under the Constitution of the United States,” he explained.
Trump had previously announced that he would “be questioned under oath this Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into his dealings as a real estate mogul.”
“You have no choice when your family, company, and everyone in your circle is the target of a false, politically motivated harassment campaign backed by lawyers, prosecutors, and the disinformation media,” he added.
And the Axios website quoted the social truth platform as saying, “Tonight I’m in New York City, tomorrow I’ll see the racist Attorney General of New York to continue the biggest witch. Hunting in the history of the United States!
He continued: “My big company and I are under attack from all sides, this is a banana republic.”
In the same context, the Associated Press reported: “A civil investigation in New York, led by Attorney General Letitia James, includes allegations against Trump related to what it considers misrepresentations by the Trump Organization in assessing the value of his valuable assets.” As golf courses and skyscrapers, they worked to mislead lenders and tax authorities.
It should be noted that Trump’s testimony, “in light of a series of legal actions against him, came just days after FBI agents searched his property at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as part of an unrelated federal investigation into what Trump did when Leaving the White House, he took classified documents with him.
Because James’ investigation is civilian, he can sue Trump, but not bring criminal charges against him.
Yesterday, Tuesday, the White House announced that US President Joe Biden did not receive advance notice of the raid on Trump’s home in Florida, and emphasized that the Justice Department is conducting its own investigation into the matter “independently”.
At the end of his presidency, Trump was supposed to hand over the documents and memorabilia in his possession, but instead moved them to his residence at the Mar-a-Lago resort, and these documents included the correspondence of former US President Barack Obama. . .
Source: Lebanon Debate
