Trump is considering appearing in a civil lawsuit against him in New York

According to several “sources familiar with the planning” of the trial, CNN notes, the former president is making plans to appear in person, although he has not officially confirmed that he will do so.

Trump’s spokesperson Steven Cheung, told CNN that he “hasn’t made a final decision yet.” According to this television station, the former president will fly to New York City on Sunday evening after a campaign event in Ottumwa, Iowa, and will spend the night in Trump Tower in Manhattan.

The New York Police and the court has made security preparations for Trump’s possible appearance next Monday and perhaps Tuesday.

On September 28, an appeals court in New York decided to keep the start date of the civil trial against Trump for fraud within the Trump Organization as Monday, October 2.

Trump’s defense tried to postpone the date of the proceedings with an abuse of power complaint against the judge Arthur Engoronafter which an appeals court on September 14 ordered the case to be halted before ruling.

In that complaint, Trump accused the judge of acting negligently by denying a request from his defense asking him to dismiss most of the case because it allegedly fell outside the statute of limitations.

However, in a short decision last Thursday The court decided to reject that appeal and lifts the pause imposed on the process, allowing the planned schedule to resume.

The Public Prosecution Service had already warned that postponing the civil trial could have consequences for other ongoing cases against the former president, including the four criminal cases against him.

Engoron has estimated that this process will take about three months, although he said this before summarily and at the request of the Public Prosecution Service, the main indictment was decided a few days ago by Trump, two of his children, his company and two partners (which could shorten the whole process).

Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization and two former executives were found liable for ongoing fraud for inflating the value of company assets for years to gain financial advantage.

The judge also ordered that the defendants’ licenses to operate businesses in New York State be revoked.

The remaining six charges to be tried from Monday relate to “persistent irregularities” in the business, such as falsifying corporate documents, issuing false financial statements and committing fraud against insurers.

Source: El heraldo

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