donald trump He appeared in court again on Thursday. He did it to be questioned under oath for several hours in a financial fraud case opened by the New York State Attorney’s Office accusing the former US president and three of his children of financial fraud

The politician and businessman arrived at the office of New York City Attorney Letitia James in southern Manhattan around 10 a.m. local time and returned to Trump Tower, on Fifth Avenue, shortly after 6:30 p.m. ep.

“This civil case is ridiculous, as are all other cases of electoral interference that I am the subject of.”, he wrote on his Truth Social network before the interrogation.

James sued Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump last September over charges they committed “incredible” fraud at the Trump Organization.

Their lawsuit alleges that they lied to the IRS, lenders and insurers for years in a scheme that routinely misrepresented the value of the organization’s property to enrich itself.

James said they provided fraudulent statements of Trump’s estate and false asset valuations.”to obtain and pay off loans, obtain insurance benefits, and pay less taxes”.

The Trump Organization’s investigation in New York is moving from a purely civil to a “criminal” nature

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Trump, the favorite for the Republican nomination in next year’s presidential election, once again repeated his usual refrain that it is a “Witch hunt”.

He had already appeared for six hours last August for another questioning as part of the investigation, shortly before James filed his lawsuit.

Trump, 76, is facing a series of state, federal and congressional investigations threaten to complicate his bid to regain the presidency in next year’s White House elections.