Washington [US], October 31: The Hill newspaper on October 30 quoted former US President Donald Trump as saying his legal costs were about 100 million USD (2,409.7 billion VND), when facing 4 criminal lawsuits and 1 civil lawsuit. Campaigning in front of a crowd of supporters in Sioux City (Iowa), he said he had lost billions of dollars when participating in politics. The former president said that he turned down many money-making opportunities during his term to avoid causing conflicts of interest.
Former President Trump faces two criminal cases in Washington DC and Georgia over his efforts to overturn the election results. He also faces a criminal case over his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House and another criminal case related to suspicion of paying a porn star. In addition, he was also sued in a civil case in New York state, accusing him, his two sons and the Trump Organization of overstating the value of their assets to benefit from insurance and loans.
In another development, AP reported on October 30 that federal judge Tanya Chutkan in charge of the criminal case in Washington DC about the conspiracy to overthrow the election results has just re-applied a rule against Mr. Trump.
Accordingly, the former president is prohibited from making public comments aimed at prosecutors, court staff and people who may testify. Ms. Chutkan agreed to apply the above regulations after prosecutors cited Mr. Trump's social media comments about former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and said they were an attempt to influence and intimidate a person. can testify in the case.
In another development, the court in Denver (Colorado) on October 30 began a trial to decide whether former US President Donald Trump's name can appear on the ballot in the 2024 US election. Are not.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper