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Former US President Donald Trump said in a new interview with Fox News that he will not withdraw from the 2024 presidential race for any legal reason because he faces conviction in the "silence money" case.
During the interview, the host asked, “Is there anything that could be thrown at you, legally, that would convince you to give up the race? If you were convicted in this case in New York, would you leave the presidency?”
And the former US president replied, emphasizing: "No, I will never be out of the race - that's not an idea."
Former US President Trump was arraigned last Tuesday and charged with 34 criminal charges in connection with payments made to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels in an attempt to buy her silence regarding an earlier relationship they allegedly had. Trump has repeatedly denied any affair and has denounced an investigation. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg called him a politician.
New York law says falsifying business records escalates to a felony when "the intent to defraud includes the individual's intent to commit, aid in the commission of, or conceal another crime." similar.
Trump also commented, during his speech, on President Joe Biden's electoral remarks that he made during the Easter celebrations at the White House, where he said that he plans to run in the 2024 presidential elections, but he is not ready to officially announce his decision, saying about his potential Democratic rival: "There is something wrong that I saw." His answer today on TV... It was a long answer Easter eggs and this and that, I don't think he can run again.
This comes after former US Attorney General William Barr warned former President Donald Trump that he faces a legal risk from a federal investigation into the existence of secret documents in his possession after leaving office, greater than the one he faces in the case of the money he paid to actress Stormy Daniels.
Barr said in an interview with "ABC News" that he does not believe there is any merit in accusing Trump, and continued by saying that he believes that it is a violation of the powers for legal prosecution in order to achieve a political end, noting that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who prepared the indictment. Against Trump, Democrat.
But Barr said he would be more concerned about the documents, which were found in Mar-a-Lago, the former president's residence in Florida.
Barr said he believes the documents present a potentially serious case, adding that they have some good tool on it.
Barr, who served as attorney general in the Trump administration, pointed to sparring between Trump and the government, according to court records, when Trump refused to return classified materials, leading to an FBI search of his home last year.
Barr said he believed Trump was harassing the government, which in turn tried to get him to turn over the documents. But the government is now investigating the extent of the tampering, and whether there was obstruction and wallets to keep it out of the documents.
Barr's statements come after Trump was charged with 34 accusations of falsifying commercial records related to paying pornographic actress Stormy Daniels for silence about an alleged relationship between them, during the 2016 election campaign. Trump has pleaded not guilty to these charges.
Source: The Seventh Day website