Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
Donald Trump said that he pleaded the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self incrimination as he was deposed on Wednesday as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil investigation into the Trump Organization.In a statement, Trump denied wrongdoing and said, “I once asked, ‘If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?’ Now I know the answer to that question.
When your family, your company and all the people in your orbit have become targets of unfounded, politically motivated Witch Hunt supported by lawyers, prosecutors, and the Fake News Media, you have no choice.”He said that he “declined to answer questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.”After a protracted legal battle to obtain Trump’s deposition, the former president showed up to be questioned under oath in Manhattan on Wednesday.
Trump has long claimed that the investigation is politically motivated, but James’ investigation is said to center on whether he and the Trump Organization inflated the value of assets to obtain more favorable loans.Trump’s appearance at the deposition came after the FBI served a search warrant on Mar-A-Lago, his Florida home, on Monday morning.
That action reportedly centers on documents that Trump took after his presidency ended that should have been turned over to the National Archives.
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