Trump to Testify in New York Attorney General’s Inquiry into Business Practices – Live | US Politics

in a long statement, donald trump announced that it declined to answer questions during today’s deposition as part of the New York Attorney General’s office. Letitia Jamesinvestigation of real estate transactions.

statement Full of attacks on James, it concludes by declaring the former president has lost faith in the judicial system — at least under his Democratic rival president. Joe Biden:

I once asked, “If you’re innocent, why are you adopting the Fifth Amendment?” Now I know the answer to that question. When your family, your company, and everyone around you becomes the target of an unsubstantiated, politically motivated witch hunt supported by lawyers, prosecutors and the fake news media, you I have no choice. If there was any doubt in my mind, the FBI raided my home, Mar-a-Lago, on Monday, just two days before this deposition, cleared the uncertainty. . The current administration and many prosecutors in this country have lost all boundaries of moral and ethical decency, so I absolutely have no choice.

Therefore, on the advice of my attorney and for all of the reasons set forth above, I have declined to answer questions regarding the rights and privileges accorded to all citizens under the United States Constitution.

Data released this morning show that the wave of inflation that played a big part in destroying President Joe Biden’s approval ratings may have finally reached its peak. Dominic Rush Report:

The pace of price gains slowed in the US in July as gas prices eased and annual inflation fell to 8.5%.

July’s figure, while still high, is down significantly from the 9.1% annualized rate recorded in June, raising hopes that inflation has finally peaked in the US. It follows other indicators that suggest price gains are finally easing.

But the report again showed how widespread inflation is across the economy. After removing highly volatile food and energy costs, prices rose 5.9% over the year to the end of July, matching last month’s numbers.

It’s too early to say what the outcome of the FBI investigation into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate will be. Edward Helmore According to reports, it has already fallen prey to Republican candidate funding.

Republican and right-wing groups are using the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s winter home in Mar-a-Lago, Fla., to extort money from supporters by attacking them with fundraising emails and calls for donations. Collected.

In public, the former U.S. president, his allies, and nearly every senior Republican This is likely related to Trump’s storage of classified documents in Mar-a-Lago since his White House days. But the same numbers also see this moment as a clear opportunity to encourage supporters to dig their pockets deeper.

Most of the emails followed a common script. Anger at house raids, warnings of political persecution, lawlessness and excesses of the Democrats and the Biden administration. Each concluded with a call for donations.