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2024 is the year for the United States to run for president, and this is also the moment when Biden and Trump will face off again, and according to polling data, the American people tend to favor Trump more than Biden.
But what people didn't expect is that in recent days, Trump has been in constant lawsuits, not only being criminally charged for the "hush money" incident, but also breaking out "sex scandal" cases one after another.
Since the end of November 2022, Trump has become the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges, and then certified as the first former U.S. president to be legally listed as a "sexual predator."
With the election day approaching, can he still be the president of the United States?
Hush money incidents
In 2006, Trump was not the president of the United States, but a well-known American real estate developer and entrepreneur, and he owned a large number of real estate and hotel assets at that time.
At that time, he was married to his wife Melania, and his wife was still a model and had a good look and figure, but this did not stop Trump from "spending money".
At a charity golf tournament, Trump met a film actor, Stormy Daniels, and at the first sight of her, Trumbo was fascinated by her figure, and in the days since, Trump has been in an "extramarital" relationship with her.
For this matter, the two have maintained an "underground romance" until 2016, when Trump ran for president, Stormy Daniels wanted to sell Trump's "black history" to the media.
At that time, Stormy Daniels told a reporter from Close Encounters Weekly magazine: "I met Trump by Lake Tahoe in Nevada, and Trump's third wife, Melania, had just given birth to their son, Byron. ”
But when the reporter of "Close Contact Weekly" magazine learned about what happened and was about to publish it, he was stopped by Trump, because Trump also had great power at that time, so in the face of various "coercion", the reporter of "Close Contact Weekly" magazine had to stop publishing.
In order not to affect his election, Trump entrusted his lawyer Michael Cohen to handle the matter, so Michael Cohen found Stormy Daniels and paid her a hush money of 130,000 US dollars (equivalent to about 840,000 yuan), and the two sides also signed a non-disclosure agreement.
And according to rumors, Michael Cohen also paid $100,000 in "hush money" to a woman, but the woman never mentioned it after receiving the money.
But when signing the nondisclosure agreement, Enke used the name David Dennison to sign it, but in 2018, when Trump was still in office, his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was sentenced to three years in prison for violating election laws and other crimes.
And after investigators found that Michael Cohen had given Stormy Daniels a hush money, and it was likely to have something to do with Trump's canvassing, after all, this kind of canvassing is strictly prohibited by US law.
And after investigation, Stormy Daniels is not an ordinary American citizen, she is still a Republican, and she has participated in the election of congressmen, which also means that she also has a certain reputation in American politics, and Trump had a deal with him before the election, so it is very likely that there is a suspicion of canvassing.
But in the face of investigators' questioning, Michael Cohen also insisted, saying that the deal was only between himself and Stormy Daniels, and had nothing to do with Trump, and there was no suspicion of canvassing with Trump.
Seeing that Michael Cohen is so supportive of himself, Trump has also sent people to find Stormy Daniels many times, and negotiated with her to claim that Michael Cohen did not trade with her, so that Michael Cohen can be cleared of suspicion and he will be released on bail.
But in the days that followed, Stormy Daniels also admitted that she did not accept Michael Cohen's money, but she always insisted on having a relationship with Trump in the matter of Trump, which also directly pushed Trump to the forefront of public opinion.
But in the face of Stormy Daniels's statement, Trump also firmly denied the relationship with her, and admitted that he signed the contract because Michael Cohen paid her $130,000 in "hush money" at this time, and also showed that the $130,000 nondisclosure agreement was completely legal.
And in order to make people more convinced, in April 2018, Trump also posted on Twitter: "A man will appear in many years and play the fake news media like a fool!" and accompanied by a sketch photo of Stormy Daniels and her ex-husband.
Of course, in the face of Trump's behavior, Stormy Daniels also made a special counterattack, she sued Trump for defamation, but the court quickly dismissed the lawsuit, because the judge believed that although Trump said a bit exaggerated, but did not emphasize that this is true, and the main target of attack is also some media.
In 2022, Stormy Daniels lost two lawsuits in a row, and she owed the Trump team $293,000 and $245,000 in legal fees.
And after the verdict came out, Trump's son also wrote on Twitter: "The first circuit court just ordered Stormy Daniels to pay Trump legal fees and already owe Trump about $500,000, and also showed that her T-shirts are selling well and can afford to pay her debts." ”
The case is ongoing
According to Reuters, Trump's case will be extended on July 8 this year, and because Trump is running for election, the trial will be held after the presidential election in November this year.
And in addition to the "classified documents" case, Trump will also face the 2020 federal election case led by Smith, and face two state-level criminal prosecutions with a total of 91 counts.
However, Trump did not admit these accusations and crimes, and even claimed that these lawsuits were politically motivated, intending to prevent him from running for president. ”
And on April 22, when Trump entered the court to participate in the trial, he once again said that such a trial "interfered" in his election, and repeatedly said that such a lawsuit was unfair, and also said that this would affect his election.
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epilogue
Regardless of the outcome, it will be a test for the United States, although many American citizens are looking forward to Trump's return, but if Trump is found guilty, his image will not only be affected to a certain extent, but also the opportunity to run for president is likely to be lost.
Of course, whether it is in the United States or other countries such as China, it is a sacred existence for the law, and any citizen should abide by it, after all, there is an old saying that "if the Son of Heaven makes a mistake, he will be guilty of the same crime as the common people", and the law will not only punish the bad guys, but also give justice to the good guys.
Information sources:
The original article was published on Red Star News on 2023.04.06 about Trump's "hush money" civil lawsuit won: the star lost the case and was sentenced to pay $120,000 to Trump's legal team
The original article was published on the Beijing Daily client 2024.03.01 about the "confidential documents turmoil" and the four criminal indictments involving Trump were only scheduled to be tried once
The original article was published on China News Network on 2024.04.23 about the opening arguments of Trump's "hush money" case The prosecution and defense said these reports