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 and Allies Sued by 7 Capitol Police Officers Over Jan. 6 Riot
thewrap.comNew York Times, but this is the first civil suit to allege that Trump worked with the other named defendants to promote baseless lies that the 2020 election was somehow rigged.
In March, officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, who say he “inflamed, encouraged, incited, directed, and aided and abetted” the rioters who stormed the Capitol Jan.
6, filed suit, seeking at least $75,000 each in damages. Amid the rise in civil litigation, the U.S. Justice Department continues its criminal investigation of the Jan.
6 riot. In addition, a select committee in Congress is pursuing its own inquiry — including requests on Wednesday for detailed records from multiple federal agencies about Trump’s activities on Jan.
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