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's August 1 Indictment Explained: Latest Charges Are for Efforts to Overturn Election
justjared.comDonald Trump has been indicted yet again. The former President of the United States is facing a four-count indictment and this is the third criminal case that he is facing since the end of his presidency. Trump is being charged with efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, leading to the insurrection on January 6. Keep reading to find out more… CNN reports that he is charged with “conspiracy to defraud the United States,” “conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding,” “obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding,” and “conspiracy against rights.” Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith said, “The attack on our nation’s Capitol on Jan.
6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy. It was fueled by lies, lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S.
government: the nation’s process of collecting counting and certifying the results of the presidential election.” Trump was the only one charged in the indictment, but six co-conspirators were named.
He will appear in federal court on Thursday afternoon. The previous indictments have to do with mishandling classified documents and his role in hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
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