Former United States President Donald Trump is expected to attend a Republican rally for the governor of Nebraska (northwest) today, where he is accused of sexually assaulting eight women, including a senator.
Charles Herbstera 67-year-old multimillionaire, denies the allegations, which have provoked reactions in this rural and conservative state.
Elected to the State Senate, the Julie Slama complained to the Nebraska Examiner newspaper that her candidate had lifted her skirt and blunted it, during a public event in 2019. Seven other women, who did not want to be named, also accuse him.
«I do not seek the attention of the media or gain any benefit, I just will not lie saying that this did not happen“, She explained in a press release, adding that she was 22 years old at the time.
Charles Herbster, whose fortune comes in part from the sale of bull semen, is expected to appear near Omaha, alongside the former White House resident, who has also been accused in recent years of sexual assault or harassment by anyone. twenty women.
According to the news site PoliticoDonald Trump was briefed on the allegations against the Nebraska candidate and reiterated his support urging him to defend himself.
A former adviser to the president on agriculture, Herbster has denied the allegations.defamation campaign” and “politically motivated lies».
Charles Herbster will face two other candidates in the May 10 Republican primary.
The fine
A New York judge, meanwhile, has rejected a request by a Donald Trump lawyer to overturn the former president’s conviction for obstructing justice and upheld the $ 10,000-a-day fine he had to pay for Deliver documents related to the Trump Organization family business practices.
Judge Arthur Engoron said he was unhappy with Trump’s affidavit and said there was no evidence that the former president had thoroughly investigated the documents requested by Attorney General Leticia James.
“I’m surprised he does not seem to have any documents, everything is in the company,” the judge said.
James claims that her research found evidence that the Trump Organization, which manages hotels, golf courses and other real estate around the world, provided misleading information to banks and tax authorities to secure loans and tax breaks.
Trump denies committing fraud and says the investigation is politically motivated because Leticia James was elected to the Democratic seat.
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