New York, United States

Donald Trump, the former US president as per reports, has announced his plans to appear in a New York court on Monday (Oct 2). 

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He will be appearing for the opening of a trial that accuses him of a years-long scheme to inflate the value of real estate and financial assets.

'Fight for my name'

Taking to 'Truth Social,' his social media platform, Trump announced: "I'm going to Court tomorrow morning."

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The former president said that in New York he will fight for his "name and reputation against a corrupt and racist Attorney General, Letitia James, who campaigned on 'getting Trump,' and a Trump Hating Judge who is unfair, unhinged, and vicious in his PURSUIT of me."

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He also said that James "values Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, at 18 Million Dollars, when it is worth 50 to 100 times that amount. His valuations are FRAUDULENT in pursuit of Election Interference, and worse. THIS WHOLE CASE IS A SHAM!!! See you in Court - Monday morning."

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Preparations for Trump's visit

As per CNN, even before Trump's announcement, law enforcement and court employees had begun making security preparations for his appearance at the Lower Manhattan courthouse.  

Quoting sources in the know, CNN reports that Trump will fly to New York on Sunday evening after a campaign event in Ottawa, Iowa. He will spend the night at Manhattan's Trump Tower.

Civil fraud case

The case was brought in September 2022 by the Attorney General against Trump, his eldest sons, their sons, their companies and several executives. 

AG Letitia James is seeking the Trump family to pay $250 million in damages, a ban on the Trumps from serving as officers of a business in New York, alongwith a ban on the Trump company from engaging in business transactions for five years.

(With inputs from agencies)

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