China News Service, December 7th. Trump, the former US President who has been in constant trouble recently, has suffered a new blow.

Because the Trump Organization was found guilty of all 17 charges including tax fraud by a jury on the 6th, this is the third major failure of Trump or his organization in a few weeks.

On November 15, 2022 local time, former U.S. President Trump delivered a speech at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, officially announcing his participation in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Convicted

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　　On the 6th local time, a New York criminal court jury found two Trump Organization companies guilty of tax fraud and falsifying business records, meaning that the group was charged with all charges in a massive 15-year tax fraud conspiracy. Convicted.

　　It took more than 10 hours of deliberation before the jury declared a guilty verdict, and Trump's company could face a fine of more than $1.6 million.

　　Last year, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office indicted following a multiyear investigation of the Trump Organization and Weisselberg, the company's longtime chief financial officer.

　　Prosecutors said executives at the company orchestrated the tax evasion scheme.

Two Trump Organization companies — Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp. — offered money to “already well-paid workers,” including Weisselberg. "Executives" pay more by "tax evading" through a series of programs that include off-the-books perks like luxury cars and free apartments.

　　The jury returned its verdict against the two entities on the 6th after a month-long trial.

During the trial, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said Trump executives routinely disguised vacation bonuses as consulting fees over a 13-year period, and that Trump even paid Wesselberg's grandchildren Tuition fees for private schools.

　　Weisselberg, 75, pleaded guilty in August to 15 felony charges and is the prosecution's key witness.

Two Trump Organization entities have argued that Weisselberg, who is still employed by the group, orchestrated the plot for personal gain and had nothing to do with the company.

　Frequent blows!

　　The fine of more than $1 million that the Trump Organization could face as a result is a relatively small sum for a company of its size, though the conviction could complicate some of its future deals.

Speaking outside the courthouse, Alan Furtfas, a lawyer for the Trump Organization, said he would appeal.

　　Trump, who has not been charged in the case, complained about the case on social media on the morning of the 6th.

After claiming on Truth Social that murder and violent crime in New York City were at an all-time high, he said the District Attorney's Office was involved in Washington's political struggles and "witch-hunted it."

　　He, who recently announced his re-election bid for president, is facing multiple legal challenges.

Although he himself has not been charged, the verdict is still a blow to the former US president.

　　It was the third major defeat by Trump or his clique in as many weeks.

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered his tax returns to be turned over to a congressional committee, while an appeals court rejected the former president's request for an independent commissioner to review documents seized during an FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.

　　In addition, Trump has recently caused trouble because of his words and deeds.

One was the outrage over his dinner with anti-Semitic rapper Kanye West.

What's more serious is that Trump went so far as to demand "termination of all rules, regulations and clauses, even clauses in the Constitution" to solve what he called the 2020 election fraud.

As soon as this statement came out, it caused great controversy.