​Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to answer questions from prosecutors at a hearing under oath in the investigation into possible fraud by the Trump Organization.

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Reiterating that he is the victim of a “witch hunt,” Trump said in a statement that he “declined to answer the question because of the rights and prerogatives granted by the Constitution of the United States to all citizens.”

The former American president announced two days ago that the federal police (FBI) “searched” his famous residence in Florida Mar-a-Lago.

“Our nation is living in dark times, my beautiful home, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is under siege, attacked and occupied by numerous FBI agents,” he said in a statement, claiming he was under “political persecution”.

The Republican did not specify the reason for this operation, but the former FBI officer says that it will be related to documents from the National Archives that Trump took and took to his home. according to rawstory.com.