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A court in New York has convicted former US President Donald Trump鈥檚 property business of tax fraud and other financial crimes. The Trump Organisation, which owns hotels, golf courses and other real estate worldwide, was found guilty on all 17 charges including conspiracy, falsifying records and running a year鈥檚-long tax-dodging scheme for executives.

Neither Mr Trump nor his family were charged in the case, which he has called politically motivated.

Paul Kamenar is counsel to the National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative watchdog group in Washington. He told Newsday: 鈥淯nder United States law this kind of tax violation is very small potatoes. Normally our prosecutors would handle this in a civil type of context not a criminal context.鈥�

Mr Kamenar does not believe the charges against the Trump Organization will impact Mr Trump鈥檚 bid for the presidency in 2024. He said: 鈥淚t might make him stronger because they will feel perhaps that he was being鈥�unfairly targeted.鈥�

(Picture: Shows former US President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 15th 2022 where he announced a third White House run in 2024. Credit: Alon Skuy / AFP via Getty Images.)

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