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Prosecutors likened Trump to mob boss and had to prove he wasn’t insane – book

Donald Trump speaks in Columbia, South Carolina last week.
Donald Trump speaks in Columbia, South Carolina last week. News outlets obtained the Pomerantz book on Friday. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

New York prosecutors building a case against Donald Trump for allegedly lying about his wealth for tax purposes had to show the former president was “not legally insane”, one of those prosecutors reportedly writes in an eagerly awaited new book.

The lawyer, Mark Pomerantz, also reportedly compares Trump, the only confirmed candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, to famous figures in the world of organised crime including John Gotti, the “Teflon Don” who died in prison in 2002.

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