Miami, United States
Florida BankUnited Bank announced that it severed ties with former President Donald Trump by closing two accounts held by the Republican and thus join other banks that have done the same after the January 6 assault on the Capitol perpetrated by some of his followers, media reported this Friday.
However, BankUnited, based in Miami Lakes (South Florida), did not detail that the closure was due to the riots that led to a group of “trumpeters” at the headquarters of the Congress in Washington, In which five people died, as other banks have said.
“We no longer have any deposit relationship with him,” Banks United said.
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National media have reported the closure of other accounts of Trump in the Professional Bank, also in Florida, a state that is his official residence since 2019 and which he returned to stay last Wednesday when he finished his presidential term of four years.
the Republican he faces a political trial, the second of his term, for his responsibility in the assault on the Capitol, which will possibly begin next Tuesday.
The capture of Capitol by Trump and Republican-driven “trumpeters” who have argued without proof that the election that gave President Joe Biden the winner was fraudulent has mobilized banks and other companies to sever ties with both .
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Signature Bank, in New York, even noted that it would not do business with lawmakers who had opposed certifying Democrat Biden’s presidential election.
Deutsche Bank, the most used bank in recent decades by Trump, has also noted that they will not do future business with the Republican after the Capitol assault.
This entity will not work in the future or with Trump nor with his company, though he will still maintain a relationship for years to come, as the tycoon’s company owes more than $ 300 million to the entity.
The Deutsche Bank has been for two decades the main source of credit for Trump and at least some of his executives have publicly criticized the assault on Congress.