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Trump shares article parading sexy photos of his lawyer

Donald Trump took a moment to celebrate his lawyer Thursday when he shared a Barstool Sports “article” that heaps praise on attorney Alina Habba — with a parade of photos of her in sexy poses.

The article was short on legal analysis — there aren’t any original sources, and supporting evidence consists mostly of pictures of Habba enjoying what appears to be a very fancy personal life.

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Trump lawyer jokes with fraud trial judge that he’d ‘like to be fired’: report

Donald Trump’s lead attorney in his $250 million civil court trial joked with the judge Thursday that he’d “like to be fired,” according to a new report.

Chris Kise made the quip when Judge Arthur Engoron asked why he had not yet led questioning of any defense witnesses, according to ABC News.

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Trump files emergency lawsuit against N.Y. judge's gag order in fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump has reportedly filed an "emergency" lawsuit against a New York judge's gag order in his $250 million fraud trial.

Law360 correspondent Frank Runyeon reported that Trump had filed the suit with an appellate court.

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Rumors swirl among legal experts of potential Trump settlement in civil fraud case

Legal analysts watching Donald Trump’s civil court case took to social media Tuesday to debate rumors that the former president might be discussing a settlement.

MSNBC analyst Lisa Rubin and Law360 reporter Frank Runyeon both said they saw signs that a settlement might be taking place in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million lawsuit against Trump, who has denied wrongdoing.

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Trump team takes blow as expert witness barred from testifying about golf course value

Donald Trump’s legal team took a blow Tuesday in his $250 million civil court trial when New York Judge Arthur Engoron ruled their expert witnesses couldn’t testify about the value of one of his golf courses, according to reports.

Trump pal and real estate investor Steven Witkoff was slated to speak about financial documents linked to Trump’s Doral golf course until State prosecutors issued an objection which Engoron sustained, ABC News reports.

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Trump team busted for lying about Wall St. property during fraud trial

Lawyers for the Trump Organization began their defense in the $250 million financial fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James Monday, with Judge Arthur Engoron allowing them to present a slide show extolling the virtues and successes of the company.

However, as Forbes editor and author of "White House, Inc.: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business," Dan Alexander noted on X that the Trumps were up to their old tricks by a exaggerating a property's size — a central factor in the state's civil lawsuit.

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Alina Habba's 'unhinged' judge rant might be a sign of where Trump trial is headed: expert

As the $250 million Trump Organization financial fraud trial enters the defense stage, MSNBC legal analyst Danny Cevallos expressed surprise at the strategy that Donald Trump's legal team appears to be using — and suggested it says a lot about where they think the trial is headed.

According to the attorney, it is never ever a good idea for a client or a lawyer to criticize the presiding judge — in this case Judge Arthur Engoron — either in the courtroom or to the press after the day's proceedings conclude.

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Don Trump Jr. jokes about perjury after judge admonishes him for speed-talking

Donald Trump Jr. took the stand on Monday as the first witness for the Trump Organization's defense in the $250 million financial fraud case filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The son of former President Donald Trump had previously appeared when called by the prosecution, claiming that he was not involved in preparing the financial documents used by the company for loan applications and insurance bids, and stating that was the job belonging to the company's accountants.

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Trump lawyers hinting at 'nuclear option' as fraud trial enters second phase: report

As Donald Trump's $250 million Manhattan financial fraud trial enters its second phase where the former president's defense team begins to call witnesses, Trump lawyers are hinting at making a major filing that one court observer describes to The Daily Beast as the "nuclear option."

On Monday, Donald Trump Jr. will take the stand in an effort to stem the bleeding in a case that Judge Arthur Engoron has already ruled indicates financial fraud perpetrated by the former president and executives at his Trump Organization.

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Don Jr. set to testify as Trump’s legal team kicks off defense case in NYC fraud trial

Donald Trump Jr. is slated to take the witness stand on Monday as the defense team launches their case in the fraud trial against former President Donald Trump. Trump’s eldest son will be called to testify in Manhattan Supreme Court after the Trump legal team last week made a long-shot bid at shutting the whole trial down with a claim that New York Attorney General Tish James hasn’t provided enough evidence. Trump, his adult sons and the Trump Organization are accused of having swindled banks, insurers and others by illegally inflating their worth and the value of their assets to pump up their...

'I'm gagged': Alina Habba complains on Fox News because she can't attack judge's clerk

Alina Habba, general counsel for Donald Trump, complained on Sunday after a judge placed a limited gag order on her and her client.

In an interview on Fox News, host Maria Bartiromo falsely claimed Attorney General Letitia James could talk about the fraud case against Trump, but "President Trump is not allowed to say anything." In fact, Trump and Habba have been ordered not to attack Justice Arthur Engoron's clerk.

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'A stupid strategy': Trump's sending his kids into a 'perjury trap' in fraud trial return

During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday morning, former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen agreed with host Katie Phang that it is reckless for Donald Trump to make his children take the stand again in the $250 million Trump Organization financial fraud trial.

With Donald Trump Jr. expected to be the first witness on Monday as the Trump legal team mounts its defense, Trump's former "fixer" claimed it made no sense to put Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka in the position of possibly perjuring themselves when Judge Arthur Engoron has already ruled there was fraud in the case.

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Donald Trump Jr. already dug himself into a hole before his Monday fraud trial appearance

Donald Trump Jr's expected return to the stand in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday as the first witness in defense of the Trump Organization caught up in a $250 million fraud trial was dismissed as a waste of time by a former U.S. Attorney.

Appearing on MSNBC, former prosecutor Barbara McQuade was asked what Donald Trump's oldest son will have to offer as he appears before Judge Arthur Engoron on Monday, and the ex-U.S. Attorney claimed it would be close to worthless because of his testimony last week when he was grilled by the prosecution.

"Well, it's really interesting," she told MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin. "One is because this is now the direct testimony, they can provide the narrative they want to tell: they are not simply responding and reacting to questions by the attorney general, this is going on the offensive and providing the narrative they want to."

"But I think it's going to be very difficult for Donald Trump Jr. to really have a lot of credibility here," she quickly added. "His whole strategy, when he testified previously, was to distance himself from knowledge about these things. That it was all about the accountants, I don't really pay much attention to this, sure, maybe I signed off on these things."

"But remember, he gave that press conference at the end of his testimony where he said 'I relied on accountants to do, wait for it, accounting,'" she continued. "It's going to be difficult for him, I think, to now say anything with any authority, other than to repeat what he's already said."

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