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Donald Trump finally served with a court order in $250 million fraud lawsuit — after refusing for weeks

Donald Trump's company and its executives have been served.

Trump's attorney Alina Habba was served the 220-page New York lawsuit from Attorney General Letitia James after Trump Organization leaders Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump dodged process servers, wrote Business Insider.

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Trump attorney fumes over 'political' decision not to indict client before midterms

Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, called the Justice Department's investigation "a political hack" because of a decision not to indict her client before the midterm elections.

During a Saturday appearance on Newsmax, host Rob Schmitt pointed out that the Justice Department has reportedly decided not to charge Trump ahead of the elections.

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Trump blows off lawyer's warning that attacking DOJ makes it more likely he'll be charged: report

Just days after CNN reported that high-priced Trump lawyer Christopher Kise was being "sidelined" by other lawyers in his efforts to defend Trump from potential charges under the Espionage Act, a new report from the Washington Post is showing new details about why Kise has fallen out of favor.

According to the Post's sources, Kise has tried to get Trump to search for an off-ramp in the DOJ investigation into the twice-impeached former president's decision to store top-secret government documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort and then refuse to return them even after receiving a subpoena.

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High-priced lawyer Trump brought on to help Mar-a-Lago docs case 'sidelined' in less than a month: CNN

Christopher Kise, the high-priced lawyer brought on by former President Donald Trump to help with his defense in the Mar-a-Lago stolen documents case, has reportedly been "sidelined" after less than a month on the job.

CNN reports that Kise "is expected to remain on Trump’s legal team but is not leading the work related to the federal government’s investigation" into Trump's mishandling of top-secret government documents that he kept at his Mar-a-Lago resort and failed to return even after receiving a subpoena for them.

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FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid may bolster NY Attorney General case against Trump: report

Donald Trump got bad news in multiple legal cases on Wednesday — and two cases may now be focused on the same set of financial documents.

On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Trump and his three eldest children and later in the day the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Trump in a case of the documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago.

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Trump's lawyer claims New York lawsuit is 'unchecked abuse of authority'

Former President Donald Trump is in hot legal water yet again, as New York State Attorney General Letitia James has sued Trump, along with his family members and the Trump Organization, for financial fraud and misrepresentation. Trump's legal team is already hitting back, though, claiming that the lawsuit was an "unchecked abuse of authority."

The more than 200-page lawsuit, filed by James on Wednesday, accuses Trump and three of his children, Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Donald Trump Jr., of grossly inflating the values of his businesses, including his hotels, resorts, golf clubs, and more. The lawsuit alleges that the former president deceived numerous financial parties, including lenders, accountants, and tax authorities.

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Trump lawyer quietly settles workplace hostility lawsuit alleging racist conduct: report

According to a report from the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery, one of Donald Trump's key attorneys has settled a long-running hostile workplace lawsuit with one of her former employees while she has been battling the Department of Justice searching her client's Mar-a-Lago resort.

Alina Habba, who went from obscurity to being the face of Trump's legal representation on conservative news outlets as he pushes back at a possible Espionage Act and/or an obstruction investigation, was accused of racist conduct by an employee who finally quit in frustration.

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Trump lawyer told 'disgusting' lies about the Secret Service in court filing to gain advantage in NY probe: report

Former President Donald Trump reportedly lied in court documents about security concerns the Secret Service had about the New York attorney general's office.

Two sources and a third person familiar with the discussions told The Daily Beast that the former president's legal team told a judge in confidential court documents that the Secret Service was concerned about safety in the Manhattan building where the attorney general's office is located, and instead tried to get his contentious deposition moved to Trump Tower.

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Trump lawyer sued by only Black employee for using N-word repeatedly

Attorney Alina Habba represents ex-President Donald Trump in many battles with New York Attorney General Letitia James. Now, Habba is being sued by its former paralegal and sole Black employee Na’Syia Drayton for racist harassment. One of Drayton’s key allegations is that Habba and law firm partner Michael Madaio used the N-word repeatedly to “pump up” before court appearances involving Trump cases.

Drayton worked for Habba and Madaio from November of last year to this June, her complaint states. She says that she enjoyed the job—until she experienced how Habba and Madaio prepared attorneys for legal battles on Trump’s behalf. The white lawyers crowded into an office with the door open and then blasted rap music with lyrics that Drayton found offensive, misogynistic and racist.

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Trump’s conspiracy lawsuit against Hillary Clinton dismissed — and judge hints at penalties for his attorneys

A judge dismissed Donald Trump's racketeering lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and hinted that his attorneys could be penalized for bringing the case.

District Court Judge Donald Middlebrooks filed a 193-page ruling that finds Trump's allegations were "neither short nor plain," and the judge found many of the claims unfounded and ridiculous.

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Trump tried -- but failed -- to put his racketeering suit against Hillary Clinton in front of Judge Aileen Cannon

Former President Donald Trump tried -- and failed -- to get his sprawling lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and other assorted political enemies before the same federal judge whose ruling in the Mar-A-Lago documents case has come under intense criticism.

The former president sued his first presidential election rival in March, along with the Democratic National Committee, John Podesta, James Comey and many others, accusing them of conspiring to rig the 2016 election against him -- but his attorney chose to file the case in the same South Florida federal court district where Judge Aileen Cannon sits, reports Politico.

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Trump is 'in a heap of trouble' because he 'has no defense': George Conway

During an appearance on the Daily Beast's "The New Abnormal," attorney George Conway suggested that the case against Donald Trump with regard to the top secret documents he held onto at his Mar-a-Lago report, is strong enough that a jury would convict him on criminal charges.

Speaking with hosts Molly Jong-Fast and Andy Levy, the husband of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway put the former president's legal predicament in plain terms saying he is "in a heap of trouble."

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Michael Cohen: Alina Habba 'the last lawyer on the planet' who should be representing Trump

Longtime Donald Trump fixer Michael Cohen weighed in on Thursday on the latest developments during a tumultuous week of legal developments resulting from the FBI executing a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago.

CNN's Poppy Harlow reported, "one of Donald Trump's lawyers raising eyebrows by admitting that Mar-a-Lago guests are frequently in the same office that classified documents were found during the FBI's search."

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