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'There are no victims, except me': Trump flips out on Letitia James in midnight rant

Despite warnings from New York Judge Arthur Engoron to not attack court officials, Donald Trump went on an extended rant near midnight on Sunday, lashing out at the judge who has already fined him $5000, in addition to once again attacking New York Attorney General Letitia James.

In a post that complains about the court proceedings linked to the $250 million fraud lawsuit filed by James, the former president proclaimed that he is the only victim and the case should be "dropped immediately."

On Truth Social, Trump snarled, "In the Fake Biden Inspired Fraud Case against me, brought by the CORRUPT A.G., Letitia 'Peekaboo' James of New York State, a sadly Crime Infested Place, where people and businesses are fleeing to other States in record numbers, it is her and the highly partisan Judge, who has been overturned many times, who defrauded me and the public by valuing my assets at a fraction of what they are worth in order to try and convict me, without a trial or jury, of FRAUD."

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He added, "She got him to Value Mar-a-Lago at $18,000,000, when it is worth 50 to 100 times that amount. My assets are worth MUCH MORE than listed on the 100% DISCLAIMED Financial Statements, and there are NO VICTIMS, EXCEPT ME."

With that, he once again claimed the trial is nothing more than an attempt to derail his re-election bid.

"We WON on Statute of Limitations, and other things, at the Appeals Court," he continued, "AND THIS RADICAL LEFT, TRUMP HATING JUDGE, REFUSES TO ACCEPT THEIR DECISION. THIS CASE SHOULD BE DROPPED, IMMEDIATELY. IT’S AMAZING! HE IS OUT OF CONTROL, AND TOTALLY AFRAID OF PEEKABOO. A COMPLETE MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE & ELECTION INTERFERENCE!"

Watergate prosecutor unsure if fine can stop Trump from breaking gag order — but jail will

Former Watergate prosecutor and "Sisters in Law" co-host Jill Wine-Banks expects that the gag order against former President Donald Trump won't be removed, but that it still will not stop him from breaking the gag order, and she isn't certain what will.

Last week, Trump still had his attack on Judge Arthur Engoron's clerk on his website. It prompted the judge to issue his first punishment for violating the gag order.

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Michael Cohen on how long it'll take Alina Habba to be admonished in NY fraud questioning

MSNBC's Katie Phang reported Sunday that Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba will be the one to do the questioning of Michael Cohen in court on Tuesday. Habba was also the lawyer on the Trump team who interviewed Cohen for his deposition.

Cohen's testimony last week was delayed by an injury, and while Trump tried to mock him for not having the "guts" to face him, Cohen made it clear the testimony was merely delayed, not canceled.

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Trump's lawyers say there will be a mistrial if jurors are warned about their safety

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump appeared to suggest in a new filing in the federal 2020 election interference case that if jurors are instructed they could be at personal safety risk for their participation in the trial, that could constitute grounds for a mistrial.

The filing was flagged by Bloomberg News' Zoe Tillman on Friday.

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Trump hit with fine after violating gag order

Donald Trump was hit with a $5,000 fine Friday after a judge discovered a social media post disparaging a court clerk on a campaign website days after a gag order was issued.

Judge Arthur Engoron had threatened to hold Trump in contempt and even jail him after the post was found. Instead, he issued the fine.

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Michael Cohen reveals he'll testify Tuesday in Trump fraud case

Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is set to testify in the New York fraud case on Tuesday, he told Raw Story.

Cohen had delayed testimony earlier this week to deal with a medical issue.

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Trump attack on judge's clerk seen by thousands after gag order issued: defense attorney

A post disparaging the judge’s clerk in Donald Trump’s fraud trial was seen by thousands of people after the former president was hit by a gag order, the court was told Friday.

Judge Arthur Engoron is mulling whether to punish Trump after discovering that the post was not removed from his campaign website despite the gag order which was issued more than two weeks ago.

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Ivanka Trump's lawyers scramble to block her being called as witness in ​fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka has filed a motion to try to get out of testifying at her father's fraud trial in New York, reported ABC News on Friday.

Ivanka Trump was originally a defendant in the suit, but had herself removed from the case by a New York appeals court due to her alleged role in the Trump family's scheme being outside the statute of limitations, because she had left the Trump Organization by 2016.

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Judge threatens Trump with jail for violating gag order in New York fraud case

A New York judge threatened Donald Trump with "serious sanctions" for violating a gag order in his New York fraud lawsuit Friday.

The former president was slapped with the gag order earlier this month after a Truth Social post claiming Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron's clerk was the "girlfriend" of Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and the judge laid into Trump in court Friday after learning the post remained on his campaign website, reported The Messenger.

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Trump may face 'serious sanctions' after reportedly breaching judge's gag order

The notorious counterpuncher may be getting a timeout.

Former Donald Trump reportedly ignored a gag order imposed by the New York judge in his fraud trial when he failed to take down a post disparaging a law clerk, and is expected to be held to the fire when he returns to court, according to a Daily Beast report.

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Trump lawyer forced to apologize to female attorneys after dismissive remarks: report

Former President Donald Trump's attorney in the civil fraud case, Christopher Kise, was forced by New York Judge Arthur Engoron to apologize to a pair of female attorneys he disparaged, reported Law360 on Thursday.

The interaction came during a sidebar after Engoron called lawyers up to discuss a filing from state Attorney General Letitia James about Trump's alleged failure to turn over records.

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Eric Trump hounded appraiser to inflate valuation of property on golf course: report

Former President Donald Trump's son Eric pressured a real estate executive to inflate the value of an as-yet-unbuilt 71-unit residential development at the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, ABC News reported on Thursday.

According to the report, David McArdle of the real estate company Cushman & Wakefield told the court at Trump's civil fraud trial that he was hired by the Trump Organization to assess the future value of the duplex units. When he determined they had a value of $40-45 million, Eric Trump demanded he go higher, he said.

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Lender says he relied on Trump's inflated financial statements when he agreed $160M loan

An executive with a lender who did deals with the Trump Organization – who also happens to be the son of the company's longtime chief financial officer – testified Thursday that he relied on Donald Trump's financial statements when clearing loans for the company.

Jack Weisselberg, an executive with Ladder Capital, testified Thursday that he partially relied on the financial statements when he worked on a $160 million loan for the Trump Organization, where his father Allen Weisselberg oversaw the company's money, reported ABC News.

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