Letitia James

'You’re going to look ridiculous': Alina Habba lobs attacks at Colorado Supreme Court

SCOTUS will save Trump's try for a second White House term, according to the ex-president's attorney.

Following the Colorado Supreme Court's 4 to 3 ruling disqualifying former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s 2024 primary ballot is “not a constitutional decision" and "will be overturned by the Supreme Court," according to Trump attorney Alina Habba in an interview with Breitbart News Daily. “I have no question in my mind."

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Trump falsely claims a N.Y. Post reporter seated in court is Judge Engoron's son: report

Trump's been falsely accusing Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron's son of rooting on from the gallery. But the "well-groomed" man in the photo that the 45th president has repeatedly posted on Truth Social claiming as such smack below the fat red arrow is actually a New York Post reporter.

Ben Kochman penned a first-person account to correct the record in a story titled: "It's me, Don!"

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Trump's demand to dismiss fraud trial denied in scathing ruling: report

Judge Arthur Engoron Monday relentlessly mocked Trump, his attorneys and his financial expert in a scathing rejection of the former president’s fifth dismissal request in his $250 million fraud case, according to a new report.

Engoron slammed accounting expert Eli Bartov, the NYU professor who was reportedly paid nearly $900,000 to testify that Trump’s financial records did not fraudulently inflate his worth, as is contended by New York Attorney General Letitia James, ABC News reports.

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'Deadly serious': Legal expert warns Trump not to overlook delayed criminal case

Donald Trump’s New York criminal case involving accusations of hush money paid to an adult film star who claimed she had an affair with him before he became president has largely been overshadowed by Jack Smith's investigations — but it should not be overlooked, according to a new legal analysis.

Joyce Vance, a former U.S. Attorney and legal expert for MSNBC, released this week a massive guide to Trump’s multiple civil and criminal cases — that includes an important note about the one that has recently been less-covered in New York City.

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Letitia James has a warning for 'powerful' people who think they are above the law

Justice can't be bought.

New York Attorney General Letitia James released another video testimonial on social media on Friday, lauding her team for slogging through 11 weeks of trial and a four-year investigation into a $250 million civil fraud case targeting former President Donald Trump's real estate empire.

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Judge's order dissolving Trump Organization under fire as legal experts question his power

New York Justice Arthur Engoron sent shockwaves through the political world when he issued a summary judgment that appeared to dissolve the Trump Organization, or at least remove former President Donald Trump and his family from control of it, in the civil fraud trial brought by state Attorney General Letitia James.

But according to The New York Times, that decision may have been premature, as it's not clear he actually has the authority to do such a thing.

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Trump's latest legal faceplant in fraud case is 'almost unbelievable': former prosecutor

Former President Donald Trump suffered yet another legal blow on Thursday as a New York appeals court threw out his bid to get the gag order in his civil fraud trial lifted.

Trump's case was doomed, noted former federal prosecutor and legal commentator Andrew Weissmann on MSNBC, by the odd way in which he chose to file it — by suing Judge Arthur Engoron for having imposed the order in the first place.

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Latest Trump rant shows he can't let his $250M fraud trial rest

Letitia James has rested her case, Chris Kise has rested his defense but, after a marathon 11-week civil court trial, Donald Trump can't take a break.

“I am worth Billions of Dollars more than is shown on my very Conservative Financial Statements, THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF THE A.G. WITCH HUNT!!!” former President Donald Trump wrote on his social media Truth Social site Thursday, one day after court proceedings concluded in his $250 million lawsuit. “NO VICTIMS, ONLY SUCCESS AND PROFITS.”

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'They're trying to get a guilty plea!' Trump admits Supreme Court might rule against him

During a lengthy and rambling speech at a campaign rally in Coralville, Iowa on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump turned the topic of the criminal indictments against himself, proclaiming that the charges were politically motivated and a "badge of honor."

"They could have done this three years ago," Trump said, and it would have been over and done, also referencing the civil fraud suit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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'Chronic incompetence': Analyst says Trump lawyers' errors show how bad he is at governing

A man so bad at working with lawyers should not be the nation’s commander-in-chief, a new analysis contends.

The National Review published Wednesday a scathing critique of work done by the many attorneys defending the former president from the numerous criminal and civil charges he faces, but cast blame on their “client from hell.”

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'Total hit job': Donald Trump denies last-minute settlement rumors in fraud case

Donald Trump blew off settlement rumors circulating around his $250 million fraud case in an all-caps social media rant Wednesday.

Trump again bemoaned the pre-trial summary judgment from New York City civil court judge Arthur Engoron that found the former president liable for defrauding Trump Organization lenders and investors.

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Trump's $900K expert was rejected from earlier case for contradictory evidence: report

An expert paid nearly $900,000 to testify in Donald Trump's fraud trial once had his evidence tossed by a New York judge who found it “flatly” contradictory, according to reports and court records.

Evidence from Eli Bartov — an NYU professor paid $877,500 to testify in defense of Trump’s accounting methods — was rejected by the judge in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case against ExxonMobil in 2019, ABC News reports.

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Trump whines that gag order forced him not to testify in fraud trial

Donald Trump admitted Tuesday he dodged testifying in own fraud trial because of a gag order banning him from commenting on court staff in his $250 million fraud trial.

Trump took to Truth Social Monday to decry both Justice Arthur Engoron — who has said he has received credible death threats during court proceedings — and Attorney General Letitia James.

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