Letitia James

Ivanka Trump's bid to block fraud trial testimony crashes and burns: report

Ivanka Trump has lost her appeal to try to overturn the order forcing her to testify in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, reported Law360's Frank G. Runyeon on Thursday evening.

"Ivanka Trump must testify after NY appellate court rejects her bid to freeze her trial subpoena," wrote Runyeon on social media. "She’s slated to take the stand next Wednesday after her father’s testimony on Monday."

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Ivanka Trump complains she can't testify at civil fraud trial during a 'school week'

Former first daughter Ivanka Trump is asking for a pause on the Trump civil fraud trial in New York, claiming that giving testimony during a "school week" would cause "undue hardship," CNBC reported on Thursday.

"The request to stay the entire trial came at the tail end of a Thursday court filing arguing that Ivanka Trump will face 'undue hardship' if forced to testify — in part because she is scheduled to appear 'in the middle of a school week,'" reported Kevin Breuninger. "New York Attorney General Letitia James urged the appeals court to reject that request, calling it a 'drastic' and baseless move that 'would upend an ongoing trial.'"

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'We will not be bullied': Letitia James vows to force Trump to tell the truth

New York Attorney Letitia James vowed Thursday to squeeze the truth out of former President Donald Trump when he takes the stand in his New York City fraud trial next week.

“While I am sure he will try to hide his wrongdoing behind taunts, threats, and name calling,” James said, “we will not be bullied out of uncovering the truth.”

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Eric Trump denies ignoring appraisal when being pressed at trial

On the witness stand in the Trump civil fraud trial in New York, Eric Trump denied ignoring an appraisal of the Trump Organization's luxury Seven Springs property in Westchester County, ABC News reported on Thursday.

Eric Trump has long been characterized as being one of the principal executives involved in running the Trump Organization since his father stepped back to serve as president. The trial, brought by state AG Letitia James, centers on whether Trump and his two adult sons fraudulently misstated the value of their assets to get more favorable loans and other financial deals.

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Judge snaps and threatens to gag Trump attorneys: 'Do not refer to my staff again'

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron threatened to gag Donald Trump's attorneys after one of them referred to his law clerk.

"Do not refer to my staff again," the judge said, according to The Messenger reporter Adam Klasfeld, who is in the courtroom.

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'Make me look sexy': Don Jr. urges courtroom sketch artist to work her magic

Donald Trump Jr. asked the courtroom sketch artist in the New York fraud trail to "make me look sexy" on his second day of testifying Thursday, reported Reuters.

This comes on top of a number of other revelations from the eldest son of the former president during the trial, including claims that he delegated all financial issues to accountants and wasn't aware of any fraudulent evaluations, even while admitting he signed off on at least one.

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Eric Trump gets tripped up in N.Y. fraud case testimony: report

The New York prosecutors suing the Trump Organization for $250 million tripped up Eric Trump when he took the stand Thursday, according to a new report.

The former president's son reportedly contradicted himself over financial statements provided to the company’s in-house comptroller Jeffrey McConney about Donald Trump's financial condition, ABC News reports.

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'Corporate death penalty': Legal expert says Trump sons' testimony has sealed fate

A legal expert predicts the Trump Organization will get the "corporate death penalty" at the conclusion of a New York fraud trial.

CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen said he's seen enough evidence to show the former president and his sons showed reckless disregard for the accuracy of their financial statements – which he said proves intent to commit fraud.

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Just another developer fraudster: Report says Trump's judge isn't playing political game

The New York City judge who holds former president Donald Trump's financial future in his hands isn't fazed because he’s taken on developers trying to flout the law before, according to a new report.

“I do not consider this trial political at all,” Judge Arthur Engoron told the Wall Street Journal. The only question, he said, is whether Trump violated state law.

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'Rinse and repeat': Don Trump Jr. testifies that he signed any document he was told to

Donald Trump Jr. testified Thursday that he signed whatever documents he was told to while working for his family-owned company.

The former president's oldest son returned Thursday for a second day of testimony in the $250 million fraud lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, and he confirmed that signatures on some statements of financial condition were indeed his — but he denied working on those documents or having detailed knowledge of their contents, reported ABC News.

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Trump suggests Letitia James is trying to settle fraud case: 'Why should I?'

Donald Trump raised the possibility of settling his $250 million fraud lawsuit ahead of his testimony next week.

The former president is expected to testify Monday in the lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, after his two adult sons will have taken the witness stand and before his daughter is expected to give testimony.

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Don Trump Jr. admits to court he signed fraudulent financial documents

As the Trump fraud trial resumed in New York Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. was confronted with his signature on a document attesting to fraudulent property evaluations — and he waved it away as no big deal.

The moment was flagged by Adam Klasfeld, a correspondent for The Messenger.

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Trump attorneys will duck questioning Don Jr. to avoid 'further damage': legal expert

Donald Trump Jr. is headed back to the witness stand again on Thursday as part of the $250 million civil case filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James — but he is not expected to face any questions from his attorneys and attorneys representing his father Donald Trump.

During an appearance on CNN just before the trial was slated to commence, legal analyst Shan Wu suggested that was a good strategy, as the former president's son could inadvertently help the prosecution's case.

CNN host Kate Bolduan asked, "I think we heard that his attorneys — Don Jr's attorneys, Trump's attorneys — all the attorneys working for the Trumps are not questioning Don Jr. Why wouldn't you?"

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"Because you don't want to create an opportunity for further damage. He's basically distancing himself entirely from any knowledge, I'd say note to self: don't put him in charge of your business if he runs things that way," Wu joked. "A graduate of Wharton who says he doesn't understand basic accounting things — so you don't want to put him up there and do any further damage; you want to isolate him the way he is."

"And, ideally he's presented as being irrelevant really to the case and probably everyone is going to take that position," he elaborated. "So ultimately you put the judge in an interesting spot which is the judge already determined there is liability here. The question is how much. Yet everyone is going to be saying we don't know what was really going on, so who did know?"

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