Letitia James

Trump moves to slam brakes on New York fraud trial: 'Should not begin in chaos'

Former President Donald Trump is asking a judge in New York to delay the civil fraud trial being brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, reported Reuters on Wednesday.

According to the report, Trump's filing asks for the trial to be "briefly" delayed until three weeks after the judge can rule on requests for summary judgment from both sides — and accuses James of improperly disregarding an appeals court ruling from June.

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New York attorney general demands Trump be sanctioned for reusing 'frivolous' legal arguments

The New York Attorney General's Office has asked a judge to sanction former President Donald Trump and others for repeatedly using failed legal arguments.

New York Attorney General Letitia James' office proposed that defendants in the financial fraud case against the Trump Organization be fined $10,000 collectively. The judge was also asked to impose a $10,000 fine on defense attorneys.

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Trump and his MAGA movement are reeling as the courts do their job: former federal prosecutor

According to former federal prosecutor Dennis Aftergut, the rule of law just had a very good week — and Donald Trump and those caught up in his MAGA circle did not.

In a column for Salon, the attorney wrote that the courts should be praised for not bowing to outside pressure and forging forward with the multitude of cases involving the former president and his MAGA supporters who are now facing the music for a bevy of charges.

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'Hottest brand in the world': Trump never thought his finances 'would be taken very seriously'

New York Attorney General Letitia James' ongoing $250 million fraud case against ex-President Donald Trump, Associated Press (AP) reporter Michael R. Sisak offers a peek into "some of the highlights" of the 2024 hopeful's newly released testimony.

Per Sisak's report, "Trump's lawyers posted a transcript of his deposition in a flurry of court filings Wednesday, ahead of" trial scheduled for October 2.

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'Their is no system of justice': Trump lashes out at Judge Chutkan, Fani Willis, Letitia James in wild series of rants

Donald Trump posted a lengthy series of angry rants Thursday afternoon all the way in to Friday morning, attacking U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith and a top DOJ official, despite having been warned by Chutkan and having signed a pledge to not "intimidate or attempt to intimidate" an "officer of the court.”

As a condition of his release in Special Counsel Jack Smith's federal prosecution of the ex-president on charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Trump signed a document called an “Advice of Penalties and Sanctions.” It makes clear Trump could be jailed if he violates the order.

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Trump loss in N.Y. fraud case 'more and more likely' – and it would be 'devastating': legal expert

If Donald Trump is found liable in New York Attorney General Letitia James' $250 million fraud lawsuit against him, the financial damage could leave him devastated, real estate lawyer and legal political analyst Andrew Lieb told Newsweek.

"A win in this case would do a lot of things to all the defendants, such as restrict their ability to participate in real estate transactions and get loans while requiring a ton of disclosures and corporate red tape, but most importantly, it would permanently bar Donald Trump from serving as an officer or director of any New York business and make him liable for approximately $250 million plus prejudgment interest to the State of New York," Lieb said.

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Trump gambles on new 'no-harm, no-foul defense' to get $250 million fraud case tossed: legal expert

Lawyers representing Donald Trump and the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James both filed for a summary judgment from the judge overseeing the $250 million civil suit Wednesday, accusing the former president and his Trump Organization of fraud.

As might be expected, the defense and the prosecution have differing views about how the case should be adjudicated.

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Maine is fighting to stop a Nazi group from building massive HQ in the state: report

A neo-Nazi group is planning to build a huge headquarters in Maine – and the state is desperately trying to find a way to halt the development, The Daily Beast reported.

The group, which calls itself "Blood Tribe," is planning a swastika flag march in Florida next month, just days after a racist mass shooter killed three Black people at a Dollar General in the city of Jacksonville. Its leader says it will be the biggest Nazi march since Hitler's rallies.

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DeSantis' team manhandles 15-year-old boy who asked tough question: report

A New Hampshire teenager says he was manhandled by Ron DeSantis' security guards at a campaign event earlier this summer after he asked a question.

Quinn Mitchell said he's seen at least 35 presidential candidates in the key primary state since 2019, and the 15-year-old was shocked by what transpired after he raised his hand at a June event in Hollis to pose a question to the Florida governor, reported The Daily Beast.

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'Rambling' Trump was 'unhinged' in self-sabotaging deposition transcript: analysis

The recent release by New York Attorney General Letitia James of a Donald Trump deposition transcript showed him to not be at the top of his game as he rambled during some of his answers and occasionally went off on unrelated tangents.

That is the opinion of MSNBC's Hayes Brown who compared the former president's demeanor and focus, revealed in official transcripts, in previous cases where he was forced to sit and answer questions under oath.

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'I was defamed': Trump blows his stack after Letitia James suggests he's not as rich as he claims

Donald Trump lashed out at New York attorney general Letitia James in an all-caps rant after she asked a judge to rule immediately on her fraud allegations.

The former president testified at length in April as part of the $250 million fraud lawsuit brought by James against the Trump Organization, and he expressed outrage that the attorney general doubted his wealth as a central pillar of her civil case against him.

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'Lawyers are trying to blame him': Trump and attorneys reportedly pointing fingers

Donald Trump has a good chance of separating his case from the other defendants in Georgia, and that goes hand in hand with his strategy, a former prosecutor said Thursday.

"Those lawyers, crooked lawyers that have been charged, know that Trump is going to be pointing the finger at them in a joint trial," former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti said on MSNBC's The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle.

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'Between the eyes': Ex-prosecutor explains Letitia James' 'strong' case against Trump

Former President Donald Trump is gravely threatened by the civil suit advanced by New York Attorney General Letitia James, argued former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance on Thursday's edition of MSNBC's "The ReidOut."

James is alleging that Trump overstated his wealth by $2.2 billion in a single year — and is seeking a summary judgment that could bar the former president from doing business in the state of New York.

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