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Ivanka Trump splits from Don Jr. and Eric as $250 million fraud trial looms

Ivanka Trump has hired her own counsel to represent her as she faces a possible court appearance in the $250 million tax fraud case filed against her, her father Donald Trump and her brothers Don Jr. and Eric in their capacity as officers in the Trump Organization, Forbes reports.

Previously the former "first daughter" shared an attorney with her two brothers but, with the case filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James looming, she is now going her own way.

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Donald Trump goes to trial, accused of rape

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump goes to trial on Tuesday, where the writer E. Jean Carroll is accusing the former U.S. president in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

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Trump's lawyers gambling on new Michael Cohen testimony in $250 million business fraud case

Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is being dragged into court this week by the ex-president's lawyers who are hoping his testimony will help them fend off a $250 million business fraud lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

According to an exclusive report from the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery, the former Trump fixer has been avoiding demands that he sit for a deposition where he will be questioned by Trump attorney Alina Habba about accusations that the former president overvalued his properties.

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Trump's unused mansion falls under investigation for possible tax fraud

The latest financial disclosures filed by Donald Trump raise new questions about a large tax break he got on a Batman-like estate north of New York City.

The former president reduced his tax bill on the land listed as Seven Springs LLC by more than $3.5 million in 2015, when he first entered politics, and new filings show the property earned him less than $2,500 in the form of a vaguely labeled "rebate," although he valued the land at $50 million, reported The Daily Beast.

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Legal reporter shreds Trump judge's 'inappropriate' sermonizing about Alvin Bragg's politics

On Tuesday, a federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump swatted down Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's motion to quash a subpoena from House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) compelling testimony from Mark Pomerantz, a former employee in the prosecutor's office.

Her ruling outraged Mark Joseph Stern, a legal reporter who analyzes judicial opinions for Slate.

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Confused Trump attacks Merrick Garland’s prosecutors that don’t even work for Merrick Garland

Donald Trump continues to push the idea that the strong arm of the law isn't coming after him, but they're coming after America. Still, most Americans never attempted to steal an election, didn't incite a riot, and never secretly funneled hush money to an adult film star.

On Sunday, Trump ranted that Attorney General Merrick Garland was at fault for all of it, showing photos of the "Garland prosecutors" that include Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. None of them work for the Justice Department.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene wants us to focus on 'evidence of war crimes or treason' — not leak

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is doubling down on her defense of the man who has been charged under the Espionage Act for his alleged release of confidential military documents.

Just one day after complaining that Jack Douglas Teixeira was being treated as a “traitor and criminal” and crediting him for “exposing the truth," Greene posted on Twitter that the true focus should be on the content of the leak, and not on the 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member who allegedly leaked government secrets in an online discord group.

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National Air Guardsman charged after he submitted his resume to 'hitman for hire' parody website

A Tennessee National Air Guardsman has been charged after he allegedly submitted his resume to a parody website that he thought was looking to hire contract killers, The Daily Beast reported.

Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, was charged this Thursday with using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire. In February, he submitted an application to RentAHitman.com, saying that he worked for the Air National Guard.

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'Drop it': Trump argues Letitia James should let him walk after spending an 'interesting day' together

Donald Trump waited until almost noon of Friday to finally address his Thursday meeting with New York Attorney General Letitia James where he gave a deposition related to her investigation into the Trump Organization.

The former president spent a reported seven hours speaking with investigators in the hope that he won't have to go to trial in a case where James is reportedly seeking a $250 million fine that could be the death knell of his business.

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‘Lying Loser Letitia’: Marjorie Taylor Greene insults N.Y. AG after Trump testifies

Donald Trump spent Thursday in a New York courtroom testifying in a civil fraud lawsuit, and although it’s not clear how it went from a legal standpoint, the former president at least got to rehearse a campaign talking point.

That’s according to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who said in a Twitter post that she spoke with Trump after his second New York court appearance in as many weeks.

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Expert warns Trump is putting all Black prosecutors at risk with racist threats

A legal expert is sounding the alarm that former President Donald Trump's racially-charged attacks and threats against Black prosecutors investigating him could escalate safety threats for Black prosecutors all over the country, reported ABC 7.

"Former President Donald Trump continues to criticize Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg after pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts last Tuesday," reported Crystal Cranmore. "Trump's attacks don't stop there, from social media posts threatening death and destruction to his rallies. He's taken shots at a Georgia prosecutor investigating possible criminal behavior by Trump in the 2020 presidential election surrounding his efforts to overturn the results. The former president has also condemned New York Attorney General Letitia James for looking into his business dealings, calling each of these three Black prosecutors racist."

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Donald Trump attends deposition in 'fraudulent scheme' civil lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump will attend a deposition Thursday concerning a civil lawsuit filed by Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James, CNN reports.

Per CBS News, the suit is filed against "Trump, three of his children, and the Trump Organization" for "orchestrating an extensive fraudulent scheme," asking for "$250 million and a raft of sanctions that would effectively cease the company's operations in New York."

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'Blatant litmus test': Trump attorneys screen prospective jurors for 'political biases' in defamation case

No presidential candidate in U.S. history has had more legal problems than Donald Trump. The former president and 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner is not only facing a 34-count criminal prosecution from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr., but also, two federal criminal investigations from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and special counsel Jack Smith and a state criminal investigation from Fulton County Georgia DA Fani Willis. And Trump has civil worries as well.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has been conducting a civil probe of the Trump Organization's financial activities, and journalist/author E. Jean Carroll (a former Elle columnist) has filed two separate civil defamation lawsuits against Trump — who she alleges sexually assaulted her in Manhattan department store Bergdorf Goodman's dressing room during the 1990s. Trump and his attorneys have vehemently denied Carroll's allegations.

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