Letitia James

Trump Org’s Monday criminal trial expected to be ‘quite the chess game’: analysis

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecution of the Trump Organization for fraud is set to go to trial on Monday.

Longtime Trump Org Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to fifteen counts in August and is required to testify. His sentencing has been delayed until after the completion of the trial as the extent of his punishment is contingent on his cooperation.

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Trump loses bid to dodge judge he called 'unbelievably unfair' in NY fraud case

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday lost his bid to dodge a New York judge he called "unbelievably unfair."

New York Attorney General Letitia James last month filed a $250 million lawsuit against Trump, three of his adult children and his company, accusing them of a decade-long fraud scheme following a three-year investigation. James and Trump have battled in court throughout the probe as Trump and his children sought to avoid record requests and interviews with investigators. Judge Arthur Engoron, who heard matters related to the probe, at one point fined Trump $110,000 for defying his order to sit for a deposition, prompting Trump to complain that "we have a judge that frankly has been unbelievably unfair."

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Jan. 6 committee struggling to find Trump attorney to serve his subpoena: ABC

Ongoing drama with Donald Trump legal teams continues to slow investigations, according to a new report by ABC News.

"The Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol has yet to formally subpoena former President Donald Trump, in part because investigators are still trying to find someone authorized to accept service of it," ABC reported, citing "sources familiar with the matter."

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Denied: New York judge strikes down Trump motion to reassign NYAG's lawsuit

A New York judge on Wednesday denied a motion from former President Donald Trump's legal team to have New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the Trump Organization reassigned to a new judge. James is suing the Trump Organization for alleged fraud.

Administrative Judge Adam Silvera said in a Wednesday filing that state Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron was properly assigned the case. Engoron has a history of ruling against Trump.

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Donald Trump finally served with a court order in $250 million fraud lawsuit — after refusing for weeks

Donald Trump's company and its executives have been served.

Trump's attorney Alina Habba was served the 220-page New York lawsuit from Attorney General Letitia James after Trump Organization leaders Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump dodged process servers, wrote Business Insider.

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New York AG's Trump case reveals he had a huge breakup with one of the last banks that'll work with him

Donald Trump's businesses have filed for bankruptcy six times for five different companies. He has a reputation for not paying people, and the Trump Organization is under investigation by the New York attorney general for fraud.

BusinessInsider caught the information in Attorney General Letitia James' case against the Trump Organization she has accused of artificially inflating assets to qualify for bank loans and then deflating them to qualify for tax breaks or state and local tax benefits.

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Trump's cash grab from his supporters is coming at a high cost: report

According to a report from Bloomberg, Donald Trump's fundraising operation is still bringing in massive amounts of cash -- but is also spending a fortune to bring in those donations from his followers.

The report from Bloomberg's Bill Allison states that the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show that the former president's fundraising arm spent "91 cents to raise every dollar" it took in during the third quarter.

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NY attorney general says Donald Trump dodging $250 million lawsuit, formed new company in Delaware to evade responsibility

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump and his son Eric Trump are trying to dodge a $250 million civil action lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to a Thursday filing that claims they’ve refused service for almost a month. The allegation was included in a legal filing in State Supreme Court in Manhattan. It also accuses Donald Trump’s family business of moving to transfer its assets out of state to evade responsibility. “Beyond just the continuation of its prior fraud, the Trump Organization now appears to be taking steps to restructure its business to avoid...

'Trump Organization II' seeks recognition in New York as a Delaware company

Donald Trump's family business is drawing new scrutiny from New York Attorney General Letitia James after creating a company named "Trump Organization II."

"Days before the New York attorney general filed a lawsuit accusing Donald J. Trump and his company of fraud and seeking to shut down some of their business in the state, Mr. Trump’s lawyers created a new company in Delaware," The New York Times reported. "And on Sept. 21, the day the suit was filed, the new Delaware company filed paperwork in New York, seeking to be recognized there as the Trump Organization II."

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The View rails against NBC News for making John Fetterman look like he can't speak

The co-hosts of "The View" called out the double standard facing Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania and Herschel Walker, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia.

Fetterman had a stroke this spring and is still having lingering issues where he's not hearing things properly. He has requested a closed captions option so he can read what people are saying to ensure he hears it correctly. His opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz has spent the past months making fun of Fetterman for his health issues.

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Letitia James asks judge to block Trump from shifting assets to holding company

New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking a judge to restrict former President Donald Trump's business activities while her office sues him for allegedly committing decades worth of fraud.

CNBC reports that James on Thursday asked the court to block the Trump Organization from shifting assets to a holding company for the duration of the litigation to ensure that the company cannot get out of paying any penalties it incurs should it lose its lawsuit.

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Michael Cohen claims Trump took Stormy Daniels hush-money payment as a tax deduction

WASHINGTON, DC — Michael Cohen's new book Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics dropped this week and details some of the shocking ways that the former president used the government to try and silence people like Cohen.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Wednesday, Cohen described the shocking and bizarre tactics the Southern District of New York forced him to plead guilty to crimes he never committed. According to Cohen, they threatened to arrest his wife. A dedicated family man, Cohen was terrified and agreed to whatever they said, wanting nothing more than to protect his wife and children.

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'Stop wasting time': Manhattan judge rebukes Trump lawyers in defamation case

Former President Donald Trump’s legal headaches include not only all the investigations he is facing —from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis to New York Attorney General Letitia James — but also, the various civil lawsuits he is up against. One of them has come from journalist E. Jean Carroll, who filed a defamation lawsuit against Trump. When Trump’s lawyers tried to stop a deposition in that case, they received a stern rebuke from U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in a Manhattan courtroom: “Stop wasting time. It goes forward.”

The witness in the case who is scheduled to give a deposition is Stephanie Grisham, former White House Press secretary in the Trump Administration and author of the 2021 book, “I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House.” Grisham was the third of Trump’s four White House press secretaries, coming after Sarah Huckabee Sanders and before Kayleigh McEnany (now a pundit for Fox News).

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