Letitia James

Former President Donald Trump reportedly lied in court documents about security concerns the Secret Service had about the New York attorney general's office.

Two sources and a third person familiar with the discussions told The Daily Beast that the former president's legal team told a judge in confidential court documents that the Secret Service was concerned about safety in the Manhattan building where the attorney general's office is located, and instead tried to get his contentious deposition moved to Trump Tower.

Attorney Alina Habba represents ex-President Donald Trump in many battles with New York Attorney General Letitia James. Now, Habba is being sued by its former paralegal and sole Black employee Na’Syia Drayton for racist harassment. One of Drayton’s key allegations is that Habba and law firm partner Michael Madaio used the N-word repeatedly to “pump up” before court appearances involving Trump cases.

Drayton worked for Habba and Madaio from November of last year to this June, her complaint states. She says that she enjoyed the job—until she experienced how Habba and Madaio prepared attorneys for legal battles on Trump’s behalf. The white lawyers crowded into an office with the door open and then blasted rap music with lyrics that Drayton found offensive, misogynistic and racist.

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon claimed he was being persecuted as he surrendered to New York authorities in connection to a fund-raising operation that claimed it would build a wall on the southern border.

In video shared by ABC on Thursday, Bannon is greeted by an officer as he arrives at the courthouse in New York.

The New York Times reported Monday that U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon issued her opinion on Labor Day that the Justice Department had to cease all investigation while a "special master" researches the documents the FBI filter team sifted through after executing a search warrant from the Justice Department.

The FBI agents with the proper top secret clearance level said that they went through all of the documents and have already returned anything that falls under the privilege classification.

Legal experts panned Donald Trump on Wednesday for having the "worst lawyers" and explained why even the best attorneys in the land may be unable to save the former president from his legal woes.

Legal and political experts weighed in on Wednesday after the Department of Justice deployed a "legal battering ram" in a 36-page late-night court filing with 18-pages of exhibits.

Former President Donald Trump's legal woes extend far beyond his Mar-a-Lago document scandal as twin investigations in New York threaten to squeeze him further.

"While Donald Trump has been focused in recent weeks on the fallout over the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, two investigations into his business affairs back in New York could require his attention again soon," Ben Werschkul reported. "Yahoo Finance spoke with a range of experts about what penalties could be ahead for Trump’s bottom line if his company finds itself criminally convicted or the subject of civil action, or both, in ongoing cases where the odds seem to be stacked against the former president."

Donald Trump may lose his Trump Organization empire following the disposition of a legal case in Manhattan.

Longtime Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty on Thursday to 15 charges stemming from a tax avoidance scheme at the former president's company.

Former Trump Organization financial chief Allen Weisselberg is expected to admit to a 15-year tax fraud scheme on Thursday and is willing to testify against former President Donald Trump's companies, according to multiple reports.

Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization and a longtime Trump confidant going back to his days working for Fred Trump, is expected to admit to 15 felonies, according to The New York Times. Under the deal, he would agree to testify at trial against the Trump Organization if the company does not reach its own settlement, but not against Trump himself or any of his family members.

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked the FBI and Department of Justice for executing a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago resort -- but he's been notably silent about a case that could potentially shut down his entire business.

As noted by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, Trump hasn't made any public statements about longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleading guilty to more than a dozen felonies and agreeing to testify against the Trump Organization in court.

Longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to 15 felonies on Thursday, but reports indicate that he will not directly implicate former President Donald Trump.

However, journalist David Cay Johnston told CNN that doesn't mean all is well for Trump, as Weisselberg is expected to implicate the Trump Organization as an institution.

On Monday, The New York Times reported that longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is nearing a plea agreement with prosecutors in Manhattan — but that he is still unwilling to cooperate with investigators against his former boss.

"His plea deal, if finalized, would bring prosecutors no closer to indicting the former president but would nonetheless brand one of his most trusted lieutenants a felon," reported Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum, and Jonah E. Bromwich. "On Monday, Mr. Weisselberg’s lawyers and prosecutors met with the judge overseeing the case, according to a court database. The judge scheduled a hearing for Thursday in Mr. Weisselberg’s case, a possible indication that a deal has been reached and a plea could be entered then."