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"Cheap" Donald Trump is breaking the law when he does certain campaign events from his New York Trump Tower, according to the ex-president's former lawyer.

Michael Cohen, who used to represent Trump in legal matters and also served as his so-called "fixer," recently dropped an allegation he says will "knock you right off your f------ chair." Specifically, Cohen said Trump is breaking the law with his campaign events at Trump Tower because he doesn't own the space.

"He charges a fee," Cohen said, adding that "the location charges a fee" to do events even at Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster. But he went even further when it comes to Trump Tower. ...

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If Donald Trump refuses to pay his fine to New York after losing his fraud trial, it means his properties could be seized, experts said on MSNBC Wednesday.

They discussed Judge Arthur Engoron's hefty $355 million fine after finding Trump liable for years of fraud, and noted that unless the former president comes up with the cash for the judgment, assets could be sold.

"We are prepared to make sure the judgment is paid to New Yorkers," Attorney General Letitia James said recently. "And, yes, I look at 40 Wall Street each and every day."...

Justice Arthur Engoron's massive ruling, which amounts to a more than $350 million bill for Trump, slams the former president, his sons, and his partners for more than just fraud.

"Their complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological," Engoron wrote in his 92-page ruling. "They adopt a 'See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' posture that the evidence belies."

The civil court judge's expansive ruling dedicates a lot of ink to the defendant he found liable for defrauding investors and lenders over the course of decades. ...

Donald Trump put his New York real estate empire in jeopardy when he broke into a 5-minute rant in the middle of his $370 million civil fraud trial, legal experts told the Messenger Friday.

That’s because, according to Columbia University Law Professor John Coffee, the case is most like headed to an appellate court that will likely be less than pleased with his closing argument antics.

“If you keep saying everything in New York is a travesty, even though it's been done under the supervision of the appellate division, ” Coffee told the Messenger. “I don't think you make them happy.”...

An expert witness for Donald Trump in his $250 million fraud trial Thursday testified there was “no question” about the swollen valuation of former president’s Manhattan triplex, according to reports.

Accounting expert Eli Bartov told the court Trump had added about $100 million to the value of his Trump Tower triplex in statements of financial condition between 2011 and 2012, ABC News reports.

“The price was inflated,” Bartov reportedly said. “There is no question about it.”...