New York Attorney General Letitia James is ready to seize former President Donald Trump's iconic New York City buildings if he can't come up with the cash to pay his $355 million civil fraud fine, a new report shows. "If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enfo...
#Now it’s #Ivanka Trump’s turn to face questioning in the #civil#fraud#trial that is publicly probing into the family business. #Trump’s eldest daughter, who has been in his inner circle in both #business & #politics, is due on the stand Wed, after trying unsuccessfully to block her #testimony.
Trump stands up and walks out during Roberta Kaplan's closing. “The record will reflect that Mr. Trump just rose & walked out of the courtroom,” #JudgeKaplan says. This is an unusual breach of decorum, & Roberta Kaplan continues as though nothing unusual happened.
The trial is scheduled to last until the end of Dec but is expected to end sooner.
Trump arrived in the courtroom & strode past AG #LetitiaJames, seated in the first row, w/o making eye contact & immediately took a seat at the defense table.
While pool photographers took his picture at the defense table, looking solemn, in camera-ready way, Judge #Engoron looked amused.
The day began w/ yesterday’s drama. Trump attys accused #NY Supreme Court Justice Arthur #Engoron's #LawClerk, #AllisonGreefield, of bias, & the asserted she influences the judge.
Yesterday, Engoron warned Trump atty #Kise not to speak about court staff, & noted a pattern of #misogyny in Kise’s behavior toward women in the courtroom.
#Trump continued his attacks against #James hours before he returned to court for the 2nd day of arguments in the #civil#fraud#trial that the #NewYork AG brought against him & his company.
In 2 posts on his social platform this morning, Trump used derogatory terms to #attack James while denying any wrongdoing against allegations that he #inflated his #assets.
New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur #Engoron, who oversaw the 3-month bench #trial, had previously said he aimed to issue his verdict in the case by the end of Jan.
That's no longer the plan. The written verdict is now expected to hit the electronic court docket on or around Feb 5.
#Trump's lawyers told a #NY appellate court Wed that he's prepared to post (only) a $100M #bond to halt #collection of his #civil#fraud penalty, arguing that provisions of the verdict make it impossible to secure a bond for the full amount.
TFG's attys made the offer in court papers asking the state's mid-level appeals court for an order preventing #NYAG#LetitiaJames' office from enforcing the $454M judgment while his #appeal plays out.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s governor. But four years later, as DeSantis eyes the presidency, their hope that the Republican would be an ally on racial justice has long faded.
The AL #legislature voted Thurs to #protect#doctors doing IVF from #criminal or #civil#liability if #embryos they help to create are subsequently damaged or destroyed.
The fast action by both the House & Senate on bills to shield IVF came >2 wks after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that #FrozenEmbryos are people & that individuals could be liable for destroying them.
Closing statements concluded Thurs in #NY state’s $370M #civil#fraud#trial against #Trump, #TrumpOrganization & others.
Trump’s defense gave closing statements Thurs morning, echoing his claims the case was politically motivated & the AG was “weaponizing a consumer protection statute” against him. Attys for the AG gave closing statements after lunch, arguing the “most critical” claims against Trump were “undisputed.”
Combative, angry & prone to grandiose claims — newly unveiled footage of an April 2023 deposition gives a glimpse into how Trump behaves when #testifying#UnderOath.
#Trump Launches into Courtroom Tirade About ‘Witch Hunt’ Fraud Case, Claiming He Deserves Damages
Trump didn't wait for the judge's permission before reciting a roughly 5-min rant that he's being 'persecuted'
A litany of personal grievances, Trump's speech appeared to ignore every ground rule #Engoron laid out in an email laying out the conditions for his remarks.
Tomorrow will be more interesting, when Cohen will be cross-examined. Today we heard more about how the tofurkey was made (how exactly they conducted the process of #FinancialFraud; tofurkey as opposed to sausage)
2 Cases. 2 Judges. One High-Stakes Week for #Trump.
Donald Trump faces a ruling in a #civil#fraud case that could drain his cash coffers. He may also receive a court date for what would be the first #criminal#trial of a fmr US #president.
Lawyers for #Trump asked a judge on Tues night to pause a group of #civil lawsuits seeking to hold him accountable for the #violence at the Capitol on #Jan6, 2021, until after his #federal#criminal trial connected to the same events was over.
The request…to pause the civil cases was the latest example of Trump trying to pit his multiple #legal matters against one another in an effort to #delay them.
A #Manhattan#jury found 3 top execs of the National Rifle Association liable in a lengthy #civil#trial that focused on alleged corruption & the misspending of millions of dollars.
Longtime NRA leader #WayneLaPierre, a key architect in the nonprofit's hardline #gun rights agenda who stepped down as CEO last month, was central to #NY state's case.
#NYAG#LetitiaJames asked an appeals court to require Trump to prove within 10 days that the company providing his $175M bond in the state’s #civil#fraud case is financially capable of delivering if his #legal challenges fail.
The request was made in a filing Thurs by the state.
Letitia James ready to seize Trump buildings if he can't pay $355M fine: report (www.rawstory.com)
New York Attorney General Letitia James is ready to seize former President Donald Trump's iconic New York City buildings if he can't come up with the cash to pay his $355 million civil fraud fine, a new report shows. "If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enfo...
Analysis: DeSantis is defending new slavery teachings. Civil rights leaders see a pattern of 'policy violence' (apnews.com)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s governor. But four years later, as DeSantis eyes the presidency, their hope that the Republican would be an ally on racial justice has long faded.