One of the sons, #EricTrump, is the #TrumpOrganization’s de facto chief executive, & the ruling throws into doubt whether any member of the family can run the business in the near term.
#Trump will appeal the financial penalty — which could climb to $400 million or more once interest is added — but will have to either come up w/ the money or secure a #bond within 30 days. The ruling will not render him bankrupt, because most of his wealth is tied up in real estate.
#Trump will also most likely ask an appeals court to halt the restrictions on him & his sons from running the company while it considers the case.
But there might be little Trump can do to thwart one of the judge’s most consequential punishments: extending for 3 years the appointment of an independent monitor who will be the court’s eyes & ears at the #TrumpOrganization, watching for #fraud & second-guessing transactions that look suspicious.
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.
The following day, …the 2nd judge is expected to deliver a ruling that threatens not Trump’s freedom, but his family business. The judge, Arthur F. #Engoron, oversaw TFG’s #civil#fraud trial & is weighing the #NYAG’s request to penalize #Trump hundreds of millions of dollars & sever him from the company he ran for decades.
Les #Tunisiens à l’ #étranger ont commencé depuis hier, vendredi 9 février 2024, à obtenir leurs #identités#numériques, à accéder au portail citoyen, à retirer les documents d’état #civil, à recevoir des avis sur le courrier #électronique officiel concernant le permis de conduire, des documents relatifs aux véhicules et à conclure des contrats électroniques en ligne, en utilisant le mécanisme de la signature électronique.
Mitchell, a UofC LawSchool grad & member of the #FederalistSociety, was a visiting prof at StanfordLaw when he suggested strategies in a #law review article for crafting legislation to withstand court challenges.
Legislature can “induce compliance w/its statutes by providing for private #enforcement through #civil lawsuits.These mechanisms are especially powerful because they enable private litigants to enforce a #statute even after a fed dist court has enjoined the executive from enforcing it.”
Reporters covering legal news need to have some knowledge of our legal system to report accurately. For example, this article states that a woman is stuck with unpaid medical bills and car damage because a #police officer failed to show as a witness at the drunk driver's criminal case. That's 100% untrue. Her damages are #civil and recoverable irrespective of #criminal prosecution.
Weisselberg, the fmr CFO at #TrumpOrganization, also would have to say that he lied under oath during in an interview with the #NYAG’s office, which brought the civil fraud case.
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.
The party that once prided itself as the #law-and-order side has leaped headlong into highly speculative theories about the “weaponization” of the #justice system, spurred by #Trump. Both Trump & his fmr lawyer Rudy #Giuliani recently flouted #civil#defamation verdicts against them by continuing to #defame their victims — cheered on by many on the right. #Republican voters increasingly want a president who is willing to break both #rules & #laws to get things done. #SCOTUS
Nikki Haley targeted in '#swatting' incident at her home
Authorities responded to the South Carolina home of Republican presidential candidate #NikkiHaley last month after a man claimed to have shot a woman & threatened to harm himself at her home, acc/to town records obtained by Reuters.
The targets include figures who have publicly opposed #Trump, such as ME SoS Shenna Bellows,…who barred him from…the primary ballot. Judges & ≥1 prosecutor handling cases against Trump have been targeted.
…Swatting is filing false reports to the police to set off a potentially dangerous response by officers. #Law enforcement see it as a form of #intimidation or #harassment that’s increasingly being used to target prominent figures,incl’g ofcls involved in #civil & #criminal cases against Trump.
#Trump lashes out at financial monitor in business #fraud case after she reports errors
Trump lashed out at the financial #monitor overseeing the #TrumpOrganization & urged a judge to end the watchdog's oversight of his company.
The request came days after Barbara Jones reported a range of issues — including an errant $48 million loan — in TFG's #NewYork#civil business fraud case.
The report came days before Judge Arthur #Engoron was expected to deliver a verdict in #NYAG#LetitiaJames' case.
Barbara Jones, a retired federal judge who has been involved in multiple #Trump-related #legal proceedings, was selected in November 2022 by BOTH Trump & James as their top pick to serve as the #independent#monitor in the #civil#fraud case.
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.
In a post on social media last night, Trump went after #JudgeKaplan:
“The Federal Judge in this Second Biden Political Opponent ‘Trial’ is extraordinarily hostile to me — Sadly, & I don’t know why, a 100% Trump Hater. He knows I did nothing wrong, but is looking to do a number on me. Only in America!”
Combative, angry & prone to grandiose claims — newly unveiled footage of an April 2023 deposition gives a glimpse into how Trump behaves when #testifying#UnderOath.
The video #deposition , released to CBS News on Friday in response to a freedom of information request, shows #Trump claiming to have averted a "nuclear holocaust" & "saving millions of lives" as president. A transcript of the deposition was previously made public as an exhibit in Trump's #NewYork#civil#fraud case.
"Come on, this is Evidence 101!" said the #JudgeKaplan in response to defense lawyer #AlinaHabba's questions about how much money Carroll currently makes.
After a grotesquely decisive win in the #Iowa caucuses, garbage human #Trump went to court in NYC for the start of another #defamation#civil#trial.
Douchebag Trump's attendance was voluntary. He was already found #liable for defamatory remarks he made against #EJeanCarroll when he denied raping her. The jury now need only determine how much he owes Carroll in damages.
Life hack: Don't like police, think they are #ACAB... easy solution. You can tresspass anyone, including police. Use a FOIA request, get the list of all police for your district, and issue a tresspass warning preemtively for all of them.
Now if they step foot on your property (without a warrant) it is a criminal and arrestable offense. Obviously they can still come on your land in an emergency without a warrant (exigent circumstances it is called). But if they try to violate your rights, you have a much stronger case to have them jailed.
@freemo Wondering if one could hand officials / officers a piece of paper - like anti- trespass template made by us ready for any household ready to print or online that could be handed to them? #law#protection#civil#prevention#methods
Therefore they would be 'serve' the official to some degree since we individuals also have the power of law. This could be a good preventative / pre-empted thing to have ready printed or online site since it happens more and more... ?
Even to write in the blanks the the officers name or number
Thoughts from anyone welcome or those inside law... @neil