Tag: Trump Organization

$83 Million Verdict Renews Spotlight on Trump’s Finances

He did not go to jail, and has not lost his grip on the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but a jury’s verdict in a civil defamation trial last week nonetheless hit Donald J. Trump where it hurts: his wallet. The jury’s decision to award $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll came at an […]

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Donald Trump Spent Days Practicing This Deranged Fraud Trial Tirade

South Africa has recognized the ongoing Nakba of the Palestinian people through Israel’s colonization since 1948, which has systematically and forcibly dispossessed, displaced and fragmented the Palestinian people, deliberately denying them the internationally recognized inalienable right to self determination and their internationally recognized rights of return as refugees to their towns and villages in what […]

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Trump Launches Into Beserk Tirade in Fraud Trial—As Judge Tells Him to Shut Up

South Africa has recognized the ongoing Nakba of the Palestinian people through Israel’s colonization since 1948, which has systematically and forcibly dispossessed, displaced and fragmented the Palestinian people, deliberately denying them the internationally recognized inalienable right to self determination and their internationally recognized rights of return as refugees to their towns and villages in what […]

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Trump Launches Into Berserk Tirade in Fraud Trial—as Judge Tells Him to Shut Up

South Africa has recognized the ongoing Nakba of the Palestinian people through Israel’s colonization since 1948, which has systematically and forcibly dispossessed, displaced and fragmented the Palestinian people, deliberately denying them the internationally recognized inalienable right to self determination and their internationally recognized rights of return as refugees to their towns and villages in what […]

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Trump’s Fraud Trial Draws to an End With Closing Arguments

Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud trial enters its final phase on Thursday as each side presents closing arguments in a case that has enraged the former president and threatens his family business. Lawyers for the New York attorney general, who sued Mr. Trump in 2022, will argue that the former president violated laws when he […]

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Testimony in Trump NY Fraud Trial Ends, but Verdict Expected in 2024

The sprawling civil fraud trial of Donald J. Trump dragged to an end on Wednesday as defense lawyers interrupted a witness who was testifying about the principles of accounting with a spirited argument over the difference between the words “could” and “would.” The witness, Eric Lewis, a professor at Cornell University’s business school, was the […]

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Alina Habba’s Bold—and Totally Wrong—Prediction about Her Client

ERIC, in truth, is nothing short of a software engineering marvel that allows states to compare their voter rolls against other states’. Operated by a staff of three with no philanthropic funding, ERIC provides election officials with reports on potential inaccuracies in voter lists and identifies people who are registered to vote in more than […]

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New York Appeals Court Tells Trump to STFU

Advertisers have long been in revolt against Musk’s designs for the site, which have consistently made the platform less appealing for brands to appear upon. But in recent days, advertisers have found new reason to flee the site, after an explosive Media Matters report published earlier this month revealed that X was routinely placing antisemitic […]

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What to Know About Trump’s Defense in His NY Civil Fraud Trial

Donald J. Trump’s defense lawyers this week will offer a look into his business operations and continue the parade of expert witnesses testifying on his behalf in a Manhattan courtroom. The trial stems from a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, Letitia James. Ms. James has accused Mr. Trump and other defendants, including his […]

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Trump’s Own Witness in Fraud Trial Admits He Knows Nothing About Finances

President Joe Biden has so far resisted calls for a cease-fire, though, telling reporters last week that there was “no possibility” of one. Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer participated in a March for Israel rally on Tuesday. One of the speakers was far-right evangelical Pastor John Hagee, a […]

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Trump Jr. Just Uttered the Word That Could Trip Up His Family’s Entire Defense

Hice, Green, and Roy reported gifted expenses ranging from more than $1,400 to more than $2,600 for travel, lodging, and the event registration fee. Johnson’s financial disclosure forms, already incredibly barren, do not show any trips funded by the CNP. It’s possible that Johnson paid out of pocket for the trip. But again, given the […]

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Ivanka Trump, Witness for the Prosecution

It’s been almost three years since, on Jan. 6, 2021, Ivanka Trump, swaddled in a black coat, stood beside her father inside a tent on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. Until her walk up the steps of the New York State Supreme Courthouse on Wednesday, that was one of her last public family appearances in […]

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What We Learned From Ivanka Trump’s Testimony in NY Fraud Trial

Ivanka Trump spent five hours on the witness stand on Wednesday, two days after her father testified in a fraud trial that threatens his business empire as he kicks off another run for the White House. Ms. Trump was the final Trump family member to testify at the trial, which stems from a lawsuit brought […]

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This Ivanka Trump Email Could Undo Her Family’s Entire Defense

When Carlson went on air that night, he announced several names of voters that he claimed to be dead but who were, in fact, alive—they simply shared names with the deceased. “What we’re about to tell you is accurate. It’s not a theory. It happened, and we can prove it. Other news organizations could prove […]

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Democrats Drop Resolution to Censure Rep. Who Compared Palestinians to Nazis

When Carlson went on air that night, he announced several names of voters that he claimed to be dead but who were, in fact, alive—they simply shared names with the deceased. “What we’re about to tell you is accurate. It’s not a theory. It happened, and we can prove it. Other news organizations could prove […]

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The One Audience Trump Can’t Hoodwink

The witness stand in Justice Arthur Engoron’s courtroom at 60 Centre St., in Lower Manhattan, is an ordinary wood-paneled box off to the side of the bench. But for Donald Trump, who is on trial for fraudulently overvaluing his New York real estate assets, it might as well be a cage of kryptonite. When he […]

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What We Learned During Trump’s Testimony at His Fraud Trial

Donald J. Trump took the witness stand on Monday in a packed New York courtroom in a trial that threatens the business empire underpinning his public persona as he kicks off another run for the White House. The trial stems from a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, which accuses Mr. Trump […]

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Trump Assails Judge and Testifies to Some Involvement in Financial Statements

He was belligerent and brash, unrepentant and verbose — regardless of the courtroom setting, he was the quintessential Donald J. Trump. Within minutes of Mr. Trump’s taking the witness stand on Monday, his civil fraud trial in Manhattan devolved into a chaotic spectacle before a packed house. The former president lashed out at his accusers […]

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Bingo: Trump Admits Intent to “Induce Lending” With Financial Statements

The radical bill is co-sponsored by far-right members of Congress like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who this week led a failed attempt to censure the only Palestinian American member of Congress. Other co-sponsors include Republican Representatives Andy Biggs, Aaron Bean, Andy Harris, Scott DesJarlais, Clay Higgins, Ronny Jackson, Barry Moore, Ralph Norman, and Bill Posey. For […]

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Trump Gives Away the Game on Inflated Mar-a-Lago Valuation

Come Friday morning, however, Kise was back to reiterating his explosive remarks. “The entire country, if not the world, is watching this proceeding,” Kise said, according to The Daily Beast. “And the U.S. heretofore has been a model for integrity and impartiality in the judicial system, since its founding. Nothing in here should create any […]

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Trump Struggles to Explain Inflated Mar-a-Lago Valuation in Fraud Trial

Come Friday morning, however, Kise was back to reiterating his explosive remarks. “The entire country, if not the world, is watching this proceeding,” Kise said, according to The Daily Beast. “And the U.S. heretofore has been a model for integrity and impartiality in the judicial system, since its founding. Nothing in here should create any […]

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Trump’s Fraud Trial Defense Falls Apart as He Claims He Was President in 2021

Come Friday morning, however, Kise was back to reiterating his explosive remarks. “The entire country, if not the world, is watching this proceeding,” Kise said, according to The Daily Beast. “And the U.S. heretofore has been a model for integrity and impartiality in the judicial system, since its founding. Nothing in here should create any […]

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Judge Threatens to Throw Trump out of Court for Blabbering Too Much

Come Friday morning, however, Kise was back to reiterating his explosive remarks. “The entire country, if not the world, is watching this proceeding,” Kise said, according to The Daily Beast. “And the U.S. heretofore has been a model for integrity and impartiality in the judicial system, since its founding. Nothing in here should create any […]

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Oops! Trump Appears to Dig His Own Grave in Fraud Trial Testimony

Come Friday morning, however, Kise was back to reiterating his explosive remarks. “The entire country, if not the world, is watching this proceeding,” Kise said, according to The Daily Beast. “And the U.S. heretofore has been a model for integrity and impartiality in the judicial system, since its founding. Nothing in here should create any […]

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What to Know About Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial

Donald J. Trump’s trial will continue Monday in a New York courtroom with him on the witness stand, part of a proceeding that threatens the business empire that underpins his public persona and that fostered his run for the White House. The trial stems from a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, […]

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Trump’s Idiot Lawyer Just Got Himself a Gag Order in Fraud Trial

Come Friday morning, however, Kise was back to reiterating his explosive remarks. “The entire country, if not the world, is watching this proceeding,” Kise said, according to The Daily Beast. “And the U.S. heretofore has been a model for integrity and impartiality in the judicial system, since its founding. Nothing in here should create any […]

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Trump’s Lawyer May Ask for Mistrial Because of … the Law Clerk?

Come Friday morning, however, Kise was back to reiterating his explosive remarks. “The entire country, if not the world, is watching this proceeding,” Kise said, according to The Daily Beast. “And the U.S. heretofore has been a model for integrity and impartiality in the judicial system, since its founding. Nothing in here should create any […]

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Judge Tells Ivanka She Can Probably Afford a Babysitter

Mace also set the highly unrealistic goal of filing 25 new bills per year. She expected 10 of those bills to pass the House per year and one to be signed into law annually. It’s incredibly rare for almost any member to see a major bill that they wrote become law. Mace has introduced 62 […]

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“Perjury Is on the Menu”: Mary Trump Drags Eric’s Testimony in Fraud Trial

His valet, Walt Nauta, and a Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos de Oliveira, are also charged in the case for allegedly moving boxes housing the sensitive documents in and out of a storage room in an effort to conceal them from FBI investigators. Trump, Nauta, and de Oliveira have all pleaded not guilty. Cannon has handed […]

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Eric and Donald Trump Jr. Testify in Fraud Trial, Casting Blame on Accountants

Eric and Donald J. Trump Jr., the elder sons of the 45th president, stepped out of their father’s shadow and into a legal minefield on Thursday, tiptoeing around potentially damaging evidence as they testified in a trial that threatens their family business. Donald Trump Jr. was mostly calm but often evasive as he blamed outside […]

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Uh-Oh: Eric Trump Stumbles in Key “Gotcha” Moment in Fraud Trial

His valet, Walt Nauta, and a Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos de Oliveira, are also charged in the case for allegedly moving boxes housing the sensitive documents in and out of a storage room in an effort to conceal them from FBI investigators. Trump, Nauta, and de Oliveira have all pleaded not guilty. Cannon has handed […]

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