DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Opinion | How Trump Turns His Courtroom Losses Into Wins
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Andrea Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The ruling comes just weeks after a jury, in a defamation case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll, ordered Mr. Trump to pay $83.3 million — also for lying. That’s on top of two previous jury findings: Mr. Trump’s company was found guilty of 17 felonies, including fraud, and an earlier Carroll civil jury ordered him to pay $5 million for sexual assault and another act of defamation. Mr. Trump is appealing all the verdicts. But even more so is the continuity between how, in the past months, Mr. Trump has practiced exactly what he’s on trial for right in front of us, in the courtrooms, in a way that once again has benefited his brand. Shortly after Engoron’s ruling hit the docket, one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers, Alina Habba, said he would appeal.

Persons: Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Trump, Carroll, Engoron’s, Alina Habba, ” I’ve Locations: New York

☆ Judge expected to issue ruling in Trump business fraud trial Friday
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former President Donald Trump prepares to testify during his trial in New York State Supreme Court on November 06, 2023 in New York City. The ruling from Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron is expected to be announced Friday afternoon. A judge could deliver a hammer blow to Donald Trump and his company when he issues a decision in the New York civil trial accusing the former president of years of business fraud. But Trump and the other defendants were found liable for fraud by Engoron before the trial even began. In a bombshell pre-trial ruling, Engoron granted summary judgment on James' main cause of action — that the defendants committed fraud in violation of New York law.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, E, Jean Carroll, Letitia James, Arthur Engoron, Joe Biden, vociferously, blaring, Engoron, James, Michael Cohen, Allison Greenfield Organizations: Court, Trump, New York, Manhattan, Republican, New, Trump Organization Locations: New York, New York City, New

☆ Ivanka Trump's spotty memory called 'suspect' by judge in fraud trial verdict, even though she was dismissed from the case
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Justice Arthur Engoron devotes more than a page of his 92-page fraud verdict to Ivanka Trump. In his verdict, Engoron refers to Ivanka Trump's "inconsistent recall," calling it "suspect." AdvertisementAs the Trump fraud trial's only former defendant, Ivanka Trump is long gone from the case. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were together worth an estimated $1 billion during the Trump administration, according to their financial disclosures. AdvertisementA lawyer for Ivanka Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this story.

Persons: Arthur Engoron, Ivanka Trump, Engoron, —, Trump, Letitia James, Donald Trump , Jr, Eric Trump, Donald Trump's, Ivanka, Trump's, Louis Solomon of, Jane Rosenberg, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump, It's Organizations: Service, New, Trump Organization, OAG, Trump Organization . Wharton, Deutsche Bank, Court, REUTERS, Trump National Doral, Post, Trump International, Ivanka Trump, Trump, DC Locations: New York, New, Miami, Chicago, Washington ,, Manhattan, New York City, Ivanka Trump's

A New York judge on Friday ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $364 million in damages for fraud he committed by inflating his net worth to obtain favorable treatment from banks and insurers. The blistering 92-page ruling from Judge Arthur Engoron was replete with references to the brazen nature of the misdeeds of Trump, his adult sons and his business organization. Here are nine key quotes from Engoron’s ruling. The frauds found here leap off the page and shock the conscience.”On the reaction of Trump and his adult sons:“Their complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological. Donald Trump is not Bernard Madoff.

Persons: Donald Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump, Justice Potter Stewart, ”, “, Bernard Madoff, ’, “ Donald Trump, Trump’s, Ivanka Trump, Rosemary, ” Ivanka Trump, fraudsters, Eli Bartov’s, Bartov, “ John Shubin, Mr, Shubin, Robert Unell, Unell, Birney, Donald Trump’s, Whitley Penn, Donald Bender, Mazars, Allen Weisselberg doesn’t, Allen, Weisselberg Organizations: United States Supreme, Trump Organization, ”, Trump, Deutsche, OAG, trifles, Allen Weisselberg’s Locations: York, ”, New York, ’

☆ The Judge Who Dealt a Huge Financial Blow to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Kate Christobek | Jonah E. Bromwich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He had allowed repetitive objections from Mr. Trump’s lawyers, despite protests by the New York attorney general’s office, which brought the case. He had often ignored Mr. Trump’s violations of courtroom decorum. At one point, the judge recalled, he had even let a witness answer his mobile phone while on the stand. Despite all that, he warned the lawyers, “I don’t want you to think I’m a pushover.”No one is likely to think so now. Despite his absurdist humor and good cheer, the judge showed himself in the end to be a very serious man.

Persons: Donald J, Arthur F, Justice Engoron, “, Engoron Organizations: New Locations: New York

But appeals from Mr. Trump postponed that trial, initially scheduled for March 4. Paying hush money is not inherently illegal, but Mr. Trump is accused of falsifying records to hide a potential scandal from voters. Once Mr. Trump was elected, he reimbursed Mr. Cohen. Mr. Trump has accused Mr. Bragg of carrying out a witch hunt against him. In the Georgia case, Mr. Trump is accused of seeking to subvert the 2020 election results in that state.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Juan M, Trump’s, Merchan, —, Alvin L, Bragg, Mr, Jack Smith, Stormy Daniels, Michael D, Cohen, Daniels, Justice Merchan, Arthur F, general’s, Smith, Merchan’s Organizations: New, Republican, Democrat, Mr, White Locations: New York, Manhattan, American, Washington , Florida, Georgia, Washington, York, Florida

Among other things, he denied a motion from Trump to dismiss the case and set parameters for jury selection. "At this point, I can inform you that we're moving ahead with jury selection on March 25," he told the court. The Week in Cartoons Feb. 12-16 View All 17 Images“There was a tendency to disparage this case as being the least important – it’s just hush money. Trump denies any wrongdoing and has said that the payments to Cohen were simply reimbursements for legal expenses. “I was probably the only one who didn’t see it that way and felt like I was fighting an uphill battle.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Judge Juan Merchan, ”, Shanlon Wu, Cohen Seglias, Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen, Attorney Alvin Bragg, reimbursements, Cohen, Daniels, Norm Eisen, “, ” Eisen, ” Trump, Karen Agnifilo, it's, Joe, Joe Biden’s, It’s, Agnifilo, Merchan, Arthur Engoron, Jean Carrol, Wu Organizations: Trump, Republican, Manhattan, Attorney, Prosecutors, …, Washington , D.C, Capitol Locations: Manhattan, Clinton, Washington ,, Georgia’s Fulton County, New York’s

☆ Trump lawyers don't want prospective jurors in 'hush-money' case to be asked if 2020 election was stolen
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Todd Blanche, the lead attorney representing Trump in the case, said that jurors should not be asked whether they believe the 2020 election — which Trump lost to now-President Joe Biden — was "stolen." Ahead of the 2016 election, Trump sought to keep Daniels — an adult film actor whose real name is Stephanie Clifford — quiet about an affair she says she had with him. It will also be the first time a former president has ever sat for a criminal trial. Blanche asked Merchan to take a fresh look at the questions jurors should be asked. AdvertisementLast year, Trump went through a three-month civil trial in Manhattan for a case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Todd Blanche, Trump, Joe Biden —, Blanche, Joshua Steinglass, Biden didn't, Steinglass, Juan Merchan, couldn't, Merchan, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, Stephanie Clifford —, Jean Carroll, defaming, Lewis Kaplan's, Jean Carroll's, Judge Kaplan, Pres, Donald Trump winked, Jeffrey Toobin, Ben Shapiro, Sean Hannity, Jeffrey Toobin —, Susan Necheles, mutter, Carroll, Toobin, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Smith, Letitia James, Arthur Engoron Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, New, Attorney, US, Getty, Prosecutors, New Yorker, CNN, Justice, New York, Trump Organization Locations: Manhattan, Washington, DC, Fulton County, Florida

☆ Judge Arthur Engoron: Trump civil fraud trial judge defends questioning potential perjury from witness
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

In an email to Trump’s attorney on Thursday, the judge pushed back on the suggestion that he was going to rely on news reports about Weisselberg’s possible perjury in his decision. The judge said if Weisselberg pleads guilty before his ruling he will “research and consider what the law allows.” He said it was appropriate to inquire about the potential perjury charge. “You and your co-counsel have been questioning my impartiality since the early days of this case, presumably because I sometimes rule against your clients. That while approach is getting old,” the judge wrote. “I am not reopening the case, but if someone pleads guilty to committing perjury in a case over which I am presiding, I want to know about it,” the judge wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, Allen Weisselberg, Trump’s, “, Weisselberg, ” Organizations: CNN, New, Trump, Trump Organization, The New York Times Locations: New York

☆ Trump fraud-trial witness's possible perjury is 'hardly surprising,' NY argues in fighting a possible verdict delay
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Trump fraud-trial witness's possible perjury should not delay a verdict, NY officials argue. They say it's "hardly surprising" if Trump co-defendant Allen Weisselberg lied on the stand. Weisselberg "lacks credibility" anyway, the officials, from the NY AG's office, wrote Wednesday. "If true, he should be held to account fully for his actions," Wallace wrote of Weisselberg. AdvertisementThe Trump defense team's response to the Weisselberg perjury matter was filed just in time for the judge's 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline.

Persons: Trump, Allen Weisselberg, —, Donald Trump's, General's, Kevin Wallace, Wallace, Arthur Engoron, Engoron, Weisselberg, Letitia James, James, Alina Habba Organizations: NY, Trump, Service, New, New York, New York Times, Manhattan, Attorney's Office, Times, Attorney's Locations: New York, Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers involved in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial told the judge Wednesday they had no information to share regarding a key witness reportedly negotiating to plead guilty to perjury in connection with his testimony in the case. The New York Times reported last week that Weisselberg was in negotiations with the Manhattan district attorney’s office to plead guilty to perjury and “admit that he lied on the witness stand” when he testified at the civil fraud trial in October. Wallace urged the judge not to delay the verdict, saying that doing so “would have the perverse effect” of rewarding Weisselberg and co-defendants, including Trump, for testimony that may have been false. Court officials have said Engoron's verdict in the case, which involves allegations Trump inflated his wealth to dupe banks, insurers and others, should be ready by mid-February. “Court decisions are supposed to be made based on the evidence at trial, not on media speculation," Kise said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Judge Arthur Engoron, Allen Weisselberg, Weisselberg, “, Alina Habba, Engoron, Habba, Kevin Wallace, Letitia James, Wallace, Trump, ” Wallace, Christopher Kise, Kise Organizations: —, Trump Organization, The New York Times, Associated Press, Weisselberg, Trump Tower, Trump, ”, Times Locations: Manhattan, Weisselberg, New

☆ Donald Trump paid more than $2.3 million in donor money to law firms helping Ivanka Trump with her legal problems last year
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In 2023, Save America disbursed a total of $1,303,667.11 to the law firm Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, and $1,042,479 to the firm Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel, & Frederick. AdvertisementBoth firms represented Ivanka Trump in New York Attorney General Letitia James's sprawling lawsuit against the Trump Organization, Donald Trump, his three eldest children, and several executives over its finances. Clifford S. Robert and Michael Farina of Robert & Robert served as their local counsel while also defending Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. in the litigation. Kellogg and Figel withdrew from representing Ivanka Trump the following month as the case moved closer to trial. Ivanka Trump didn't respond to a request for comment.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Robert, — Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Donald Trump , Jr, Trump, He's, Robert Maguire, Maguire, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel, Frederick, Ivanka, Letitia James's, Michael K, Kellogg Hansen, Reid M, Clifford S, Michael Farina, Farina, Lev Radin, Troutman Pepper, Bennett S, Moskowitz, Jeffrey Epstein's, Ketan D, Bhirud, Trump's, Arthur Engoron, Jane Rosenberg, wasn't, Moskowitz —, general's, Michael Cohen, Jared Kushner, Amalija Knavs, Robert didn't, It's, Kushner Organizations: Service, Save America PAC, Commission, Business, PAC, Trump Organization, Save, Trump, Citizens, Election Defense Fund, Ivanka Trump, New York, Pacific Press, Getty, Ivanka Trump's, New, Trump's Save America PAC, Court, REUTERS, America, MAGA PAC, Republican Locations: Washington, New, New York, DC, Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Florida, Palm Beach , Florida

☆ Blindsided Trump Fraud-Trial Judge Demands Intel on Perjury Plea
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Dear Counselors," the fraud-trial judge, state Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, begins an acidly-worded email he sent Monday. After all, he notes, he is the fraud trial's "presiding magistrate, the trier of fact, and the judge of credibility." AdvertisementIn describing the potential trial monkey wrench that a Weisselberg perjury admission would be, Engoron drops some Latin. Lawyers for his co-defendants in the lawsuit — the Trump Organization, eldest sons Donald Trump, Jr. and Eric Trump, Weisselberg and another longtime Trump Org executive, Jeffrey McConney — have also denied wrongdoing. AdvertisementAttorneys for Trump and Weisselberg, and spokespersons for the AG's office and Manhattan district attorney's office, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Allen Weisselberg, Arthur Engoron, William K, Rashbaum, Jonah E, Ben Protesss, Alan, Weisselberg, Trump's, Manhattan, Forbes, Engoron, Letitia James, Trump, Donald Trump , Jr, Eric Trump, Jeffrey McConney — Organizations: Service, New York Times, Trump Org, Business, Trump, Former Finance, Manhattan, Times, Penthouse, New York, Lawyers, Trump Organization, Weisselberg Locations: York, Bromwich, Manhattan, trier

☆ Trump fraud trial judge demands details about possible perjury by Allen Weisselberg
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Allen Howard Weisselberg, the former Trump Organization CFO, appears for sentencing for tax fraud scheme in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 10, 2023. The New York judge set to deliver a verdict in the civil business fraud trial of Donald Trump has ordered attorneys in the case to give him details about possible perjury by former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg. That report, which cited people with knowledge of the matter, said that Weisselberg would have to admit that he lied during his testimony at Trump's fraud trial in Manhattan Supreme Court. Weisselberg last year spent three months at New York's notorious Rikers Island jail after pleading guilty to tax fraud in a criminal case related to his work at the Trump Organization. After his October testimony in the AG's civil fraud trial, Forbes magazine accused Weisselberg of lying under oath when he suggested he had not paid attention to the valuation of Trump's penthouse apartment.

Persons: Allen Howard Weisselberg, Donald Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Judge Arthur Engoron, Weisselberg, Letitia James, James, Trump, Engoron Organizations: Trump Organization, Court, The New, New York Times, Manhattan, Attorney's Office, New York, Times, Forbes Locations: New York, Manhattan, New York City, The New York, trier

☆ Trump attacked her as a 'co-judge;' now NY law clerk Allison Greenfield is on her way to becoming an actual judge
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Allison Greenfield, principal law clerk in Trump's NY fraud case, is hoping to be elected judge. AdvertisementDonald Trump has attacked her as a biased "co-judge—" claiming she secretly runs the show at his New York civil fraud trial — but now principal law clerk Allison Greenfield is well on her way to becoming a judge in her own right. Last week, Greenfield cleared the biggest hurdle to the Manhattan civil judgeship she seeks, when local Democratic party leaders rated her "most highly qualified." "The trial clerk in Trump's civil fraud trial, Allison Greenfield, has been viciously targeted by the MAGA crowd with vile rhetoric and death threats," Levine wrote. Advertisement"When the judge speaks, you have to stop speaking," Greenfield told Trump attorney Alina Habba early on, during a 2022 pretrial hearing.

Persons: Allison Greenfield, She's, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, Greenfield, ines, J, orth, J r., ric, rump,, lina, abba, egan, ruth S ocial, huck, ike, eing, arn Organizations: Manhattan Democrats, Service, Democratic, ust Locations: Trump's NY, York, Greenfield, Manhattan

☆ Where Trump’s notable cases stand
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Here’s a quick rundown of where Trump’s cases stand right now. Federal election subversion caseSpecial counsel Jack Smith has charged Trump with four counts in Washington, DC, over his alleged efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 election. Mar-a-Lago classified documents caseSmith has also charged Trump with 42 counts in Florida for his mishandling of classified documents after he left the White House. US District Judge Aileen Cannon has set Trump’s trial for May, though she has said she may revisit the trial date during a March hearing. Judge Juan Merchan has set a trial date of March 25, making that trial likely the first one Trump will face among the four cases.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Here’s, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Smith, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, Fani Willis, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Stormy Daniels, Judge Juan Merchan, Judge Arthur Engoron, Engoron Organizations: CNN, Trump, Court, White House, Prosecutors, Fulton, Manhattan, Attorney, Trump Organization, New Locations: Washington , DC, Florida, Georgia, Fulton County , Georgia, Fulton County, York, New York

☆ Analysis: How Trump’s legal battles impact his 2024 presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Critical days are ahead in Donald Trump’s multiple legal battles. — On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to throw Trump off the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists. Maine has taken a similar step to Colorado but that case hasn’t yet reached the US Supreme Court. Nikki Haley, is now arguing that Trump’s legal entanglements make him a disastrous pick for her party by seizing on the news that he spent more than $50 million from political action committees on legal fees. So, definitely a good day for President Trump, but not necessarily out of the woods,” Goodman said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Trump’s, ’, Jack, — Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, Jean Carroll, Stormy Daniels, Attorney Alvin Bragg, he’s, —, Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Willis, Wade, Smith, Nikki Haley, Haley, CNN’s Dana, “, ” Haley, that’s, disqualifying Trump, Tanya Chutkan’s, Chutkan, Ryan Goodman, CNN’s Erin Burnett, ” Goodman, Carroll, “ you’re, we’ve, Joe Biden, ” Organizations: CNN, Republican, Colorado Supreme, Trump, Trump Organization, Manhattan, Attorney, Department of Justice, GOP, South Carolina Gov, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Supreme, Department of Defense, DC Circuit Locations: America, Maine, Colorado, Washington ,, New York, Georgia, Fulton County, Lago, “ State, Manchester , New Hampshire, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Trump Sees Diminishing Fundraising Returns From Combative Court Appearances
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

On Dec. 7, when Trump appeared in a Manhattan court for a civil fraud trial, his main fundraising group reported taking in around $200,000 in online contributions. The recent slowdown suggests Trump is getting diminishing returns from his legal problems as he closes in on his Republican Party's nomination to face Democratic incumbent Joe Biden in the Nov. 5 election. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the apparent fundraising slowdown. SLOWDOWNThe smaller daily hauls around Trump's legal problems in late 2023 were part of a broader slowdown in his campaign's fundraising. Trump's legal problems are also showing increasing signs of being a direct drag on the finances of his election effort.

Persons: Jason Lange, Alexandra Ulmer, Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Trump's, WinRed, Trump, Arthur Engoron, Joe Biden, Jason Cabel Roe, Cabel Roe, Hillary Clinton, Nikki Haley, Trump’s, Christopher Kise, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Deepa Babington Organizations: Federal, Republican, Democratic, Trump, PAC, South, New Locations: Georgia, Manhattan, WinRed, South Carolina, New York, Washington, San Francisco

And there’s a good chance that all three legal dramas see major movement next week. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a staggering $370 million penalty from Trump. Trump is already siphoning a portion of his political donations to pay legal fees associated with the 91 criminal charges filed against him in four indictments. In 2023 alone, The New York Times reported , Trump spent roughly $50 million in donor money on legal bills and investigation-related expenses. The Best Cartoons on Donald Trump View All 280 ImagesIn December, the Colorado Supreme Court found Trump ineligible to hold office under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.

Persons: Donald Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump, Engoron, Letitia James, E, Jean Caroll ., United States ”, “, –, ” Trump, Mitch McConnell, impeaching Trump Organizations: New York, Trump, Republican, New York Times, Donald Trump View, Colorado Supreme, United, Amicus, New, U.S ., Appeals, Circuit, Capitol, Justice Department, Republicans Locations: Washington, Colorado, United States, New York

The results will either buttress Trump's claims of massive wealth or expose him as a poseur. The biggest potential judgment comes in the civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The court has already determined that Trump committed fraud by securing loans through false financial statements – including inflating the value of his properties. The fraud case is more complicated, experts say, since there was no clear victim identified. Judge Arthur Engoron, who will deliver the judgment on financial damages as well as the fate of Trump's businesses in New York, hasn't been sympathetic to the idea that Trump's fraud caused no harm.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Trump, E, Jean Carroll –, Laurie Levenson, Levenson, Carroll, Letitia James, Gregory Germain, Arthur Engoron, hasn't, Germain, He's, Anna Cominsky, –, William Thomas, Stephen M, Thomas, James, hamstringing Trump Organizations: Trump, New, Forbes, Bloomberg, Loyola Law, New York, Syracuse University, Donald Trump View, New York University Law, Federal, Commission, America, PAC, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan Locations: New York, Engoron

☆ How Trump's 'I'm rich!' boasts are coming back to bite him in court
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The day before awarding Carroll $83.3 million in damages — Trump's penance for calling her a lying "whack job" when she told the world he'd sexually assaulted her — jurors heard, firsthand, how rich he was. AdvertisementTrump's "I'm rich" boasts hurt him in both the Carroll verdict and the upcoming fraud trial verdict, Snell said. Punitive damages in defamation cases are supposed to have a deterrent effect, to stop the defamation from happening again. AdvertisementTrump's wealth also illustrates why the jury imposed enormous punitive damages compared to the $18.3 million to compensate Carroll. The Carroll jury also heard Trump boast about the value of his "brand."

Persons: Donald Trump's, Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Carroll, Roberta Kaplan, Trump, Letitia James, I'm, Tristan Snell, General's, Snell, Trump's, —, Kaplan, J, Erik Connolly, Connolly, Stephanie Keith, There's, We've, that's, Forbes, Timothy A, Clary, didn't, Chris Mattei, Alex Jones, Mattei, Arthur Engoron, Engoron Organizations: Carroll, Trump, New York Attorney, New, New York, Trump University, Disney, Benesch, NEW, Manhattan Federal Court, E, MSNBC, Trump Organization, Forbes, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Manhattan, Smartmatic, New York City, AFP, New York

The hefty sum underscores the legal jeopardy Trump faces as he marches toward securing the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment on the legal spending. Trump’s campaign paid Atlanta attorney Steven Sadow $1.5 million in the second half of 2023. Campaign money was also used to pay attorneys who have represented co-defendants and potential witnesses in the Trump cases. The New York attorney general’s case against Trump centers on his business financial statements.

Persons: — Donald Trump’s, Eli Bartov, Bartov, Arthur Engoron, Trump, Richard Briffault, ” Briffault, he’s, Alina Habba, Jean Carroll, Carroll, “, ” Trump, schemed, Chris Kise, Foley, Lardner, Kise, Steven Sadow, Sadow, Brand, Walt Nauta, He’d, Engoron, he’d Organizations: WASHINGTON, New York University, Trump’s, New, Associated Press, Columbia Law School, White, Trump, America, New York, Continental, Atlanta, Brand Woodward Law, Save America Locations: New York, New Jersey, Carroll, York, Largo, Florida, Georgia, New York City, Washington, Trump’s, Lago

☆ Trump New York business fraud case verdict delayed to later February
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

That new timeline for the written decision by Judge Arthur Engoron is still a "rough estimate" and "subject to modifications," said Alfred Baker, spokesman for the New York State Office of Court Administration. A verdict in the New York civil business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump — which had been anticipated Wednesday — is now expected to arrive in early- to mid-February, a court spokesman said. In the case, New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Trump, the Trump Organization, his two adult sons, and top company executives of inflating Trump's net worth on his financial statements in violation of a state anti-fraud law. The trial was conducted to determine penalties and resolve other claims of wrongdoing from James' lawsuit. Reuters first reported the new timeframe for the verdict.

Persons: Donald Trump, Alina Habba, Jean Carroll’s, Carroll, Trump, Baker, Judge Arthur Engoron, Alfred Baker, Donald Trump —, Engoron, Letitia James, James Organizations: U.S, Manhattan Federal, New York State, New York, Trump Organization, Reuters Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Manhattan

☆ Trump Civil Fraud Verdict Now Expected by Mid-February
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Jack QueenNEW YORK (Reuters) -A ruling in the New York state attorney general's $370 million civil fraud case against former U.S. president Donald Trump will not come until early to-mid February, a court spokesperson said Thursday. Trump has denied wrongdoing and called the case a political vendetta by James, an elected Democrat. Engoron previously ruled in September that Trump had engaged in fraud and ordered his business empire be partially dissolved. Closing arguments were delivered in the case on Jan. 11, with Engoron saying on that day he had hoped to issue a ruling by Jan. 31. On the day of closing arguments, Trump lashed out at the judge in the courtroom, telling him, "You have your own agenda.

Persons: Jack Queen, general's, Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, Joe Biden, Letitia James, Trump, James, Jan, Christopher Kise, Will Dunham Organizations: Jack Queen NEW, U.S, Democratic, New York, Trump Locations: New York, New, Engoron

☆ Trump's big NY fraud verdict won't come until next week: source
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A verdict in Trump's NY fraud trial won't come until February, a source told Business Insider. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe verdict in the New York attorney general's sprawling civil fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump and his family company won't come until early February, a source familiar with the timing told Business Insider. In their closing argument at the trial, Trump's attorneys raised Constitutional issues that indicate they will almost certainly bring the case to the US Supreme Court if they need to.

Persons: Judge Arthur Engoron, he'd, Engoron, —, Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, That's, Letitia James, Trump, James Organizations: Trump Organization, Service, New, New York, Trump Locations: Trump's NY, New York

Search resuls for: "Engoron"

25 mentions found