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CNN —Former President Donald Trump, his adult sons, and two former Trump Organization officials have appealed the $464 million judgment entered against them in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case. Donald Trump is personally on the hook for $454 million, including interest payments. His sons were each ordered to pay more than $4 million back in gains they improperly received because of the fraud. Engoron’s signed judgment was posted to the court docket Friday, one week after he found Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump liable for fraud in the civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. His lawyers had argued it wouldn’t harm the New York attorney general’s office and would allow for an orderly process given the “magnitude” of the decision.
Persons: Donald Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, , Trump, Engoron’s, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Letitia James Organizations: CNN, Trump Organization, New, New York Locations: New York, York
CNN —A New York judge on Friday formally ordered Donald Trump to pay $454 million, including interest, a move that will give the former president one month to post nearly half a billion dollars to appeal the fraud verdict. Judge Arthur Engoron’s signed judgment was posted to the court docket Friday, one week after he found Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump liable for fraud in the civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letita James. Once Trump and the others are served with the judgment, the 30-day clock for them to file an appeal starts. The sons were each ordered to pay $4 million back in gains they improperly received because of the fraud. The judge notified both sides in an email Thursday that he would sign off on the proposed judgment drafted by the New York attorney general’s office.
Persons: Donald Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron’s, Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Letita James, James, , Organizations: CNN, New York, Trump, Trump Organization, New Locations: York, New York
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Judge Arthur Engoron has issued a ruling in Donald Trump’s’ New York civil fraud trial. New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking for $370 million from Trump and the co-defendants in disgorgement – or ill-gotten gains, alleging he filed fraudulent financial statements that allowed him to obtain loans and insurance policies at more favorable rates. The case goes to the heart of Trump’s image as a successful billionaire and includes accusations of fraud regarding his Trump Tower apartment, Mar-a-Lago estate and several golf courses, among others. Engoron has already ruled that Trump and his co-defendants engaged in fraud and ordered the cancelation of any business certificates they hold in New York, an action that is on hold pending Trump’s appeal. This ruling will address six additional claims against some or all of the defendants including conspiracy, issuing false financial statements, falsifying business records and insurance fraud.
Persons: Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump’s ’, Letitia James, Trump, Engoron Organizations: New York, Trump, disgorgement, New Locations: York, Mar, New York
CNN —Judge Arthur Engoron hit Donald Trump with his biggest punishment to date on Friday, in a ruling that fined the former president $355 million for fraudulently inflating the values of his properties. Combined with the $83 million judgment issued against Trump for defaming E. Jean Carroll, that means Trump has been fined roughly $438 million over the past four weeks. Engoron found that the defendants’ fraud saved them about $168 million in interest, fining Trump and his companies that amount. “Overall, Donald Trump rarely responded to the questions asked, and he frequently interjected long, irrelevant speeches on issues far beyond the scope of the trial,” Engoron wrote. properties that offered a much lower valuation than reported on Donald Trump’s financial statements.
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CNN —A federal judge formally ordered Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll, endorsing the jury’s verdict from the defamation trial last month. This will be the second judgment Carroll has won against Trump. Last May, Trump appealed the verdict to the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals, which has not yet heard arguments. In the current case, a jury found Carroll should receive $83.3 million in damages to repair her reputation, to compensate her, and to punish Trump. The judge found that the prior verdict should carry over to statements at issue in the last trial since they were similar.
Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Trump Organizations: CNN, Trump, US, Appeals
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
CNN —A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll saying the former president’s arguments had no “merit” and are “entirely pointless.”Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s motions from the bench during the civil trial and said a written order would follow. In the written order on Wednesday, the judge said granting a request for a mistrial “would have been entirely pointless” because it would only mean that the case would start over. Trump argued for a mistrial when Carroll admitted she deleted some death threats she received immediately after her allegations against Trump became public in June 2019. He also denied Trump’s request for sanctions and criticized Trump’s attorneys for first making the motion for a mistrial in front of the jury during Carroll’s cross-examination when they had known about the deletion of messages for over a year. The jury hearing the case awarded Carroll $83.3 million in damages.
Persons: Donald Trump’s, E, Jean Carroll, Lewis Kaplan, Trump, Carroll, George Conway, Carroll’s Organizations: CNN, Trump
CNN —The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization is in talks to potentially plead guilty to a perjury charge related to a civil investigation into the real estate company’s finances, people familiar with the matter said. He testified at the criminal tax fraud trial of two Trump Organization entities, which were convicted and fined. The New York Times first reported that Weisselberg was in talks with prosecutors to resolve the investigation. The district attorney’s office has pressured Weisselberg for months about potential charges related to insurance fraud and perjury. The New York attorney general’s office is seeking more than $370 million in disgorgement from Trump as well as a ban from doing business in the state.
Persons: Allen Weisselberg, Weisselberg, Donald Trump, Trump, Seth Rosenberg, Alvin Bragg Organizations: CNN, Trump Organization, New, New York Times, Trump Locations: Manhattan, New York, Trump
Donald Trump testifies on January 25, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg/ReutersDonald Trump returned to a Manhattan federal courthouse on Thursday where he took the stand for what was ultimately less than five minutes — including multiple admonishments from Judge Lewis Kaplan — as he seeks to avoid a multimillion-dollar jury verdict against him in the civil defamation trial. The trial centers on Trump’s 2019 comments about E. Jean Carroll, the writer who last year won a civil verdict over her claim Trump sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s and then defamed her when she first publicly accused him. Carroll is seeking at least $10 million. Closing arguments are scheduled for Friday morning and the jury of nine could have the case by lunchtime.
Persons: Donald Trump, Jane Rosenberg, Reuters Donald Trump, Lewis Kaplan —, Jean Carroll, Trump, Carroll Organizations: Reuters Locations: Manhattan
That verdict is still being appealed, and Trump within minutes of Friday’s verdict declared he will appeal this one as well. Carroll proved to jury she suffered harm from Trump’s defamatory statementsIt didn’t take the jury long to return a verdict against Trump, with deliberations lasting less than three hours. Trump’s attorney argued that Carroll would have received hateful messages when she wrote her story no matter what Trump said. “But President Trump should not have to pay for their threats. “You are on the verge of spending some time in the lock up, now sit down,” he said to Trump’s attorney.
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The defense’s questions were effectively pre-cleared by the judge, as Trump was not allowed to re-litigate the verdict from last year. Trump attorney Alina Habba first asked her client whether he stood by his testimony in a previous deposition denying Carroll’s allegations. Habba then asked, “Did you deny the allegation because Ms. Carroll made an accusation.”“That’s exactly right, yes I did.” Trump replied. Habba asked Martin whether she felt that Carroll enjoyed the attention that came with her lawsuits against Trump. In the first trial, Martin said she was having issues with Carroll at the time she sent the messages and later felt bad about it.
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Carroll attorney Shawn Crowley complained about Trump’s audible commentary just before the first break in the trial, after the jury had been excused. Trump, I hope I don’t have to consider excluding you from the trial.”Trump threw up in his hands in protest. “Now look, Ms. Habba,” Kaplan said as Habba began to read from the transcript. One major difference between this trial – a civil trial in federal court – and the Trump Org. civil fraud trial in New York state court is that Trump does not have easy access to a camera at the federal courthouse where the civil defamation trial is taking place.
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Several prospective jurors in the jury pool in Donald Trump’s defamation trial say they made political contributions either to Trump and groups supporting him or his political opponents. Two of the prospective jurors said they believed the 2020 election was stolen, the false claim that Trump has continued to make as he runs for president again. Judge Lewis Kaplan asked the potential jurors questions about possible biases in the trial to decide how much money in damages Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll for his 2019 defamatory statements about Carroll’s sexual assault allegations. Three people in the courtroom said they contributed money to Trump's campaign or a group supporting him. All three said that wouldn't affect their ability to fair and impartial.And at least 10 prospective jurors said they contributed money to President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or groups supporting the Democratic politicians.
Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Judge Lewis Kaplan, Jean Carroll, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Organizations: Trump, Democratic Locations: Trump
That jury’s finding stemmed from statements Trump made in 2022, while the current case is dealing with statements Trump made while he was president in 2019. “Donald Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll. “Now she wants President Trump to pay for the risks she took for the way she did this,” Habba said of Carroll. “She wants President Trump to pay for the mean tweets.”Jurors are familiar with TrumpThe jury selection process provided a window into the jury panel that will decide Trump’s defamation case. None of those prospective jurors were ultimately selected to the trial jury.
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New York CNN —Attorneys for Donald Trump told the court Monday that they plan to call the former president to the stand on December 11 as their last witness in the New York civil fraud trial. His son Eric Trump, also a defendant, is slated to testify on December 6, according to Trump attorney Chris Kise. This will be the former president and Eric Trump’s second trip to the witness stand as they were called by the New York attorney general’s office earlier this month. Trump Organization executive Patrick Birney is currently testifying for the defense. His testimony follows Trump Organization hotels Chief Operating Officer Mark Hawthorn, who had been on the stand for most of Monday.
Persons: Donald Trump, Eric Trump, Chris Kise, Eric Trump’s, Patrick Birney, Mark Hawthorn Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump, Trump Organization, Four Deutsche Bank Locations: New York
New York CNN —Donald Trump urged a New York appeals court to continue to pause the gag order against him in his civil fraud trial, saying that threats to the judge and his law clerk do not “justify” limiting the former president’s constitutional right to defend himself. Lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office and the court last week urged the appeals court to put the gag order back in place following “serious and credible” threats that have inundated Judge Arthur Engoron’s chambers since the trial began in October. Trump’s attorneys wrote in a filing Monday that the former president has never threatened the judge or his principal law clerk and they can’t be held responsible for actions taken by others. At the time the appeals court judge said he would lift the gag order to allow a fuller panel of judges to weigh in given the constitutional issues at play. Nor have President Trump or his counsel ever made a statement referencing the Principal Law Clerk’s religion, appearance, or private activities,” they told the appeals court.
Persons: Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron’s, Trump’s, , Trump, President Trump Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump Locations: New York, York
Trump attorney Alina Habba motioned to a court officer to bring him a box of tissues. At one point while reviewing his own handwritten notes, McConney acknowledged his memory was “incorrect” about a specific disclosure on Trump’s statement. Amer showed the court handwritten notations from McConney on 2021 financial statement drafts. Among the 2021 notes, the former controller wrote that Eric Trump needed to review the footnotes for the section on club facilities. On another page McConney wrote that Eric and his brother Donald Trump Jr, both defendants in the case, should review the statements.
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CNN —A New York appeals court judge on Thursday temporarily lifted the gag order placed on Donald Trump and his attorneys in his civil fraud trial following an emergency hearing. Judge Arthur Engoron imposed the gag order on Trump to prevent him from making any statements about court staff, citing security risks. His order came after Trump posted on social media a baseless allegation involving the judge’s principle law clerk. The judge later extended the gag order to ban Trump’s attorneys from making any public statements about communications that the judge has with the law clerk. Engoron has already ruled that Trump and his co-defendants were liable for fraud.
Persons: Donald Trump, David Friedman, ” Chris Kise, , Trump, , Arthur Engoron, Trump’s, Letitia James, James, Engoron, CNN’s Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle Organizations: CNN, First Judicial, Trump, New York, New, Democrat, Trump Organization Locations: York, Trump
New York CNN —Donald Trump is asking for a mistrial in his civil fraud case alleging the judge who will decide the case is biased against him. Engoron has already signaled that he will deny the motion, initially advising Trump’s attorney that he shouldn’t file it but then saying he could file it in writing. The judge has defended his communications with his law clerk saying he has an “unfettered right” to discuss legal issues with her and noted that when campaigning, which his clerk was at one point, there are different limits to political donations. Engoron’s gag order prohibits Trump and his attorneys from making any statements about court staff and specifically about communications he has with his law clerk. Donald Trump is now being held accountable for the years of fraud he committed and the incredible ways he lied to enrich himself and his family.
Persons: Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, Engoron, Trump’s, Letitia James, , Trump, Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump, New York Locations: New York
New York CNN —Former President Donald Trump is abandoning his effort to move the so-called hush money trial from New York state court to federal court. In a brief filing submitted to a New York-based appeals court, Trump said he was no longer appealing a lower-court ruling that rejected his bid to get the case transferred to federal court. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal the reimbursement of hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. In July, US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied Trump’s request to move the New York case to federal court, ruling that the payments to Daniels and alleged subsequent falsification of business records were not related to Trump’s presidential duties. Hush money paid to an adult film star is not related to a President’s official acts,” the judge wrote.
Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Jack Smith, Alvin Hellerstein, Daniels, , , Michael Cohen, ” Trump, Steven Sadow Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump Locations: New York, Washington ,, York, Fulton, Superior, Fulton County , Georgia
New York CNN —Donald Trump Jr. returned to the witness stand Monday to give his family’s side of the story in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump. portfolioTrump lawyer Cliff Robert spent most of the day asking Trump Jr. to walk through nearly the entire portfolio of the Trump Org. Faherty also asked Trump Jr. about Trump International Hotel Waikiki ditching the Trump name and rebranding. “Welcome back, I feel like I’m at a reunion here, the Trump trial reunion,” Engoron said as she was sworn in. In addition to Trump Jr., Trump attorneys have said they are likely to call back Eric Trump and the former president, both of whom also previously testified.
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CNN —FBI agents seized the cell phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a federal investigation into campaign fundraising, a person familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday. The agents seized the phones and an iPad earlier this week pursuant to a court authorized search warrant, the person said. The seizure is a dramatic escalation of the federal probe into whether foreign money was funneled to his campaign, bringing it directly to the mayor, a Democrat. The investigation is being handled by the FBI and the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. “The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing and continues to cooperate with the investigation,” he added.
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CNN —Ivanka Trump’s appearance Wednesday was the highly anticipated conclusion to an unprecedented eight days of witness testimony that included Donald Trump and three of his adult children in the civil fraud trial brought by the New York attorney general’s office. Ivanka Trump proposed a change to lower the net worth requirement to $2 billion, in an email Solomon showed in court. Solomon asked Ivanka Trump whether the value of her purchase option was factored into her father’s financial statement. Discussions between Ivanka Trump and Jared KushnerIvanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner worked in Donald Trump’s White House as senior advisers to the president. In addition to the Trump family, the attorney general’s office called former Trump Org.
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Ivanka Trump’s brothers, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., who are co-defendants in the case, testified last week. Video Ad Feedback Analyst: Ivanka Trump isn't a 'secondary player' in fraud trial 04:12 - Source: CNN“Mr. Trump and Ivanka Trump participated personally in the bidding process in 2011,” the attorney general’s office wrote. “The record before us…indicates that defendant Ivanka Trump was no longer within the agreement’s definition of ‘Trump Organization’ by the date the tolling agreement was executed,” the order states. “The allegations against defendant Ivanka Trump do not support any claims that accrued after February 6, 2016.
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