Jan 10 Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at New York civil fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the trial, which could cost Trump hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties and strip him of his ability to do business in New York. Continue reading
Dec 14 Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Trump from commenting about judge’s staff By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A four-judge panel in the state's mid-level appellate court ruled Thursday that the former president's lawyers used the wrong legal mechanism to fight the restriction. Continue reading
Dec 12 Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says ‘no way’ By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Trump's lawyers have rested his defense and have sought again to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president's real estate empire. The judge said "there's no way I'm going to grant that."… Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump is set to return to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Trump already testified aggressively earlier this month, when he was called by his adversaries in the lawsuit, the New York attorney general's office. Continue reading
Nov 17 Judge rejects Trump’s request for a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press In a ruling Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron rejected claims from the former president's lawyers that the proceedings are infected with political bias. Continue reading
Nov 13 Donald Trump Jr. returns to witness stand in New York civil fraud trial By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Trump Jr. originally testified on Nov. 1 and 2. He said he never worked on the annual financial statements at the heart of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit. Continue reading
Oct 24 Trump to return to civil fraud trial as ex-lawyer Michael Cohen testifies By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The judge, Arthur Engoron, has already ruled that Trump and his company committed fraud, but the trial involves remaining claims of conspiracy, insurance fraud and falsifying business records. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 6:52 Trump’s business empire in question during New York civil fraud trial By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Former President Trump was in court Monday for a civil fraud trial over his real estate dealings. The judge already ruled on one of the arguments from prosecutors last week, saying Trump and his executives fraudulently inflated the value of… Continue watching