Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $355 million in damages and barred the former president “from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York for a period of three years.” Judge Arthur Engoron handed the ruling down on Friday …
Read More »Trump Blames New York AG for Exxon Moving to Texas in 1989
During a break in the closing arguments of his New York civil fraud trial, Donald Trump claimed that Attorney General Letitia James was responsible for forcing the oil and gas conglomerate ExxonMobil to leave the state and move to Texas. There is one small problem with the former president’s accusation: …
Read More »Trump 'Rehearsed' His Unhinged Fraud Trial Rant for Days Before the Judge Shut Him Up
Closing arguments in New York’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump took place on Thursday, and despite having been officially barred from personally delivering his defense’s closing statements, the former president launched into an unauthorized rant before the court and Judge Arthur Engoron. Sources told Rolling Stone that Trump had …
Read More »Trump Files Last-Ditch Bid to Have Fraud Case Ruled Mistrial
Donald Trump has filed for a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case, claiming that Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk Allison Greenfield have unfairly skewed the proceedings against the former president. Trump’s attorneys accuse Engoron, who has clashed with the former president and his legal team throughout …
Read More »Judge Repeatedly Asks Lawyers to 'Control' Trump as Testimony Goes Off the Rails
Donald Trump was rebuked by Judge Arthur Engoron for giving “speeches” during his testimony on Monday before New York court in a civil fraud trial that will determine the future of his business empire. At one point Engoron warned the former president’s attorneys that he would dismiss Trump from the …
Read More »Ivanka Must Testify in Trump Fraud Case, Judge Rules
Ivanka Trump must testify in a civil fraud lawsuit brought by the state of New York against her father, Donald Trump,, several of his adult children, and former employees of the Trump Organization. Judge Arthur Engoron ruled on Friday that Ivanka Trump must appear in person to submit her testimony …
Read More »Team Trump Is Using 'Fyre Festival Strategies' in N.Y. Fraud Case
In the weeks leading up to the start of his $250 million civil fraud trial in New York, Donald Trump and his attorneys privately discussed how they believed defeat in this trial was preordained. Their best chance — and it wasn’t much, according to two sources familiar with the matter …
Read More »Trump Calls for NY Judge to Be Disbarred During Manhattan Court Appearance
Former President Donald Trump appeared in Manhattan court on Monday to personally challenge accusations of fraud leveled against him by the state of New York. Last week, a Manhattan judge handed down a partial summary judgment ruling that Trump, his adult sons Eric and Donald Jr., and several of his …
Read More »Trump Committed Fraud by Lying About Net Worth, Judge Rules
A New York judge ruled on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump, his two adult sons, and several of his associates are liable for fraud. The ruling establishes that Trump overvalued his properties and inflated his net worth over several years, thus deceiving banks, investors, and insurers. The decision, handed …
Read More »Oscar Isaac and Trump's Nemesis Lead Thousands in NYC Actors' Strike
Thousands of SAG-AFTRA and WGA members lined the sidewalks surrounding the Warner Bros. Discovery office Thursday, raising signs of union solidarity and dancing to tambourines and drum beats as leaders chanted for a just contract. Actors like Oscar Isaac, F. Murray Abraham, and John Leguizamo were joined by union representation …
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