New York Attorney General Letitia James asked the state’s Supreme Court to financially sanction Donald Trump, his co-defendants, and their attorneys in a $250 million lawsuit for repeatedly making bogus arguments in court. James is asking for $20,000 in sanctions against the defendants and attorneys in a civil suit alleging …
Read More »Trump Inflated Net Worth By Up to $2.2 Billion, N.Y. Attorney General Alleges
Donald Trump has lied about his golf scores, his weight, the size of the crowds he draws, and — according to New York Attorney General Letitia James — his net worth. A new filing from the Attorney General’s office in the state’s civil fraud lawsuit against the former president alleged …
Read More »Trump Rips Letitia James as He Heads to Her Office to Testify
Donald Trump used to call New York City home. He still goes back, but only, it seems, under court order. The former president is in Manhattan on Thursday to answer questions under oath in a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The $250 million suit accuses Trump …
Read More »Law Enforcement Warns of Potential Neo-Nazi 'Day of Hate'
Police departments in major cities have issued alerts regarding a potential national “Day of Hate” against Jewish people and institutions. Neo-Nazi and white nationalist groups on social media are reportedly calling upon followers to engage in vandalism and spread antisemitic propaganda on Saturday. An analysis of social media activity by …
Read More »Trump's Money Man Gets Five Months in Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme
Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to five months in prison after pleading guilty to failing to declare and pay taxes on more than $1.7 million in company benefits provided by the former president’s flagship company. Weisselberg’s cooperation with prosecutors was central to securing a conviction …
Read More »Trump Bucked Advice of Legal Team to Sue New York AG: Report
Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing New York Attorney General Letita James of conducting a “witch hunt” and violating the former president’s right to privacy in the state’s civil fraud suit against him and three of his children. The New York Times reported a day later that Trump’s …
Read More »State of New York Sues Donald Trump for Fraud
The state of New York has sued former President Donald Trump and three of his children for civil fraud. The suit alleges “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentations” and seeks a $250 million and a ban on Trump and his family from running a business in the state. Attorney General …
Read More »Trump Loses It Over New York Lawsuit, Calls Letitia James 'Racist'
Former President Donald Trump responded to a new lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday by calling James a “racist” and alleging the lawsuit was a “witch hunt.” “I never thought this case would be brought — until I saw her really bad poll numbers,” Trump …
Read More »Trump Once Said Only the Mob Pleads the Fifth Amendment. He Did It Repeatedly
Donald Trump sat for questioning on Wednesday as part of the state of New York’s long-running probe into his company’s business practices. The only question he actually answered, however, was about his name. The New York Times reported that the former president sat across from New York Attorney General Letitia …
Read More »Trump Sees New York Subway Shooting as Opportunity to Whine About Financial Investigation
Sixteen people were injured, 10 from gunshot wounds, last Tuesday morning after a man named Frank James allegedly opened fire in the New York City subway. The news of the attack and images of its bloody aftermath horrified New Yorkers. Donald Trump, no longer a New Yorker, took it as …
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