But Trump and the other defendants were found liable for fraud by Engoron before the trial even began. In a bombshell pretrial ruling, Engoron granted summary judgment on James' main cause of action — that the defendants committed fraud in violation of New York law. Justice Arthur Engoron ...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump stands with his lawyer Alina Habba as she speaks to the media at one of his properties, 40 Wall Street, following closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in New York City on Jan. 11, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Trump attorney Alina Habba rail...
Trump held a brief media appearance Thursday afternoon as the New York attorney general’s office presented closing arguments in the civil fraud trial. A federal judge has already ruled that the jury hearing Carroll’s defamation lawsuit will only need to decide how much money Trump will have ...
A New York judge has imposed a limited gag order with a stern warning after Donald Trump disparaged a key court staffer during his civil business fraud trial.
Donald Trump's lawyers asked for a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case. They accuse the judge of tainting the proceedings.
Trump and his lawyers have been increasingly frustrated with Engoron presiding over the non-jury trial in James’ lawsuit. Trump, angered by a pretrial fraud rulingimperiling his real estate empire, has called him an “extremely hostile” judge. His lawyers Wednesday asked for a mistrial...
In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump is seated during the cross examination of Michael Cohen, while Donald Trump's attorney Christopher Kise, left, stands to respond to an objection during Trump's civil business fraud trial on Oct. 25, 2023. | Elizabeth Williams via AP Do...
Engoron handed down his ruling Friday after a months-long civil fraud trial beginning in October and stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit alleging the former president inflated his assets and committed fraud. TRUMP BARRED FROM OPERATING BUSINESS, ORDERE...
Today, Bragg will become the first prosecutor to put an American president on trial, with jury selection set to begin in Manhattan Criminal Court. Bragg will become one of the biggest characters of the 2024 election — and a hero to many Democrats, regardless of the outcome of the trial....
NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested Monday at the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial after a contentious day in court, putting the case involving former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire on track for deliberations next week. Trump Organization lawyers contend that Manhattan...