attorneys for Trump said in an appeal filed Monday.Trump's lawyers called the$454 million judgment"draconian" and complained that the "case violates centuries of New York case law."Judge Arthur Engoron found that Trump, his company
He could also challenge whether the statute of limitations - five years in this instance - should have run out. But in New York, the statute of limitations can be extended if the defendant has been out of state - Trump may argue that serving as US president should not apply. Politically,...
Ivanka Trump was initially a defendant, but an appeals court dropped her from the case in June after finding that claims against her were outside the statute of limitations. Her lawyer is arguing that state lawyers failed to properly serve her subpoena ...
She filed her second lawsuit for both defamation and battery in 2022 after New York passed a law giving sexual assault victims a new window to sue even if the statute of limitations had passed. Carroll in May sought to amend the first lawsuit with a claim for $10 mil...
Trump has already indicated he may try to have the case moved out of Manhattan, writing on social media Tuesday that it should be held in Staten Island. He called the borough — which is more conservative than the rest of New York City —“A VERY FAIR AND SECURE LOCATION.” ...
Engoron said New York case law requires the person conducting such a search for records to reveal the "who," "what," "where," "when" and "how" the search was performed. "Mr. Trump has not refuted, with admissible evidence, [the Attorney General's Office's] detailed assertions that ...
The company and the Trumps have denied all allegations in the case and said through an attorney in September that "absolutely no wrongdoing has taken place." They have previously accused New York Attorney General Letitia James in public and in court filings of pursuing the investigation out of ...
Trump sued James, a Democrat, in November 2022 accusing her of "intimidation and harassment." A New York judge declined to toss the New York attorney general's case, warning Trump his arguments against James were bordering on "frivolous." The former presidentwithdrew the lawsui...
More than six years later, New York prosecutors appear to be close to deciding whether Trump should face charges in connection with that payoff, in what could become the first criminal case ever brought against a former president. Thursday’s news that the Manhattan district attorney invited Tru...
He said the frauds in the case "leap off the page and shock the conscience." New York Attorney General Letitia James cheered the decision as a victory for the state, the country and those who believe in an even playing field. "There simply cannot be different rules for different people,"...