Judge Warns Trump Lawyers About “Vexatious” Filings

Politico reports:

A federal judge has turned down an effort by former President Donald Trump to block aspects of New York Attorney General Tish James’ drive to place the Trump business empire under court supervision due to what she claims is persistent fraud.

U.S. District Court Donald Middlebrooks coupled his ruling Wednesday with a stern warning to Trump and his lawyers that their legal tactics could result in sanctions from the court.

“This litigation has all the telltale signs of being both vexatious and frivolous,” Middlebrooks wrote in a footnote to his eight-page order turning down Trump’s attempt to get emergency relief to stop James from gaining access to details about a trust that controls some Trump businesses.

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