The Associated Press reports:
A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House.
Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling Tuesday in a civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, found that the former president and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing.
The decision, days before the start of a non-jury trial in Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, is the strongest repudiation yet of Trump’s carefully coiffed image as a wealthy and shrewd real estate mogul turned political powerhouse.
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BREAKING: A judge ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House. https://t.co/m1z2gaqI0y
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 26, 2023
🚨🚨JUST IN:
A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years by deceiving banks, insurers, and others in massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork for making deals and securing financing.
Trump is the most corrupt politician in… pic.twitter.com/An1eh317mc
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 26, 2023
NEW: If I am reading this right, Judge Engoron has found that Donald Trump committed fraud and has ordered the cancellation of all of his New York business certificates and the dissolution of the Trump Organization. pic.twitter.com/k2nRcK3L37
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) September 26, 2023