NYT: Trump Faces Ruin In New York Courts This Week

The New York Times reports:

In two courthouses, two blocks apart, two New York judges could well ruin Donald J. Trump’s week. On Thursday, one of the judges, Juan M. Merchan, may schedule the first criminal trial of a former American president for as early as next month — raising the specter that Mr. Trump might end up behind bars.

The following day, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, the second judge is expected to deliver a ruling that threatens not Mr. Trump’s freedom, but his family business.

The judge, Arthur F. Engoron, oversaw the former president’s civil fraud trial and is weighing the New York attorney general’s request to penalize Mr. Trump hundreds of millions of dollars and sever him from the company he ran for decades.

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It’s a big week for Trump in New York. He faces a ruling in a civil fraud case and may also receive a court date for what would be the first criminal trial of a former US president. The latter case could end up putting him behind bars.https://t.co/fJ8LTeTwiT

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