Tag Archives: Letitia James

Deadline Day Arrives For Trump’s $454M Judgment

USA Today reports: The New York Attorney General’s Office didn’t respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment on whether Trump had until the end of Sunday or end of Monday before the office may start collecting. The $454 million judgment against Trump was entered February 23, and the 30-day window for Trump to post the appeal bond or place cash …

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Fox Host: Trump’s Out Of Luck Even If He Wins Appeal

“A couple of options. They say he could declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy. He doesn’t want to do that. Insiders are also saying that Trump is thinking about doing nothing and letting the attorney general walk over and say, ‘Trump Tower is mine.’ “If he wins the appeal and they have his assets and they sell it, he’s just out of …

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James May First Seize Trump’s Westchester Properties

Bloomberg News reports: New York state’s $454 million judgment against Donald Trump in a civil fraud lawsuit was formally registered in Westchester County just outside Manhattan, a sign that his properties in the area may be at risk of being seized if the former president fails to post an appeal bond. New York Attorney General Letitia James registered the judgment …

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James To Court: Don’t Stay Trump’s $464M Judgement

ABC News reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James is pushing back on Donald Trump’s “extraordinary” request for a stay of his $464 million civil fraud judgment, arguing the former president’s recent request was unreliable, procedurally improper and based on a flawed premise. “There is nothing unusual about even billion-dollar judgments being fully bonded on appeal,” Senior Assistant Solicitor General …

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NY AG To Court: Reject Trump’s Bid To Stay Huge Fine

Courthouse News reports: The New York Attorney General’s Office told an appellate court on Monday that there would be substantial risks to staying the enforcement of former President Donald Trump’s hefty civil fraud judgment. As it stands, the judgment will become enforceable on March 25 — coincidentally, the same day that Trump’s criminal trial is set to start. Trump asked …

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Cultist NYC Firefighters Heckle And Boo New York AG

The New York Daily News reports: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh apologized Sunday for booing and taunts state Attorney General Letitia James received from pro-Trump members of the crowd at a recent promotion ceremony. “On behalf of the New York City Fire Department, I’m sorry,” the commissioner said Sunday. At last week’s ceremony, members of the crowd booed as James took …

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Trump Tries To Change Six NYC Addresses To Florida

Newsweek reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James is asking a judge to block Donald Trump from changing his business address from New York to Florida, arguing that his executives “carry out the business activities” of the Trump Organization at Manhattan’s Trump Tower. In a Thursday letter, James urged Judge Arthur Engoron to “reject Defendants’ attempt to change the business …

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Habba: New York’s AG Will Never Get Trump’s Assets

“You can post a bond which is an option. You can tell the judge that you should set aside the verdict because it’s insane, which this is. But I will tell you that we have a great team. I’m proud of our team. And we’re working around the clock to figure out what strategically is the best move. “One thing …

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New York AG: I’m Prepared To Seize Trump’s Buildings

ABC News reports: Four days after a judge ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $354 million in his civil fraud case, New York Attorney General Letitia James told ABC News that she is prepared to seize the former president’s assets if he is unable to find the cash to cover the fine. “If he does not have funds to …

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New York AG Letitia James Spikes The Ball [VIDEO]

CNN reports: Attorney General Letitia James celebrated today’s civil fraud ruling in remarks from New York, saying the court ruled “in favor of every hard-working American who plays by the rules.” “After 11 weeks of trial we showed the staggering extent of his fraud, and exactly how Donald Trump and the other defendants deceived banks, insurance companies, and other financial …

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Stefanik Files Attempt To Have New York AG Disbarred

NBC News reports: House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik has filed a complaint against New York Attorney General Letitia James over her multimillion-dollar civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump, NBC News has exclusively learned. Stefanik, R-N.Y., alleges that James is “conducting a biased investigation and prosecution” of Trump and “attacking” him through “extrajudicial statements,” her letter to the …

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New York State Rests Its Corruption Case Against NRA

Courthouse News reports: State lawyers for the New York Attorney General’s Office rested their corruption case against the National Rifle Association and its longtime frontman Wayne LaPierre. State lawyer Monica Connell — who delivered opening statements for the attorney general’s office four weeks ago — rested after bringing on the plaintiff’s final witness Monday, Eric Hines, their first and only …

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Trump Fraud Verdict Now Due “Early To Mid-February”

CNBC reports: A verdict in the New York civil business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump — which had been anticipated Wednesday — is now expected to arrive in early to mid-February, a court spokesman said. That new timeline for the written decision by Judge Arthur Engoron is still a “rough estimate” and “subject to modifications,” said Alfred Baker, …

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Ruling In Trump Org Fraud Case Could Come Soon

UPI reports: New York state Judge Arthur Engoron is poised to possibly rule as soon as Wednesday on how much Trump and co-defendants have to pay in a civil fraud case and if the former president can continue doing business in New York. Engoron previously had announced that he wants to rule by Wednesday on as much as $370 million …

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Bloomberg: Verdicts Could Wipe Out Trump’s Cash

Bloomberg News reports: Donald Trump is facing a pair of major legal verdicts in New York that risk wiping out most — if not all — of the cash the billionaire says he has on hand, a potential blow to the presidential candidate whose persona is tied up with financial success and wealth. Trump on Friday was ordered by a …

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Trump Again Blames New York AG For Exxon Moving Headquarters To Dallas, Which Happened Back In 1989

As was reported here last month: “Businesses are fleeing our country,” Trump said at the event Saturday evening. “It’s business-unfriendly and they’re going to other places.” But the former president selected an odd example to demonstrate the phenomenon: Exxon Mobil’s move from New York to … Dallas, Texas. Trump also appeared to blame New York Attorney General Letitia James for …

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TODAY: Closing Arguments In Trump’s NY Fraud Trial

ABC News reports: After hearing 11 weeks of testimony, a judge on Thursday will hear closing arguments in a court case that could dismantle former President Donald Trump’s New York-based business empire. The final decision in Trump’s civil fraud trial — which Judge Arthur Engoron is expected to issue later this month — could not only cost Trump hundreds of …

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New York AG Now Seeks $370 Million From Trump

The New York Times reports: The New York attorney general on Friday asked that the judge who had overseen the civil fraud trial of Donald J. Trump to penalize the former president about $370 million, saying the trial had demonstrated that he had gained that amount through unlawful conduct. The sum was well over the $250 million that the attorney …

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NY AG Details Hundreds Of Threats By Trump Cultists

Newsweek reports: A gag order should remain on Donald Trump because of the “hundreds of threatening, harassing, and antisemitic messages” a judge and his staff have received, the New York attorney general’s office said in a court filing. The former president’s lawyers are currently appealing Judge Arthur Engoron’s gag order in the lawsuit against Trump brought by New York Attorney …

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Trump Files Demand For Mistrial In NY Fraud Case

CNBC reports: Donald Trump and his co-defendants asked a judge Wednesday to grant a mistrial in the $250 million civil business fraud case that threatens the former president’s business empire. In a court filing, Trump, his two adult sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the Trump Organization and its top executives argued that “the evidence of apparent and actual …

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