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Former President Donald Trump is returning to the Manhattan civil fraud trial that threatens to upend his real estate empire, but he won’t be seeing his former lawyer-turned-foe Michael Cohen on the witness stand — at least not yet

Donald Trump will be back in court Tuesday for his New York civil fraud trial, but a face-to-face showdown with former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will have to wait

New York is bidding to put new controls on social media platforms that state leaders say will protect the mental health of younger users

Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief is set to testify as the former president’s civil trial enters its second week

By Jack Queen

An accountant who prepared Donald Trump’s financial statements is back on the witness stand for a fourth day in the New York civil trial examining whether the former president exaggerated his wealth

By Jonathan Stempel

Former President Donald Trump is back at New York civil fraud trial for a third day Wednesday after running afoul of the judge by denigrating a key court staffer in a social media post

A New York judge has imposed a limited gag order with a stern warning after Donald Trump disparaged a key court staffer during his civil business fraud trial

Donald Trump’s business fraud trial in New York will move on Tuesday to the more plodding task of going through years of his financial documents in what’s expected to be a weekslong fight over whether they constitute proof of fraud.An accountant who prepared Trump’s financial statements for years is expected to be back on the witness stand for a second day.Trump, who spent a full day Monday as an angry spectator at the civil trial, said he’ll be back at the defense table.“See you in Court on Tuesday morning!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.The trial is the culmination of a lawsuit in which New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, has accused the Republican former president of deceiving banks, insurers and others for years by giving them papers that misstated the value of his assets.Judge Arthur Engoron delivered an early victory to James last week, ruling that Trump committed fraud by exaggerating the size of his penthouse at Trump Tower, claiming his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida was worth as much as $739 million and putting similar oversized valuations on office towers, golf courses and other assets.The non-jury trial concerns six remaining claims in the lawsuit and how much Trump might owe in penalties. James is seeking $250 million and a ban on Trump doing business in New York.

By Jack Queen

Donald Trump attacked New York's attorney general and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial as it began on Monday, with a state lawyer accusing the former president of generating more than $100 million by lying about his real estate empire. Attorney General Letitia James is seeking at least $250 million in fines, a permanent ban against Trump and his sons Donald Jr and Eric from running businesses in New York and a five-year commercial real estate ban against Trump and the Trump Organization. Testimony in the Manhattan courtroom began following opening statements, with Donald Bender, a partner at Mazars USA and longtime accountant for Trump's businesses, as the state's first witness. Trump told reporters before the trial began that the case was a «scam,» a «sham» and a political vendetta by James, and during a lunch break called the Democrat «a corrupt person, a terrible person. Driving people out of New York.» He was equally unsparing of the judge, Arthur Engoron, calling him a partisan Democrat who is using the case to interfere with the 2024 presidential election, where Trump holds a big lead for the Republican nomination. «This is a judge that should be disbarred,» Trump told reporters.

(Reuters) — Donald Trump said he will appear in a New York court on Monday at the beginning of a civil fraud trial in which the former president will face what he said was a «sham» accusation that he fraudulently inflated the value of properties and other assets.

Former President Donald Trump says he'll make a rare, voluntary trip to court in New York for the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that's already resulted in a judge ruling he committed fraud in his business dealings

AFP. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, the 2024 Republican White House candidate wrote, “I'm going to Court tomorrow morning to fight for my name and reputation." He also called the New York attorney general "corrupt" and the judge in the case “unhinged." The decision to keep the schedule of the trial as it is was taken by a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division, a mid-level appeals court in Manhattan. The court also lifted a September 14 order by Justice David Friedman to put the trial on hold while it considered Trump's motion.

The judge deciding the future of former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire has driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War

By Jonathan Stempel

In a case that is being closely watched by the financial sector, the civil fraud trial against former President Donald Trump regarding allegations of exaggerated property valuations could commence as early as Monday. An appeal by Trump to postpone the trial was dismissed by a New York appeals court earlier Thursday.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is no stranger to picking fights with powerful targets

In a significant ruling, Judge Arthur Engoron determined Tuesday that Donald Trump and his real estate company had deceived financial institutions, insurers and other entities by drastically inflating asset values and misrepresenting his net worth in official documents meant for deal-making and obtaining financing.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump and his family business were found liable for fraud on Tuesday by a New York judge in state Attorney General Letitia James' civil lawsuit accusing the former U.S. president of illegally inflating his assets and net worth.