Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump Organization executives are accused by New York Attorney General Letitia James of engaging in a decade-long scheme in which they used"numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation" to inflate Trump's net worth in order get more favorable loan terms.
Hundreds of members of the news media are huddled outside the New York State Supreme Courthouse ahead of Trump's arrival, with some having waited overnight.After multiple in-court disputes about communications between him and his law clerk, Judge Arthur Engoron modified his limited gag order to cover attorneys in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial.
“This gag order is as narrowly tailored as possible to accomplish its purpose, which is to protect the safety of my staff and promote the orderly progression of this trial,” Engoron said. Like his father, he described the case as politically motivated and decried the involvement of his family.Later, addressing reporters on the courthouse steps, he said that the state's efforts should be focused elsewhere.
Amer concluded his questioning by directly asking Eric Trump about the $2 million severance agreement between the Trump Organization and its former CFO, Allen Weisselberg. "I certified something I believed was accurate. My lawyers told me was accurate, and our financial people told me was accurate," Eric Trump said.
"I think the defense will have to give serious consideration to seeking a mistrial," Kise said, initially referencing a vague media report that"some random individual" filed a complaint on Oct. 3 alleging"accusations of partisan political activity" by the judge's clerk. "This idea that somebody notified me ... is absolutely untrue. OK? Absolutely untrue," Engoron responded."I will let everybody in the room decide what they think about Breitbart."A court spokesperson subsequently described the report as"not a serious complaint."After a day of testimony in which tempers at times flared on all sides, Eric Trump will return to court this morning for what is expected to be his final day on the witness stand.
Trump's daughter, who is not a defendant in the case, was subpoenaed by the attorney general to testify.Trump attorney decries trial as 'waste of NY taxpayer dollars'
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