#Trump to retake stand in New York fraud trial

#Trump to retake stand in New York fraud trial

Donald Trump will give the final word in his defense against claims his business engaged in a decade of fraud as the New York trial threatening his business empire nears its end.  The former president is expected to take the witness stand for a third time Monday, this time under questioning from his own legal…

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#Trump files motion for mistrial in NY fraud case

#Trump files motion for mistrial in NY fraud case

Former President Trump’s legal team on Wednesday requested a mistrial in his New York fraud case, claiming that the trial judge and his principal law clerk’s purported bias against Trump has “tainted” the case. “This appearance of bias threatens both Defendants’ rights and the integrity of thejudiciary as an institution,” Trump’s counsel wrote in the…

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#Former prosecutor on Stefanik’s ethics complaint against NY fraud judge: ‘She knows better’

#Former prosecutor on Stefanik’s ethics complaint against NY fraud judge: ‘She knows better’

A former federal prosecutor went after Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday, saying her ethics complaint against the judge presiding over former President Trump’s New York business fraud trail is “irresponsible.” “She knows better,” Andrew Weissmann told MSNBC on Friday. “And that is really — this idea that it’s constantly a step too far and…

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#Trump fury dominates on first day of New York fraud trial

#Trump fury dominates on first day of New York fraud trial

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s fury was on full display Monday during the first day of his civil fraud trial, where he lambasted the judge overseeing the case outside of the courtroom and stared daggers into the attorney general investigating business practices involving some of his most famed properties. The former president’s frustration — and his counsels’ — was…

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