NY - $250m fraud against Former President Donald Trump, Trump Org., Eric, Donald Jr., Sept 2022, Trial 2 Oct 2023, #2

[tlcya]

In a post on social media, Donald Trump dismissed the idea that his civil fraud trial might result in a settlement.

"HE RULED THAT I WAS A FRAUD BEFORE HE EVEN SAW THE CASE, THEN TRIED TO GET ME TO SETTLE. A TOTAL HIT JOB," Trump wrote about Judge Arthur Engoron.

Engoron has not addressed the possibility in court, but sounded sentimental this morning as he began what is likely to be the final day of the trial.

"In a strange way, I am going to miss this trial," Engoron said. "It has been an experience."
Trump dismisses possibility of settlement

I'll second that.

 

[sds71]

New York Attorney General Letitia James: "Today, after 11 weeks of trial, we rested our case against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization for years of financial fraud. While the judge already ruled in our favor and found that Donald Trump engaged in years of significant fraud and unjustly enriched himself and his family, this trial revealed the full extent of that fraud — and the defendants' inability to disprove it. We look forward to presenting our closing argument on January 11."

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1735010584934916291?s=20

 

[Inthedetails]

New York Attorney General Letitia James: "Today, after 11 weeks of trial, we rested our case against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization for years of financial fraud. While the judge already ruled in our favor and found that Donald Trump engaged in years of significant fraud and unjustly enriched himself and his family, this trial revealed the full extent of that fraud — and the defendants' inability to disprove it. We look forward to presenting our closing argument on January 11."

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1735010584934916291?s=20

I wasn't expecting the closings to be done in January.

jmo

 

[tlcya]

Donald Trump's defense attorneys ended where they started, denouncing the former president's civil fraud trial following the conclusion of court today.

"I feel exactly like I did before, three years ago. This case was a joke. We wasted three months," Trump's legal spokesperson Alina Habba told reporters.

Habba, however, acknowledged Trump's unlikely chance of success in the trial while thanking Trump's team of lawyers.

"I think they did an amazing job in a court where we had, frankly, lost before we even got to give any bit of evidence," Habba said, referring in part to Judge Engoron's pretrial partial summary judgment against Trump.

Trump attorney Chris Kise said he is optimistic that Trump will be successful in an eventual appeal.

In a statement, New York Attorney General Letitia James said that the trial "revealed the full extent" of Trump's fraud and that she looks forward to closing arguments.

"While the judge already ruled in our favor and found that Donald Trump engaged in years of significant fraud and unjustly enriched himself and his family, this trial revealed the full extent of that fraud -- and the defendants' inability to disprove it. We look forward to presenting our closing argument on January 11," James said.
Trump's lawyers denounce trial as NY AG praises it

 

[sds71]

No one was hurt in the incident, a strange coda to the conclusion of testimony; it was not immediately clear what prompted the man to set the fire.

Trump fraud-trial judge evacuated from Manhattan courthouse soon after testimony ends

A man set off at least one fire extinguisher in the courthouse, prompting an evacuation just hours after testimony in the civil-fraud trial against Donald Trump wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[sds71]

An investigation by the Messenger has found that 40-year-old Wisconsin resident Brock Fredin — the man behind the @JudicialProtest account on X, the website formerly known as Twitter — has a prolific history of civil and criminal litigation over his harassment of women that echoes his attacks on Greenfield. Fredin has been hit with 50-year restraining orders barring him from contacting three women, and he has been criminally convicted multiple times for violating two of those orders. He is currently under criminal investigation for more suspected restraining order violations and possible stalking…


Brock Fredin, 40, has restraining orders barring him from contacting three women and spent months in jail years ago for violating two of them.His recent arrest report says he's suspected of 130 more restraining order violations.

Since all three women who have come forward against Fredin are court-adjudicated victims of harassment, The Messenger is not publishing their names. Their attorney declined to comment for this article.

Two of the women met Fredin on dating websites in 2014 and 2015, and then called things off after receiving messages described by one Minnesota court as "unsettling."

The third had been an assistant city attorney for Minneapolis when she operated a Twitter account on women’s issues and gender violence. On Jan. 24, 2017, this account posted Fredin’s photographs, asking followers to boost his image to “keep women safe.”

Roughly a month later, on Feb. 22, 2017, the same Twitter account reported thatanother woman had stepped forward to accuse Fredin of rape. Fredin has never been charged with that crime, and he unsuccessfully sued the operator of the Twitter account for repeating the alleged survivor’s accusation. A federal judge threw out the defamation lawsuit, noting that the fact that Fredin was never prosecuted “does not necessarily render the allegation false.”

The Story Behind Trump’s Gag Order Involves a Man Under Criminal Investigation for Stalking (Exclusive)

Brock Fredin, 40, received three 50-year restraining orders and two criminal convictions resulting in jail time for harassing women

themessenger.com

 

[sds71]

Donald Trump LOSES his appeal of Justice Engoron’s limited gag orders in the NYAG’s civil fraud case.https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=q98omubdpypH1/udqU0sZw==

 

[Elliot_Alderson]

Donald Trump LOSES his appeal of Justice Engoron’s limited gag orders in the NYAG’s civil fraud case.https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=q98omubdpypH1/udqU0sZw==

You love to see it.

 

[tlcya]

The Story Behind Trump’s Gag Order Involves a Man Under Criminal Investigation for Stalking (Exclusive)

Recall this fine upstanding citizen is the source of the "evidence" attorney Kise cited to defend tRump's attack on Engeron's law clerk.

You can't make this ish up.

 

[Cool Cats]

After 40 witnesses and 43 days of testimony, here's what we learned at Trump’s civil fraud trial​

Fri, December 15, 2023 at 2:44 PM EST·

After 40 witnesses and 43 days of testimony, here's what we learned at Trump’s civil fraud trial

After hearing from 40 witnesses over 2½ months, Judge Arthur Engoron sounded almost wistful as he presided over the last day of testimony in former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. Things aren't over yet in the case, in which New York Attorney General Letitia James has...

finance.yahoo.com

 

[TootsieFootsie]

After 40 witnesses and 43 days of testimony, here's what we learned at Trump’s civil fraud trial

Very depressing reading some of the idiotic responses from Trump supporters.

 

[Cool Cats]

Very depressing reading some of the idiotic responses from Trump supporters.

AHHH.....consider the source, take with grain of salt.

Same narrative from supporters no matter what, not about what he actually does.

I mean how serious can you take these people when stuff such as this is a best seller... LOL ... !

Tiny pieces of his mugshot suit!

MSN

- Link to CNBC article

Trump sells snippets of mugshot suit, Mar-a-Lago dinner in latest NFT promotion​

 

[Niner]

And an update thru Friday, Dec. 15th: (that way I can shortened this up a bit).

Friday, Dec. 15th:
*Bench Trial continues (Day 46) (@ 10am ET) – NY - New York vs. Donald J. Trump (76/now 77), Donald Trump, Jr. (45) & Eric Trump (38/now 39) & the Trump Organization, Inc. (Allen Weisselberg (75/now 76) & Jeffrey McConney) are being sued by Letitia James, the New York Attorney General, who is leading a civil investigation (which cannot result in criminal charges filed on 9/21/22) & has spent years looking at whether the company committed various acts of fraud over several decades. In the civil case, Ms. James has filed a lawsuit against Trump & two of his children accusing them of "astounding" fraud & deception.
New York is seeking $250 million in financial penalties & asked the court to ban Trump, Donald Trump Jr. & Eric Trump from serving as an officer or director in any corporation registered or licensed in New York. James also requested the court ban the former president & his business from acquiring real estate in New York or from applying for loans from any New York financial institution for five years. James's civil case accuses Trump of lying from 2011 to 2021 about asset values at the Trump Organization, as well as his own net worth, in order to obtain better terms from lenders & insurers.
Lawsuit against: Donald John Trump, Donald Trump, Jr, Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey McConney, The Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, The Trump Organization, Inc., Trump Organization LLC, DJT Holdings LLC, DJT Holinds Managing Memer, Trump Endeavor 12 LLC, 401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Trump Old Post of Fice LLC, 40 Wall Street LLC & Seven Springs LLC.
All charges against Ivanka Trump were dismissed in June, 2023.
Bench Trial began on 10/2/23. Prosecutors rested their case on 12/14/23. Defense began their case on 11/13/23. (could last until 12/22/23 per Judge). Closing arguments on 1/11/24.The lawsuit’s remaining 6 counts allege similar acts of fraud (that Trump inflated his assets on statements of financial condition that he submitted to banks & insurers for personal gain).
Judge Arthur F. Engoron presiding / NY State Attorney General Leticia James & senior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace, Defense attorney Christopher Kise & Jesus Suarez & Alina Habba for Trump, Weisselberg & the rest of the defendants for Trump Org. / Clifford Robert of Robert & Robert PLLC for Donald, Jr. & Eric.
Case & court info & Summary Judgement from 9/21/22 thru 9/28/23 & Bench Trial Day 1-43 (10/2-12/12/23) reference post #357 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...r-sept-2022-trial-2-oct-2023-2.695170/page-18
12/13/23 Wednesday, Trial Day 44: State rebuttal witness: Eric Lewis, back on stand.
Trial continues on Thursday, 12/14/23.
for more info see post #356 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...r-sept-2022-trial-2-oct-2023-2.695170/page-18
12/14/23 Thursday, Trial Day 45: State rebuttal witness: Erik Lewis back on stand for cross. “The People rest," state attorney Kevin Wallace said after testimony had wrapped up. Court will adjourn until 1/11/24, when both sides will present closing arguments after submitting written summations.
Defense attorney Christopher Kise also promised to submit a written argument for a directed verdict that will ask Judge Engoron, for a fifth time, to end the case for lack of evidence. Engoron has not promised to even read such a filing, but said that he "probably" would.
Trump has lost his appeal to throw out the limited gag orders & associated fines in his civil fraud trial. In a decision Thursday, New York's Appellate Division, First Department rejected Trump's request to annul & vacate the limited gag orders imposed by Judge Arthur Engoron that prohibit Trump & attorneys from commenting on the judge's staff. In addition to Thursday morning's appellate decision denying Trump's appeal, a panel of appellate judges issued an additional order Thursday denying his request to elevate his appeal to New York's highest court.
12/15/23 Friday, Trial Day 46: Update: Trump wants New York's highest court to weigh in on the limited gag order in his civil fraud trial, according to a new filing Friday afternoon. New York's Appellate Division shot down Trump's earlier challenge Thursday, determining that Trump used the incorrect legal avenue to challenge the limited gag order, which bars him from commenting on Judge Arthur Engoron's staff. In a notice of appeal filed Friday, Trump's lawyers said they plan to appeal the decision to the Albany-based Court of Appeals -- New York's highest court. It's unclear if the Court of Appeals will consider the request because Trump also lost a motion for leave to appeal the gag order.
Trump's lawyers made their fifth motion for a directed verdict in the former president's fraud trial in a filing late Friday that appears destined to be rejected. Judge Arthur Engoron all but guaranteed he would deny the request to end the trial when Trump's lawyer Chris Kise announced his plans to file the motion earlier this week. "There is no way I am going to grant that," Engoron said on Tuesday. "You'd be wasting your time." Trump's lawyers nevertheless filed their motion late Friday.
for more info see post #361 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...r-sept-2022-trial-2-oct-2023-2.695170/page-19
Next Closing arguments on 1/11/24.

 

[crussell821]

AHHH.....consider the source, take with grain of salt.

Same narrative from supporters no matter what, not about what he actually does.

I mean how serious can you take these people when stuff such as this is a best seller... LOL ... !

Tiny pieces of his mugshot suit!

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MSN

- Link to CNBC article
View attachment 468372

Trump sells snippets of mugshot suit, Mar-a-Lago dinner in latest NFT promotion​

‘The most significant artifact in United States history’?!?!

That’s it, I’m done. I’m toast. My brain has officially shut off to protect itself.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

I want a lock of his golden hair.

Just kidding

 

[meanmaryjean]

I want a lock of his golden hair.

Just kidding

Yeeesssss!!!!!!!

 

[Arkay]

‘The most significant artifact in United States history’?!?!

Naturally. How could original copies of the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution compare with relics from Saint Trump?

 

[Stunned]

Naturally. How could original copies of the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution compare with relics from Saint Trump?

I just hope the material scraps get to them in time for Christmas so they can share the story of #45 Christmas Eve and make it a family Holiday tradition! If it isn’t already!

 

[charminglane]

I just hope the material scraps get to them in time for Christmas so they can share the story of #45 Christmas Eve and make it a family Holiday tradition! If it isn’t already!

A beautiful and bigly hunk of coal and a scrap.

 

[vls12345]

Guess he treats his clothing like he does his official papers... tearing them up into tiny bits.

Meet the guys who tape Trump's papers back together

The president's unofficial 'filing system' involves tearing up documents into pieces, even when they're supposed to be preserved.

www.politico.com