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Trump shares clip of AG Letitia James calling him an ‘illegitimate president’
Former President Donald Trump lobbed a series of attacks againt New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, sharing clips of her vowing to challenge and sue him.
Former President Donald Trump lobbed a series of attacks againt New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, sharing clips of her vowing to challenge and sue him.
Trump has argued throughout the week that James is targeting him over political animus, labeling her “corrupt” and an “operative” for President Biden’s re-election effort. He shared footage of James on the campaign trail in 2018 in which she denounces him as an “illegitimate president” and vows to sue him if elected.
“America is in uncharted territory. We are angrier and more divided than we have ever been at any point in our history since the Civil War,” James says in the 2018 video. “At the eye of the storm is Donald Trump, ripping families apart, threatening women’s most basic rights. I’m running for attorney general because I will never be afraid to challenge this illegitimate president.”
“He should be charged with obstructing justice. I believe that the president of these United States can be indicted for criminal offenses. We would join law enforcement and other attorneys general across this nation in removing this president from office,” she continues.
Trump later shared another compilation of her campaign appearances in which she repeatedly vows to sue him.
“THIS IS FROM 2018—WITCH HUNT!!” he captioned the post.
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10 min(s) ago
Court adjourns after 4th day of Trump civil fraud trial
Court is now adjourned after the fourth day of former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York City.
Trump, who, along with his co-defendants, is accused of overvaluing his assets, is expected to move for a stay of the trial pending appeal of Judge Arthur Ergoron’s decision last week that he committed fraud while building his real estate empire.
His legal team will likely submit the filing Friday morning.
The day closes after Trump also filed motions to dismiss two of his other pending cases: The election interference case in Washington, D.C., and the hush money case involving Stormy Daniels also in New York.
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BREAKING NEWS53 min(s) ago
Trump files motion to dismiss separate 2020 election case in DC court
Former President Donald Trump has filed a motion to have his separate 2020 election subversion case in Washington, D.C. thrown out.
In the Thursday filing, Trump cites presidential immunity as grounds for dismissal of the case, which involves four federal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.
In November 2021, Judge Tanya Chutkan refused Trump’s assertion of executive privilege to block the release of documents to the U.S. House’s Jan. 6 committee investigating his actions following the 2020 presidential election.
The trial is set to begin on March 4, 2024.
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BREAKING NEWS4 hour(s) ago
Judge Engoron issues order placing Trump’s business assets under monitor
Judge Arthur Engoron issued an order prohibiting former President Donald Trump from transfering his assets without informing a court monitor on Thursday.
Judge Arthur Engoron issued an order prohibiting former President Donald Trump from transfering his assets without informing a court monitor on Thursday.
Engoron’s supplemental order states that Trump and the other defendants must disclose all of the entities they own and declare in advance “any anticipated transfer of assets or liabilities to any other entities.”
In addition to Trump, the order applies to Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, and Trump Organization controller Jeffrey McConney. The group has until OCtober 26 to hand over the information to former federal judge Barbara Jones, the monitor who is already overseeing the Trump Organization’s finances.
The order is the second Engoron has issued since the trial began on Monday. He also issued a partial gag order on Trump, prohibiting him from discussing court staff on social media.
That order came in reaction to Trump publicly criticizing one of Engoron’s law clerks on social media.
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6 hour(s) ago
Trump campaign reports massive fundraising haul amid Manhattan trial
Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign announced on Wednesday evening that it raked in a whopping $45.5 million during the July-September third quarter of 2023 fundraising.
The former president’s political team also reported over $37.5 million in their campaign coffers as of the end of last month. The campaign reported large fundraising boosts following each of the four indictments that peppered Trump earlier this year.
Trump made a spectacle of the first three days of the Manhattan trial this week, repeatedly talking to the press outside the courtroom and complaining of political bias.
Trump argues that the lawsuit from New York Attorney General Letitia James is baseless and that she is only targeting him due to “corruption.” Trump’s team has pointed to comments James made during her 2018 election campaign promising to “get Trump” if she gained office.
Trump’s fundraising the past three months is up from the roughly $35 million he brought in during the April-June second quarter of fundraising, which nearly doubled his haul from the first quarter of the year.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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BREAKING NEWS7 hour(s) ago
Trump skips out on day 4 of civil fraud trial in Manhattan
Former President Donald Trump did not arrive with his team of lawyers to the Manhattan courthouse where he is facing the fourth day of his ongoing civil fraud trial.
Trump is not required to attend the proceedings, but he nevertheless came for the first three days of the trial. He took several opportunities to complain to the press outside the courtroom throughout the week.
Trump’s attorneys arrived shortly after New York Attorney General Letitia James and her prosecutors. Judge Engoron took the bench at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
The trial has been a major source of frustration for Trump, who has railed at a “rats nest of New York Democrat corruption.” He argues James is politically biased agaisnt him and vowed during her 2019 campaign that she would “get Trump” if elected.
While Trump is not voluntarily present at Thursday’s proceedings, he has said he will take the stand to testify if necessary.
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7 hour(s) ago
AG Letitia James claims Trump’s trial conduct is ‘dangerous and racist’
New York Attorney General Letitia James lashed out at former President Donald Trump for his comments surrounding his ongoing civil fraud trial in New York City late Wednesday.
New York Attorney General Letitia James lashed out at former President Donald Trump for his comments surrounding his ongoing civil fraud trial in New York City late Wednesday.
James called Trump’s comments “dangerous and racist,” and defended her case agains the former president. Trump has repeatedly complained that he is not allowed a jury in the trial, and he has argued that James only sued him due to political animus.
“Dangerous and racist comments will not deter me. The laws of this great state and nation apply equally to everyone, even Donald Trump,” James added. “And it is my duty and my responsibility to ensure that the law is enforced and upheld. And I refuse to back down or to be bullied.”
She went on to call arguments from Trump’s defense team “baseless” and insisted that the trial is not a “witch hunt.”
It is unclear what comments she was referring to as “racist,” and she did not list any examples.
James has criticized Trump for making a spectical of the trial as he has spoken repeatedly to the media outside the courtroom. She also pointed out that he is not required to be in attendance.
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8 hour(s) ago
Trump rages against ‘rats nest’ of ‘Democrat corruption’ ahead of trial day 4
Former President Donald Trump raged against Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron on social media Thursday morning.
Trump claimed that he is the victim of a “rats nest of New York Democrat corruption,” and called Engoron a “Trump hating judge.” Turmp has maintained asteady stream of criticism for both Engoron and James throughout the prior three days of his trial.
“I’m in a rat’s nest of NEW YORK DEMOCRAT CORRUPTION, a reason so many companies are leaving New York, our Racist Attorney General filled a lawsuit whose facts and VALUATIONS are wrong, like $18,000,000 for Mar-a-Lago, when it is worth, perhaps, 100 times that amount, and numerous other properties, likewise, that this case is a political SHAM that should never have been brought. I DON’T EVEN GET A JURY – Therefore, a Radical Left Judge, who came up through Democrat Club System, will decide. It is not possible that he can be fair,” Trump wrote.
“Every decision he makes has been a horror show. It is why I do the set asides with the media – To explain the case, and what is going on. Our CORRUPT, RACIST, & INCOMPETENT A.G., Letitia “Peekaboo” James, considered the WORST ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE UNITED STATES, refused to bring this case under the respected “Commercial Division,” where judges understand Valuations and Real Estate. This Trump Hating Judge doesn’t. The Appellant Division must intercede, NOW!” he added.
Trump attended the first three days of his trial, but it is unclear whether he will arrive to the courthouse for day four.
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8 hour(s) ago
Trump team calls on Manhattan judge to dismiss hush money payment charges amid fraud trial
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump called on a New York City judge to dismiss charges against him relating to alleged hush money payments to pornography star Stormy Daniels late Wednesday.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed the charges against Trump in the case earlier this year. Trump’s defense team argues Bragg has only brought the charges because Trump is a political opponent.
“The indictment was filed six years after the conduct at issue, more than four-and-a-half years after DANY began to investigate it, and more than three years after DANY started presenting evidence to a grand jury,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. “The delay has prejudiced President Trump, interfered with his ongoing presidential campaign, and violated his due process rights.”
Trump has leveled similar bias accusations against New York Attorney General Letitia James, labeling her “corrupt” and an “operative.”
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9 hour(s) ago
Trump lawyers push to delay classified documents trial as he handles NY fraud case
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election, even as he faces day four of his civil fraud trial in New York City.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents trial until after next year’s presidential election, even as he faces day four of his civil fraud trial in New York City.
Lawyers argued they have yet to receive all the records they need to review to effectively make Trump’s defense.The case is one of four indictments against Trump. The former president is already dealing with business charges in New York City, but he also faces charges stemming from Georgia and Washington, D.C.
Trump’s lawyers have pushed to delay trials across the board as Trump attempts to manage a 2024 presidential campaign as well as his many legal troubles.
Trump attended the first three days of his trial in Manhattan, where New York Attorney General Letitia James has accused him and his business partners of fraud.
The classified documents trial relates to Trump’s possession of documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort and his subsequent refusal to turn them over to authorities.
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9 hour(s) ago
New York AG Letitia James declares ‘the Donald Trump show is over’ ahead of trial day 4
New York Attorney General Letitia James had strong words for former President Donald Trump ahead of the fourth day of his fraud trial in New York City.
New York Attorney General Letitia James had strong words for former President Donald Trump ahead of the fourth day of his fraud trial in New York City.
James spoke with the press outside the Manhattan courtroom after proceedings ended Wednesday. She declared that she “will not be bullied,” and pushed back agaisnt claims from Trump’s team that she is poltically biased.
“This case was brought simply because it was a case where individuals have engaged in a pattern and practice of fraud, and I will not sit idly by and allow anyone to subvert the law,” James said. “And lastly, I will not be bullied. So Mr. Trump is no longer here. The Donald Trump show is over.”
Trump attacked James as “corrupt” on Wednesday, citing her promises on the 2018 campaign trail that she would “get Trump” once elected.
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