Published December 8, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor’s testimony that backed him up.
With testimony winding down after more than two months, the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner showed up to watch New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov.
The academic disputed the crux of New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit: that Trump’s financial statements were filled with fraudulently inflated asset values for such signature assets as his Trump Tower penthouse and his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.
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SOURCE: www.apnews.com
RELATED: Trump Celebrates Appellate Court’s ‘Very Good Ruling’ from Inside NYC Courthouse
Published December 7, 2023
Former President Donald Trump is celebrating what he said is a “very good ruling” from a New York appellate court on Thursday, which allowed Trump to hold off on obeying an order to dissolve his Empire State businesses until the courts can consider their status.
The Appellate Division, First Department’s rulings Thursday affirmed the pause, pending a review by a four-judge panel.
The appellate court, however, refused to halt Trump’s civil fraud trial, according to The Messenger.
Trump was appreciative of the rulings and even claimed, “I think the country appreciates it.”
The former president’s attorney, Christopher Kise added, “President Trump very much appreciates the court’s consideration and ruling today. The ruling helps pave the way for a much needed, and deliberative, review of the trial court’s many errors.”
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SOURCE: www.westernjournal.com
RELATED: Private Emails Reveal Fani Willis Wants to Jail Trump and His Top Allies Charged in Bogus RICO Case
Published December 7, 2023
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wants to jail Trump, his former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani in the RICO and conspiracy case against the former president.
“We have a long road ahead,” the Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis, wrote in one email on November 29, according to The Guardian. “Long after these folks are in jail, we will still be practicing law.”
In August Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hit President Trump and 18 others with RICO and conspiracy charges for daring to challenge the 2020 election.
A Fulton County grand jury returned a 41-count indictment which included RICO and conspiracy charges against Trump.
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SOURCE: www.thegatewaypundit.com
