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TRUMP and New York Judge That Had BOMB Threat, Had Contentious Exchange in Court
TRUMP Ignored Warnings From NY Fraud Trial Judge & Berates Him at Closing Arguments. Engoron Attempted to Interrupt TRUMP With a Warning W.O. Success Daily Mail 12 JAN 2024 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016...superJumbo.jpg TRUMP ignored warnings from the judge in his New York civil fraud trial Thursday and turned closing arguments into an election campaign attack, claiming that prosecutors are out to stop his political comeback. Prosecutors are demanding $370 million from TRUMP over fraud allegations -- and to bar him from conducting business in the state where he made his name as a celebrity real estate tycoon. TRUMP had sought to deliver full closing arguments himself, but permission was denied when he failed to sign off on restrictions aimed at stopping him from using the courtroom as an electioneering platform. https://redrightdaily.com/wp-content...on-shocked.jpg Judge Arthur Engoron then allowed TRUMP to make brief additional comments after his lawyer had spoken -- again insisting that the Republican presidential candidate and former president respect courtroom rules. Trump almost immediately launched into a bitter attack on the New York state attorney general, saying, "They want to make sure I never win again. The (attorney general) hates Trump... and if I can't talk about that it's a disservice." Engoron attempted to interrupt Trump with a warning to wrap up his statement and Trump responded: "You have your own agenda, you can't listen for more than one minute. Engoron told Trump's lawyer to "control your client." This trial is one of multiple criminal and civil cases Trump faces as he seeks to return to the White House, ranging from a rape allegation to conspiring to overturn the 2020 election result. He is accused of fraudulently inflating or deflating the value of his properties in order to obtain favorable bank loans or insurance terms. "The myriad deceptive schemes they employed to inflate asset values and conceal facts were so outrageous that they belie innocent explanation," New York Attorney General Letitia James's office said in a filing. If found liable, the amount to be paid by Trump and his companies will be revealed in the judge's final order, for which no date has been confirmed. As the case is civil rather than criminal, there is no threat of jail time. TRUMP Has a NEW Principal Occupation - He is Now a Defendant....:laff: |
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As TRUMP Awaits Verdict, Monitors’ Report Could Raise TRUMPS Risk in $370 Million Fraud Case
TRUMPS' Misrepresentations Cost Banks $168M, Expert Testified -HOW & Where Does He HOPE to Get Any NEW Loan?..:dunno: TRUMPS' Attorney Criticized Independent Monitors' Report 1 FEB 2024 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020...ByNine3000.jpg As Trump Awaits Fraud Penalty, a Monitors’ Report Could Raise His Risk A monitor drew attention to “deficiencies” in the Trump Organizations’ financial reporting ahead of a verdict in a case brought by New York State that seeks $370 million. As a New York judge weighs Donald J. Trumps’ civil fraud case, new accusations of deficiencies in his companys’ financial reporting could provide the judge with ammunition for a forceful ruling against the former president and his family business. ECB President: 'I DON'T regret warning about Donald Trump' European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde tells CNN's Richard Quest that Europe needs to prepare for a potential doomed second Trump presidency. |
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TRUMP Organization FRAUD: TRUMP is Toast - Former CFO Talking to Prosecutors About Perjury Plea Deal
Former TRUMP Chief Finance Officer Talking to Prosecutors: Weisselberg Poised To Plead Guilty To Perjury In NY Civil Fraud Case. Ex-Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg Was Released From Rikers Island in APRIL 2023 MSNBC 2 FEB 2024 https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ft...8bccaa13d38432 https://nypost.com/wp-content/upload...rip=all&w=1024 https://agencevu.com/wp-content/uplo...9-2013CL01.jpg https://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/i...29.h352.2x.jpg Allen Weisselberg Finance Officer Has Already Done Time in Rikers. Weisselberg pleaded guilty to tax fraud and was sentenced to five months in jail. Donald Trumps' former long time finance chief is negotiating a deal with Manhattan prosecutors that would involve pleading guilty to perjury for testimony he gave in Trumps' civil fraud trial. Well, Well, Well … I know the web of Trump legal entanglements is hard to keep track of, but this is a salient development in a very live case where a judgment is soon expected that could force Trump to disgorge millions of dollars and bar him from the New York real estate biz. Longtime Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg is in talks with the Manhattan DA’s office to plead guilty to committing perjury during his testimony in the civil fraud trial brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, the NYT is reporting. I should emphasize that the plea deal isn’t final yet, and the NYT report is based on unnamed sources. According to the report, Weisselberg would admit to lying on the stand and to lying under oath in an interview with James’ office. Prosecutors have been leaning on Weisselberg to flip against Trump for a very long time. But this new report suggests even a perjury conviction isn’t going to be enough to flip Weisselberg, who already spent time in jail for his conviction on engaging in fraudulent business practices while at the Trump Org: “The deal being negotiated would most likely not require Mr. Weisselberg, 76, to turn on his former boss.” Still, Weisselberg was at the center of the Stormy Daniels’ hush money scheme, for which Trump is set to go to trial in coming weeks, in what will now likely be his first criminal trial, and a guilty plea here could bolster Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s case while undermining Trump’s defense. Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for the verdict on damages and penalties in the underlying civil fraud case. The judge had set a self-imposed deadline for himself to rule of Jan. 31, but the court confirmed yesterday that the ruling won’t come until early to mid-February. Not clear if the delay is in any way related to separate Weisselberg prosecution. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrwGJVjX...pg&name=medium |
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King of DEBT TRUMP Ordered to Pay $355MIL and Barred From Doing Business in New York For 3 Yrs by Judge Whose Long Island Home Was Hit With BOMB Threat. Judge Arthur Engoron Issued The Order on Friday.
TRUMPS' sons Eric and Don Jr. are also banned from serving in top roles at New York company for two years and ordered to pay $4 million each. How will He Pay The $438MIL He Owes in Penalties From Civil Trials? Donations Have Considerably DROPPED Since His Lurid Accusations Against D.A. Fani Willes The properties TRUMP may have to sell off to cover $355M fraud verdict including Trump Tower his golf courses and his New York estate MailOnline 17 FEB 2024 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/wp-...on-600x338.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02...8122517540.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02...8122517543.jpg Trump valued his Park Avenue Apartments at $50 million over 65 times the $750,000 those units were appraised at in 2010 https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02...8122517547.jpg In 1995 Trump purchased his 213-acre Seven Springs estate in Westchester County, New York for $7.5 million https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02...8122517545.jpg Trumps Florida estate the court found Trump inflated the value of as much as 2,300%. Tax appraiser estimates put it between $18 and $27.6 million https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02...8122517653.jpg TRUMP has long touted his vast real estate empire, but the future of the embattled former presidents' property holdings remains unclear after the former president was ordered to pay more than $350 million in the blockbuster civil fraud trial and banned from doing business in New York for three years. In the end, Trump could have to sell property or other assets to cover his legal penalties. How Will He Pay $438MIL? Two giant penalties handed down in a matter of weeks will cost him millions – and that’s only part of what he could owe In a matter of weeks, Donald Trump was hit with two giant penalties from two civil trials in New York – $83m for defamation against the writer E Jean Carroll and $354.9m for inflating the value of his assets on government financial statements. The verdicts combined will cost him some $438m, and that’s only part of what Trump could owe across numerous lawsuits. The payments will probably create a sizable dent in his wallet. Bloomberg’s billionaires’ list estimated that Trump’s net worth in 2021 was about $2.3bn, meaning these two rulings alone could take out almost a fifth of Trump’s net worth. Trumps finances have been notoriously opaque, not least because the Trump Organization is a private business, meaning it does not have to file public financial reports. But here’s what we know about what Trump has to pay and how it will affect his finances. It All Depends on The Appeals Trump is likely to appeal both cases, the outcomes of which could affect how much he ends up owing. It is unclear how long the appeals will take. For reference, an appeals court has yet to rule on a May 2023 ruling for a separate Carroll case that found Trump guilty of sexual abuse and defamation. Trump was ordered to pay $5m in damages in that case. Also, the appeals court is technically considering two appeals coming out of Trump’s fraud trial. The first appeal came after a September pre-trial ruling found Trump guilty of fraud, ordering the removal of his business licenses. The second appeal is about the penalty the New York judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay after the months-long trial. It is unclear whether the appeals court will decide on the two appeals together or separately, but it will probably be at least a few months before any decision is announced. Bankruptcy For Trump is Unlikely While $438m is no small sum, Trump is wealthy. Trump ally Rudy Giuliani declared bankruptcy after a jury ordered him to pay $148m to two Georgia election workers; the former New York mayor has declared he owes between $100m and $500m and has assets of between $1m and $10m. To declare bankruptcy, Trump would have to prove that the verdict outweighs his assets, something that is highly unlikely. During a deposition with prosecutors for the fraud trial in April 2023, Trump said that he had more than $400m in cash. However, last year, Forbes reported that Trump had since invested the bulk of his cash in bonds and treasuries, with a small portion kept in stocks and mutual funds. After his guilty verdicts, Trump will probably have to sell a good chunk of those investments. A big question is whether Trump will have to touch anything in his real estate portfolio. Trump has gotten a cash boost from selling his properties before: he sold his golf club in the Bronx last year, and in 2022, he completed the sale of the Old Post Office building in Washington DC, which was converted into a hotel. Court documents showed that the sale of the Old Post Office netted $131.4m before taxes, according to the New York Times. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02...8122517648.jpg It will be a tough decision for a man who, just several years ago, claimed he was worth $10bn. This pride in his wealth has recently been used against him. In closing arguments in Carroll’s January trial, her lawyers told the jury that they should punish Trump with higher damages precisely because he claims he is so wealthy. “A billionaire like Donald Trump could pay a million dollars a day for 10 years and still have money left in the bank,” Carroll attorney’s Roberta Kaplan told the jury on 26 January. “It will take an unusually high punitive damages award to have any hope of stopping Donald Trump.” Trump will still have to pay the court, even as appeals go through Even though Trump is waiting on multiple appeals decisions, he will have to give the court the money to hold on to. If Trump wins any of his appeals, he can get his money back. Trump has a few options in paying the court. He could pay up everything that he owes now in cash. Or he could try to get an appeal bond, meaning he wouldn’t have to pay all the cash up front in exchange for a premium and putting up collateral. In his May 2023 Carroll case, Trump set aside the $5m he owed in cash, saving him about $55,500 in what would have been bond premiums. Though Trump may prefer to pay out the verdicts in cash, it is unclear whether he has enough on hand to avoid a bond this time. Trump is rich with campaign money, but spending it on personal legal expenses will be complicated Trump has been zealously fundraising off his legal troubles, probably because he has sizable legal fees for his two civil trials and four criminal trials. What Trump can pay for using his campaign money is unclear. A federal law bans candidates from using campaign funds for personal use, making it unlikely that Trump can use campaign funds to help pay off some of the Carroll award and fraud penalty. But Trump has not shied away from using campaign funds for some of his trials. The Associated Press reported in October that Trumps’ Save America political action committee (Pac) had paid $37m in legal fees, more than half of the Pac’s total spending. And the money kept flowing in. Trump was the Republican candidate who received the most donations last fall, raising $45.5m in the third quarter. Ron DeSantis, who dropped out of the race in January, raised the second most, taking in about $30m. “He built his business by lying to people.” TRUMP Fined Eye-Watering $355 Million in Fraud Case TRUMP Says Judge is a VERY Crooked Man |
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REVENGE; NY AG Letitia James Says She WILL SEIZE TRUMPS’ Assets If He Fails to Pay $355m Fraud Fine
AG Letitia James wants to seize TRUMPS’ assets — including some of his prized NYC properties New York attorney general says she may seek enforcement mechanisms in court if ex-president does not have funds to pay The Guardian 22 FEB 2024 https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/86fcd...0&dpr=1&s=none The New York state attorney general, Letitia James, said that she will seize Donald Trumps’ assets if he does not pay the $355m civil fraud fine stemming from his financial fraud trial. “If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will ask the judge to seize his assets,” James said to ABC News in an interview on Tuesday evening. https://www.businessinsider.in/photo...?imgsize=83376 James added that she would not hesitate to seize Trumps’ buildings, including his 40 Wall Street skyscraper in Manhattan. “We are prepared to make sure that the judgment is paid to New Yorkers, and yes, I look at 40 Wall Street each and every day,” James told ABC. Last Friday, a New York judge fined Trump, his two eldest sons, and associates $354.8m and $100m in pre-judgment interest after ruling that Trump had falsely reported his net worth to obtain more favorable loan terms. Trump overstated his net worth by as much as $3.6bn a year, the judge, Arthur Engoron, ruled. Trump and his legal team have denied any wrongdoing and decried the verdict as politically motivated. They have said they will appeal the ruling. Trumps’ attorney, Alina Habba, attacked the verdict as “manifest injustice” and part of a “multi-year, politically fueled witch-hunt that was designed to ‘take down Donald Trump’”. Trump claimed on his platform Truth Social that there were no victims in the case. But James told ABC that she believes in the strength of her case, noting that “financial frauds are not victimless crimes”. https://mediad.publicbroadcasting.ne.../916451788.jpg “He engaged in this massive amount of fraud. It wasn’t just a simple mistake, a slight oversight, the variations are wildly exaggerated, and the extent of the fraud was staggering,” James said. The latest fine comes in addition to a $83.3m judgment against Trump for a defamation suit brought by the journalist and author E Jean Carroll. https://assets.trump.com/website/bus...Entrance_2.jpg https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...q=60&m=2&f=jpg |
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TRUMP Gets SMACKED DOWN by Judge Over Attempt to NOT Pay Judgment For a Month
TRUMP asks judge to delay enforcing the $355 million civil fraud decision for one month MSN 23 FEB 2024 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020...y=90&auto=webp Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month. In a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trumps’sattorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment by submitting a proposal for the judge to sign just days after the ruling. Trump has 30 days from when a judgment is entered to post bond and appeal. Last week, the judge ordered Trump to pay $355 million plus interest and imposed a three-year ban from acting as an officer of a New York business. Trump’s attorney said if the judge decides to enter the attorney general’s judgment the defendants “request the Court stay enforcement of that Judgment for thirty (30) days. Given that the court-appointed monitor continues to be in place, there is no prejudice to the Attorney General in briefly staying enforcement to allow for an orderly post-Judgment process, particularly given the magnitude of Judgment.” The New York attorney generals’ office opposed Trumps’ request in a court filing Thursday, stating there’s “no room for further debate.” A lawyer for the state said the judges’ order was clear and Trumps’ lawyer didn’t provide any basis for the 30-day extension they are seeking. 'Uncle Donald is A Loser': Mary Trump :chicken: https://alexasteroidastrology.com/wp...rump-hell1.jpg |
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TRUMPS' Financial Problems SURGE With SERIOUS Court Update - The 30-Day Clock Starting on TRUMPS' $455 Million Fraud Judgment
New York Court Rules TRUMP Owes MORE Than $454 Million in Civil Fraud Case - Includes Interest Judge formally says TRUMP owes $454 million in civil fraud case, countdown starts for him to put up the money for appeal MSN 25 FEB 2024 https://nybr.b-cdn.net/wp-content/up...rcement-of.jpg A New York judge on Friday formally ordered Donald Trump to pay $454 million, including interest, a move that will give the former president one month to post nearly half a billion dollars to appeal the fraud verdict. https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...94&s=250&d=250 Judge Arthur Engorons’ signed judgment was posted to the court docket Friday, one week after he found Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump liable for fraud in the civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letita James. Once Trump and the others are served with the judgment, the 30-day clock for them to file an appeal starts. During that period Trump will need to put up cash or post bond to cover the $355 million and additional roughly $100 million in interest he was ordered to pay. The sons were each ordered to pay $4 million back in gains they improperly received because of the fraud. The judge also banned the Trumps from serving as officers of a business entity in New York for several years. Earlier Friday, James posted on X, “Friday feeling: No one is above the law.” Representatives for the Trump Organization have not responded to questions about who will run the company as it faces leadership challenges while Trump is campaigning to clinch the Republican nomination for president in between court appearances. https://www.wisconsinrightnow.com/wp...ur-engoron.jpg TRUMP has vowed to appeal. But he doesnt have the money to do so. https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/asse...-super-169.jpg |
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White Powder Spills From Envelope Sent to TRUMP Fraud Judge Who Received BOMB Threat
A suspicious envelope containing white powder addressed to New York Judge Arthur Engoron, who imposed a $454 million fraud penalty against Donald Trump, was intercepted at a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday MSNBC 29 FEB 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=800 “Officers responded to a 911 call for a suspicious powder found at 60 Centre Street," police said. "A New York state court officer opened an envelope and white powder fell out. No injuries reported at this time and the building is not being evacuated." Two individuals exposed to the potentially dangerous substance were isolated while the incident is investigated, but the judge was not exposed. Also Wednesday, the former president's lawyers asked an appeals court to pause the penalty while the appeal was considered. Engoron issued the verdict earlier this month after a civil fraud trial in a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who alleged that Trump, his company, two top executives and the former president's two adult sons routinely inflated the value of real estate assets to obtain more favorable loans. https://brewminate.com/wp-content/up...-Politics.jpeg |
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Appellate Judge Refuses to Halt TRUMPS' $454 MIL Fraud Penalty While He Appeals
A New York appellate judge has refused to halt collection of Donald Trump’s $454 million civil fraud penalty TRUMP finally forced to make confession he's been DREADING. He can't afford to pay the $455 million judgment. MSN 1 MAR 2024 https://i.imgflip.com/5fxqip.jpg TRUMP Will Post $100 Million In Fraud Case—But Asks Appeals Court To Pause $454 Million Judgement A New York appellate judge Wednesday refused to halt collection of Donald Trump’s $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals, leaving the former president less than a month to pay the staggering sum or secure a bond covering the full amount he owes. Judge Anil Singh of the state’s mid-level appeals court rejected Trump's offer of a $100 million bond, though he did give Trump leeway that could help him secure the necessary bond before New York Attorney General Letitia James seeks to enforce the judgment starting March 25. Singh granted a stay pausing part of Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 16 verdict that barred Trump, his company and co-defendants from borrowing money from New York financial institutions. The Republican presidential front-runner’s lawyers had told the appellate court earlier Wednesday that the lending ban had made it impossible for him to secure a bond for the full amount. Trump’s lawyers warned he may need to sell some properties to cover the penalty and would have no way of getting them back if he is successful in his appeal. State lawyers said those disclosures suggested Trump — who has more than a half-billion dollars in pending court debt — was having trouble coming up with enough cash to foot the bill. The penalty is increasing by nearly $112,000 each day because of interest and will eclipse $455 million on Saturday. Trump’s lawyers proposed their smaller bond amount in court papers asking the appellate court for an order preventing James’ office from enforcing the judgment while his appeal plays out. Singh, sitting in the Appellate Division of the state’s trial court, ruled after an emergency hearing Wednesday. Singh's decision is temporary. A five-judge appellate panel will consider Trump’s request on an expedited basis, with a ruling expected in a few weeks. State lawyers must submit paperwork by March 11. Trump's lawyers have until March 18 to respond. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018...okJumbo-v4.jpg |
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Trump Organization CFO Pleads Guilty to Perjury.
Allen Weisselberg 76, former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, Pleads Guilty to perjury charges related to testimony he gave in a civil investigation into the real estate company’s finances MSNBC 6 MAR 2024 https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/654e4...5&dpr=1&s=none The former financial director of Donald Trump's organization pleaded guilty to perjury for giving false information linked to the ex-president's civil fraud trial, prosecutors said on Monday. Allen Weisselberg, 76, was the chief financial officer of former president Trump's real estate and entertainment group from 2005 to 2021. In return for admitting guilt linked to two counts of perjury committed during a deposition about the valuation of Trump's New York penthouse apartment, Weisselberg will be sentenced to a lesser term of five months imprisonment. The offenses for which he was charged carried prison terms of up to seven years, according to the plea document. Prosecutors also agreed not to seek further charges against Weisselberg linked to his time at the Trump Organization. On February 16, Trump was hit with a $355 million penalty -- significantly more including interest -- after being found liable for fraudulently manipulating the value of his properties to obtain favorable conditions on loans and insurance. Trump, a prominent property developer and businessman in New York before entering politics, could have to sell or mortgage properties to post collateral to cover the shattering penalty if his ongoing appeal against the ruling fails. "(Allen) Weisselberg agrees to plead guilty to two counts of perjury in the first degree," said the plea agreement signed by the former Trump lieutenant. His formal sentencing will be held on April 10, it added. "It is a crime to lie in depositions and at trial -- plain and simple. Allen Weisselberg took an oath to be truthful, and then committed perjury," a spokesperson for the New York District Attorney said in a statement. Weisselberg has previously served time in New York's notorious Rikers Island prison for his role in corporate tax fraud for which the Trump company was fined $1.6 million. He was personally fined $2 million after pleading guilty and agreeing to testify in the trial of Trump's company. Weisselberg's testimony helped prosecutors gain the conviction of the Trump Organization and sister firm Trump Payroll Corp on 17 similar fraud and tax evasion charges that involved falsifying business records. Although he testified against the company, Weisselberg did not implicate the former president, who is again running for the White House in 2024, in any crime. "Allen Weisselberg looks forward to putting this situation behind him," his lawyer Seth Rosenberg said in a statement to AFP. |
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'TRUMP is Afraid': He Met With Elon Musk and Wealthy GOP Donors in Florida as He Hunts For Cash
Is TRUMP Out of Cash? He Does NOT Have Funds to Cover His $454MIL Fraud Loss Elon Musk Makes It Clear: He's NOT Going to Donate to TRUMP OR His Campaign MSNBC 6 MAR 2024 https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/asse...-super-169.jpg Former President Donald Trump reportedly met with billionaire Elon Musk in Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday TRUMP crossed paths with Musk and a handful of Republican donors but is hoping to have a lengthier one-on-one meeting with the electric car and space tycoon in the future, sources told the New York Times. Specifics of the encounter were sparse. Trump and Musk famously butt heads in 2017, when the tech guru exited two business-related councils in protest of the then-presidents’ withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords. https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/20767...nald-trump.jpg Musk vocally criticized some of Trumps’ policies in the past. He publicly stated that he backed President Biden in 2020 over Trump and voiced support for alternatives to Trump in the 2024 Republican primary. |
DOOMED TRUMP CAN'T Pay $454MIL NY Fraud Case-30 Underwriters REFUSED to Back Bond
TRUMP Fraud Judgment: Ex-POTUS Says Posting Full $454 Million Bond ‘Not Possible’ As Deadline Looms
More Than 30 Underwriters REFUSED to Back The Bond, Due by End of This Month. Road to Donald Trumps’ financial demise': AG James could seize properties as TRUMP is unable to make $464 million bond in NY civil fraud case, MSNBBC 18 MAR 2024 https://platoblockchain.net/wp-conte...court-case.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RxrL7yhiV78/maxresdefault.jpg “The amount of the judgment, with interest, exceeds $464 million, and very few bonding companies will consider a bond of anything approaching that magnitude,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. (TRUMP himself was ordered to pay $454 million; the $464 million includes the disgorgement for his adult sons Don Jr. and Eric.) Former President Donald Trump can’t find an insurance company to underwrite his bond to cover the massive judgment against him in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case, his lawyers told a New York appeals court. Trump’s attorneys said he has approached 30 underwriters to back the bond, which is due by the end of this month. An insurance broker, Gary Giulietti, who testified for Trump during the civil fraud trial, signed an affidavit stating that securing a bond in the full amount “is a practical impossibility.” Potential underwriters are seeking cash to back the bond, not properties, according to Trump’s lawyers. Trump’s lawyers have asked the appeals court to delay posting the bond until his appeal of the case is over, arguing that the value of Trump’s properties far exceed the judgment. If the appeals court rules against him, Trump asked the court to delay his posting the bond until his appeal to New York’s highest court is heard. Last month, Trump was ordered to pay $355 million in disgorgement, or “ill-gotten gains,” by New York Judge Arthur Engoron in a civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Engoron wrote in his 93-page decision that Trump and his co-defendants – including his adult sons – were liable for fraud, conspiracy and issuing false financial statements and false business records, finding that the defendants fraudulently inflated the value of Trump’s assets to obtain more favorable loan and insurance rates. The amount Trump owed surpassed $450 million with interest included. Trump is appealing the ruling, but in order to stop the state from enforcing the judgment, Trump has to post a bond to be held in an account pending the appellate process, which could take years to litigate. Trump posted a $91.6 million bond earlier this month as part of his appeal in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. But Giulietti said some of the biggest underwriters have internal policies that limit them from securing a bond in excess of $100 million. None of them, he said, including some of the largest insurance companies in the world, will accept real estate – they are only comfortable taking cash or stock. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hR8QSJ1shO8/maxresdefault.jpg |
NY Attn Gen James Preps to Seize TRUMPs' Most Profitable Props in Civil FRAUD Cas
NY Attorney General Letitia James Takes First Step to Seize TRUMPs' Seven Springs Resort and N.Y. Golf Course If He Misses 25 March Deadline
She is already making preparations to seize former President Donald Trumps' properties in New Yorks' Westchester County as the Monday deadline for him to post bond in the civil fraud judgment draws near. AP 21 MAR 2024 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021...y=75&auto=webp Seven Springs Resort https://www.abdpost.com/images/haber...cre-estate.jpg N.Y. Golf Course https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...77&s=135&d=135 Donald Trumps' 2 Most Profitable Properties Could Be Seized According to Bloomberg News, "New York state’s $454 million judgment against Donald Trump in a civil fraud lawsuit was formally registered in Westchester County just outside Manhattan, a sign that his properties in the area may be at risk of being seized if the former president fails to post an appeal bond." The report states, while the filing didn't specify a reason for the registration, it is the first step to allow James to secure property liens — and there are two valuable Trump properties in the affluent Westchester County: Trump National Golf Club Westchester, and his Seven Springs estate, a 212-acre resort complex that is partially undeveloped. "James has said she’s prepared to start seizing Trump assets if he misses a March 25 deadline to post a bond for 120% of the judgment to put it on hold while he appeals," noted the report. "She hasn’t started that process, and the registration in Westchester County doesn’t automatically mean she will attempt to seize the properties. "It’s nevertheless a clear sign they’re at risk." The judgment against Trump came after a lengthy trial in which James demonstrated that Trump, his two adult sons and his former chief accountant Allen Weisselberg systematically lied about property valuations to get preferential tax treatment and loan terms, depriving banks and government agencies of millions in revenue and interest. While Trump was able to post bond in a separate $83.3 million defamation judgment won against him by writer E. Jean Carroll, his lawyers have stated in court filings that he has not been able to find a backer for the half a billion he owes in the civil fraud case. https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...q=60&m=2&f=jpg |
FED Judge Installed to Monitor & Check TRUMPs' Finances in Civil FRAUD Case
Judge in TRUMPs' Organization Civil FRAUD Case Imposes ENHANCED Monitor to Oversee TRUMPs' Finances
Former FED Judge Barbara Jones has been installed for the next three years to Monitor & Expose TRUMPs' LIE about his wealth.... PLUS FED Judge Barbara Jones's SHOCKING LETTER to Judge Engoron MSNBBC 23 MAR 2024 https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/23252...oron-court.jpg Judge Engoron enhancing the court monitor Barbara Jones' control over TRUMPs' company https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.1...=Api&P=0&h=180 https://cdn.businessinsider.nl/wp-co...ver=1668733406 TRUMPs’ new court-appointed ‘Watchdog,’ Retired FED Judge Barbara Jones, can now inspect the company books https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/me...en=a0.8,r1,t1& Effective Thursday, former President Donald Trumps' namesake family real estate company has a babysitter. New York Judge Arthur Engoron, who oversaw TRUMPs' civil fraud trial, imposed a monitor over the Trump Organization as part of a judgment that also required Trump to pay a nearly-half billion dollar penalty. Barbara Jones, a retired federal judge, has been overseeing the Trump Organization's finances since November 2022 as part of a preliminary injunction. She is now installed for the next three years. As part of the arrangement, the Trump Organization must open its books to Jones, who has also been given the ability to suggest court-ordered changes in how the Trump Organization operates. She must be notified about any large cash transfers, the creation or dissolution of assets, the restructuring of debt and "any efforts to secure surety bonds," according to Engoron's order issued Thursday. Judge Engoron in February ordered Trump to pay $464 million in disgorgement and pre-judgment interest after he found the former president and his adult sons liable for using "numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation" to inflate his net worth in order to get more favorable loan terms. Trump has denied all wrongdoing and has appealed the decision in the case. Trump is facing a Monday deadline to secure a bond to guarantee payment of the $464 million judgment should he lose his appeal. His lawyers have said it is "a practical impossibility," but New York Attorney General Letitia James suggested Trump had not explored all of his options. The imposition of a monitor could limit Trump's ability to maneuver his money and his physical assets, as he attempts to secure the bond and pay his debts. https://images.dailykos.com/images/1...jpg?1696346735 "Defendants shall not evade the terms of this Monitorship Order by transferring assets, reincorporating existing business entities in other forms or jurisdictions, modifying entity ownership, or any other form of restructuring or change in corporate form," Judge Engoron said in his order. Judge goes ALL IN, takes AGGRESSIVE action against TRUMP NY Fraud Case will expose TRUMPs' foundational political LIE about his wealth TRUMP clashes with his OWN attorneys as court deadline looms TRUMPs' properties can't save him from his massive bond problem MORE: TRUMP in Trouble- 50+ $$$Millions Parking Debt Scandal: FED Judge Barbara Jones's SHOCKING LETTER to Judge Engoron In this eye-opening video, we delve deep into retired federal Judge Barbara Jones's recent letter to Justice Arthur Engoron in the New York Attorney General civil fraud case. We uncover the shocking revelations about TRUMPs' unlawful debt parking scheme and attempts to evade taxes. The letter serves as a compelling roadmap, demanding urgent investigation into serious fraud. Stay tuned for a comprehensive analysis of the financial intricacies.. that could lead to MORE potential legal battles. https://theunitedstatesblues.com/wp-...ds-696x364.jpg |
re: TRUMPs' $175MIL Fraud Bond FAILS & Billionaire Lender Says He Didn't Charge Enough
Civil FRAUD Case -New York Appeals Court Lowers TRUMPs' Bond to $175MIL..And Gives Him 10 Days to Secure It
‘Absolute GROSS Miscarriage of Justice’: TRUMP Bond Lowered by $289MIL With More Time ''If a normal person couldn't pay a 5k bond, they'd be in jail or they take your assests. This is disgusting'' The Guardian 25 MAR 2024 MORE and MORE Judges Are Getting ANGRY & It WONT Bode Well For TRUMP in The FINAL ROUND https://nypost.com/wp-content/upload...jpg?resize=349 Judge Juan Merchan raised his voice while questioning TRUMPs' attorneys in The Hush Money CASE... https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020...ByNine3000.jpg As Trump attorney Todd Blanche blamed the New York District Attorney's office for not pressuring federal prosecutors to turn over additional documents related to Michael Cohen, Judge Merchan asked why Trump's attorneys didn't ask for additional documents from the Southern District of New York after receiving the first production last May. A New York court handed Donald Trump a lifeline on Monday as time ran out for the former president to secure a bond covering the $454m loss for his recent fraud case. A panel of appellate court judges gave Trump 10 days to secure a far smaller $175m bond just hours before New York’s attorney general could legally begin the long, slow process of seizing his assets. The reduction in the bond amount does not reduce the total $454m fine Trump will ultimately be expected to pay if an appeals court upholds the judgment. Rather, a bond works as assurance that Trump will pay the fine’s full amount if his appeal is unsuccessful. It is unclear how long the appellate court will take to issue a ruling, though it could take at least a few months. Last week Trump’s lawyers said it was a “practical impossibility” for him to secure a bond for half a billion dollars, covering the full fine from his fraud loss. “A bond of this size is rarely if ever seen. In the unusual circumstance that a bond of this size is issued, it is provided to the largest public companies in the world, not to individuals or privately held businesses,” his lawyers argued. People familiar with Trump’s finances told the New York Times the former president should be able to secure a bond to cover the smaller amount Along with the fine, Trump also faces a ban from running any company based in New York and obtaining loans from any banks in the state for the next three years. A court-appointed monitor, who has been overseeing the Trump Organization’s financial reporting over the last few years, will also continue oversight of the company for another three years as part of the judgment. If the appellate court had upheld the full fine’s amount for the bond, the attorney general’s office would have likely begun the slow process of seizing Trump’s assets without a full bond. On Friday James’ office filed judgments in Westchester county, north of New York City, home to Trump’s sprawling Seven Springs estate and golf course. Another judgment had already been entered in New York City, home to some of Trump’s most famous assets, including Trump Tower and 40 Wall Street. https://am24.mediaite.com/lc/cnt/upl...trump-bldg.jpg NY Attorney General Letitia James In a statement, the attorney general’s office emphasized that “the $464m judgment – plus interest – against Donald Trump and the other defendants still stands”. “Donald Trump is still facing accountability for his staggering fraud,” the statement read. “The court has already found that he engaged in years of fraud to falsley inflate his net worth and unjustly enrich himself, his family and his organization.” MORE; TRUMP Has Been Getting 'Special Treatment' From Courts — And It Needs to Stop: Prosecutor https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/...a565a965b.jpeg Tristan Snell, the former assistant attorney general for the state of New York who prosecuted the Trump University fraud case, told CNN on Monday that former President Donald Trump has been getting "special treatment" that is given to no other criminal defendants. Snell made the case that the courts have gone far easier on Trump than they have on defendants who have also been found liable for decades' worth of business fraud. "He is getting special treatment and that is the thing that really needs to stop here," Snell argued. "If he were not who he is, if he were not claiming to be this special person who is somehow above the law, then this process would have actually played out years ago and it would have resulted in his assets and property being seized." These Miscarriages of Justice Have to STOP |
re: TRUMPs' $175MIL Fraud Bond FAILS & Billionaire Lender Says He Didn't Charge Enough
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Appeals Court Botched This Badly: TRUMP Posts $175MIL Bond in in TRUMPs' Organization Civil FRAUD Case And Averts Asset Seizures TRUMP was found liable in February for fraudulently inflating his net worth to secure better loan and insurance terms The Guardian 2 APR 2024 https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0af59...0&dpr=1&s=none Donald Trump posted a $175MIL bond in his New York civil fraud case on Monday, averting asset seizures by state authorities that could have hobbled the former US presidents’ business empire. Trump, to face Joe Biden in the November US election, was found liable on 16 February for fraudulently inflating his net worth by billions of dollars to secure better loan and insurance terms. Trump originally needed to post a bond for $454MIL, but an appeals court on 25 March stayed enforcement of Justice Arthur Engoron’s judgment on condition that Trump pay the smaller sum within 10 days. A three-judge panel of the appeals court will hear Trumps’ appeal on the merits. The appeals court ruling reducing the bond is no indication of how the panel will ultimately rule. The bond prevents New York attorney general Letitia James from going after Trumps’ properties, including Trump Tower, his 370-acre resort and golf course in Westchester and his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Trump has denied wrongdoing and said the case is a political witch hunt by James, a Democrat who sued him in 2022. In a 92-page order, Engoron described how Trump directed deputies to change the values of his properties to arrive at his desired net worth for a decade before his entry into politics. The case is part of a maelstrom of legal troubles Trump faces, including a criminal trial in New York set to begin on 15 April. Trump, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused in that case of illegally covering up hush money payments to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. He has also been charged in two cases with trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden and in another over his handling of classified documents upon leaving office. Those have been mired in delays and may not go to trial before the November election. Trump has pleaded not guilty in all of them. MORE: U.S. foes exploit Trumps' divisiveness with fake MAGA accounts; China adopts Russian tactics https://i.imgflip.com/3jgbqx.jpg |
TRUMP Attacks Judge Engoron in TO Civil FRAUD Case Hrs After Hush Money GAG Order
'Whacked Out Nut Job': TRUMP Launches NEW Attack On ANOTHER Judge Hours After Hush Money GAG Order Extended
Hours after a judge ordered Donald Trump to stop attacking the family members of prosecutors, jurors and witnesses in his hush money trial, the ex-president unleashed a no-holds-barred attack on a favourite target - - Judge Arthur Engoron MSRAW 2 APR 2024 https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8c/72...51dc632145.jpg “He is a whacked out nut job,” Trump wrote on Truth Social about Judge Engoron, who oversaw the fraud trial that he’s appealing in New York. Engoron is not covered by the gag order that was expanded Monday night which involves a separate trial, the criminal hush money prosecution that’s set to start on April 15. The judge is also not covered by a separate gag order that Engoron himself put in place that involves court staff in the fraud trial, but does not protect the judge or prosecutor, New York Attorney General Letitia James. But the fact that he continued ranting against the judge just hours after being ordered to rein in his attacks lends credence to experts’ opinions that he can’t help himself. “Thank you to professor Jonathan Turley for exposing the horrendous decision made by a corrupt New York State Judge, Arthur Engoron, on the 'I will get Trump' worst in the Nation A.G., Letitia James, unfair case against me,” he wrote, referring to the George Washington University law professor and Fox News contributor who has supported Trump’s claims that trials against him are a political witch hunt. “I just posted a $175,000,000 Bond just for the right to Appeal this travesty of a case, which I won at the Appellate Division, but this Judge refuses to accept- A FIRST.” Trump was found liable for fraud after he exaggerated the value of his properties to secure favorable terms for loans and insurance. He was hit with $355 million in damages. The appeals court lowered the amount he had to pay as bond to $175 million, which he posted on Monday. The court did not rule that he had “won.” “He is a whacked out nut job who just made up a number out of thin air,” Trump wrote of Engoron, “just like he did on the value of Mar-a-Lago. Businesses won’t enter New York because of this decision, and many are fleeing. Think of it -I ?? had to pay an enormous sum for the right to Appeal the ridiculous decision of a CROOKED Judge and A.G. This is Election Interference, and it all comes directly from Joe Biden and the White House. An attack, along with ALL OF THE OTHERS, on his political opponent, ME!” https://absolutenews.com/wp-content/...1709565556.png REMEMBER, MR Donald Trump, as The SUPREME COURT Pointed Out --'Fraud is NOT Protected by The First Amendment' https://platoblockchain.net/wp-conte...court-case.jpg |
Re: TRUMPs' $175MIL Fraud Bond FAILS & Billionaire Lender Says He Didn't Charge Enoug
TRUMPs' Bond Firm Must Show Proof of Resources, New York AG Letitia James Says
Billionaire Who Floated Trumps' $175MIL Fraud Bond Says He Didn't Charge Enough Why were TRUMPs' bond documents rejected – and has this impacted his civil fraud appeal? MSNBBC 7 APR 2024 http://images.wsj.net/im-601081?width=1280&height=720 Donald Trump must prove within 10 days that the company providing his $175 million appeal bond in New York’s civil fraud case is financially capable of paying up if his legal challenges fail, the state told a judge. New York Attorney General Letitia James, who won a $454 million judgment against Trump over his asset valuations, made the demand Thursday in a notice with the court. The bond puts the fine on hold while the former president appeals the verdict, a process that could take months to resolve. Trump arranged the bond on Monday through an obscure insurance company run by one of his billionaire supporters, Don Hankey. But James, a Democrat, said Hankey’s Los Angeles-based Knight Specialty Insurance Co. isn’t registered with New York’s Department of Financial Services, so either Trump or Knight needs to prove the firm can pay the fine if Trump’s appeal fails. “It shouldn’t be a problem to satisfy the state’s request,” Hankey said in a phone call, adding that he hadn’t yet seen the court filing. James wants Knight to demonstrate that the company is financially sound and that the bond is sufficiently backed by identifiable assets. Hankey, a GOP donor, previously said the former president used all cash as collateral after initially offering a mix of cash and investment-grade bonds. https://i0.wp.com/mymorningtea.in/wp...ad=1#038;ssl=1 Justice Arthur Engoron, who oversaw the non-jury trial, on Thursday scheduled an April 22 hearing on the bond dispute. Trump is unlikely to attend because that date overlaps with his first criminal trial, which begins April 15 in Manhattan on charges he falsified business records to hide hush-money payments. The state’s demand is the latest twist in Trump’s effort to arrange the bond, which he initially called “unattainable” because it was set at 120% of the judgment, or more than half a billion dollars. Trump claimed dozens of insurers refused his real estate as collateral and that he didn’t have enough cash. The appeals court slashed the bond without saying why, easing the strain on Trump’s finances. That’s when Hankey, who made his fortune in subprime auto loans, stepped in and offered to help Trump out. Earlier this week, the billionaire said his decision to help Trump was purely a business arrangement and not about politics. Trump attorney Alina Habba didn’t respond to a request for comment on the state’s demand. Trump has denied wrongdoing in the case and claims it’s part of a Democratic-led “witch hunt” against him. James proved during an 11-week trial that Trump inflated the value of his assets by billions of dollars a year to get better terms on loans, reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in “illegal profit” that he was ordered to return. By posting bond, Trump avoided the prospect of James taking action to cover the fine by seizing the real estate mogul’s assets. The niche appeal bond industry was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year after Trump lost two civil trials that led to combined damages of more than half a billion dollars. The court requirement for bonds larger than the actual judgment amount is intended to ensure a trial loser will pay the winner if their appeal fails. https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...pjpg&auto=webp TRUMP gets BAD news in New York trial https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cp...1140_meme1.png .....:rofl: |
re: 'No Obedience' TRUMP-Leticia James & Alvin Bragg WONT Dismiss Civil/Criminal Cases
RED Flags Raised Over TRUMPs' Bond Money After Link to Grand Caymans Revealed
Bank with a checkered past and a deep history with Trump raises WARNINGS MSRAW 12 APR 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=688 “This just stinks to high heaven." That is the opinion of one former insurance expert when shown documentation showing that the company that is backing Donald Trumps' $175 million appeal bond has backed their own bet with funds supposedly held in the secretive tax haven of the Grand Caymans. According to a report from the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery, the more questions are raised about the Knight Specialty Insurance Company and its ability to come up with the money should the former president lose his financial fraud appeal, the murkier things get, setting off "red flags" from industry and financial experts. As the report notes, "Former industry regulators and investigators told The Daily Beast that Knight Specialty Insurance Company being financially backed by a firm based in the Cayman Islands should raise eyebrows at the New York AG’s office—particularly because companies frequently organize in the Cayman Islands not just to avoid taxes, but also to minimize visibility into its business practices, avoid more stringent U.S. regulations, and make liability harder should things go wrong." At issue are worries that Trump loses his appeal and that New York Attorney General Letitia James runs into a wall trying to collect the fine by dealing with the Grand Cayman company that may give her the runaround and may not have the money on hand. Dave Jones, who formerly oversaw California's insurance market, made the "stinks to high heaven" remark and followed up by saying, "Taken in its totality, this dog does not hunt. Along every step of the way, this purported bond is problematic. It’s just one issue after another that calls into question whether this bond could ever possibly satisfy the judgment.” Former New York Department of Financial Services superintendent Maria Vullo agreed and claimed the information should set off alarms. “The risk here is the company will not have the liquidity to pay on the bond when demanded, and the beneficiary of this bond, the New York AG, may not have a direct claim against the reinsurer,” Vullo explained. “That the reinsurer is in the Cayman Islands compounds this issue as it is a non-U.S. jurisdiction, which makes collection very difficult.” Tom Gober, a forensic accountant who has worked with the FBI, suggested the Grand Cayman connection is a major concern. “The Caymans are widely recognized as a ‘secrecy jurisdiction.’ If you called the regulator in the Caymans and asked, ‘Can you tell me if Knight reinsurance has enough to cover these claims?’ Their laws require total confidentiality. Why?" he told Pagliery before adding, "In my professional opinion, all you really have to know is that you don’t know. It’s not transparent and it ought to be. They have less regulation and zero transparency. That’s all I need to know.” https://uproxx.com/wp-content/upload...lity=100&w=650 “Why would you choose to send virtually all of your reinsurance to your own three companies in the Caymans? That’s like moving money from one pocket to another. The big question is: Do the Cayman affiliates have $323 million in liquid assets to honor these claims to Knight Specialty? If not, you’ve got problems,” he added. |
NEW CRIMINAL Tax Evasion Filed in TRUMP Organization FRAUD by FED Judge
NEW CRIMINAL Tax Evasion Complaint Filed in TRUMP Organization Civil FRAUD Case by FED Judge
Retired FED Judge Barbara Jones Was Assigned to 'Monitor' TRUMP and The TRUMP Organizations' Finances by Judge Arthur Engoron During The Financial Fraud Trial A mysterious $50MIL loan that has been listed by the former president in his disclosures to the court that may or may not exist. MSRAW 18 APR 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=800 As Donald Trump heads back to a Manhattan courtroom where he is facing 34 felony counts related to allegedly paying off an adult film star before the 2016 presidential election, a new possible criminal investigation into income tax evasion is rearing its head. At the center of the criminal complaint filed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) by watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a mysterious $50 million loan that has been listed by the former president in his disclosures to the court that may or may not exist. In late January, the Daily Beast reported on a "bombshell" report from retired judge Barbara Jones who was assigned to monitor Trump and the Trump Organization's finances by Judge Arthur Engoron during the financial fraud trial that ended with a $355 million fine. At that time, Jones wrote she was baffled by information being handed over to her, telling the court, "in recent discussions with the Trump Organization, it indicated that it has determined that this loan never existed—and thus that it would be removed from any upcoming forms submitted to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) and would also be removed from subsequent versions of [corporate financial statements].” Questions about the loan have never been answered, which now has led CREW to ask the DOJ to have the FBI step in. According to the latest reporting from the Daily Beast's Roger Sollenberger, CREW's filing asks for an investigation into whether Trump had repeatedly lied “knowingly and willfully” nine times in his own filings to the government. As Rollenberger explained, "While CREW’s complaint doesn’t directly allege tax evasion, it does say that Trump’s alleged lies about this loan could constitute a 'material false statement' that, among other things, would prevent officials from assessing whether Trump was 'in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.'" In a statement, CREW's Noah Bookbinder elaborated, "The FBI and the Department of Justice should investigate and, if the facts support it, act to ensure accountability for this lawlessness. Donald Trump’s habit of lying and placing himself above the law has no place in a republic governed by the rule of law." The Beast report adds, "Additionally, the complaint notes, Trump’s own statements about the debt 'seemed to discount the loan’s legitimacy,' citing his 2016 claims to The New York Times that 'we don’t assess any value to [the loan] because we don’t care.'" https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kQsxSC4vs...-trump-tow.gif |
Judge Engoron Accepts New Terms on TRUMP Organization $175MIL Bond
Judge Engoron Was Dubious of TRUMPs' $175MIL Bond Agreement at Revocation Hearing
Donald Trumps' attorneys reached an agreement with Attorney General Letitia James' office in court Monday — leading to Judge Arthur Engoron agreeing to accept the $175 million bond in his civil fraud case. MSRAW BBC 22 APR 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=800 Donald Trumps attorneys reached an agreement with Attorney General Letitia James' office in court Monday — leading to Judge Arthur Engoron agreeing to accept the $175 million bond in his civil fraud case. At issue was James' concern that the bond offered by Knight Specialty Insurance Company had a Charles Schwab account owned by Trump as collateral — while Trump still had access to the funds in it. Lawyer Andrew Amer from James' office explained in court that the problem with the Schwab collateral is that "while the funds are cash today, under the terms of the pledge agreement and control agreement they can be swapped out for less secure collateral like mutual funds," Law360 reporter Rachel Scharf quoted from inside the proceeding. Trump's lawyer, Chris Kise, explained that even if the bond falls through, there would be a backup for collecting the judgment. “There's hundreds of millions of dollars worth of real estate that the defendants own right here in the city that could be seized with the stroke of your pen," Kise said. Ultimately, after a back and forth, Judge Engoron agreed to the pledge by Kise to maintain the Schwab account in cash and give the Knight Insurance company complete control of it. The previous offer had Trumps trust sharing control. "Andrew Amer says 'the AG is fine with all these conditions stipulated on the record.'" Scharf wrote. https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=675 Judge accepts it, and court is adjourned. |
Judge Engoron Investigated Over UNSOLICITED 'Talk' From SUSPENDED Lawyer
Judge Engoron Investigated Over UNSOLICITED 'Talk' From SUSPENDED Lawyer About TRUMP Case
A New York real estate lawyer, whose law license was once suspended, said he approached the judge presiding over Donald Trumps' civil fraud case to offer unsolicited advice about a law at issue in the case MSNRAW 11 MAY 2024 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/wp-...ng-600x341.jpg https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIF.v...=Api&P=0&h=180 BROKE Lawyer Adam Leitman Bailey made the claim during an interview with NBC New York, saying he spoke to Judge Arthur Engoron three weeks prior to the judges' February decision to fine the former president $454 million for falsely inflating the value of his assets NBC further reported that the "judge, through a court spokesman, denied impropriety and said he was 'wholly uninfluenced' by Mr. Bailey." "New York’s judicial oversight body has now launched an investigation into the alleged interaction "Bailey, who said he is no fan of Trump, was not involved in the civil case and is not connected to any of the four separate criminal cases against the former president. He said he knows the judge from having appeared before him as a litigant 'hundreds of times,'" the article from Wednesday says. "Bailey said he 'explained to him' that a fraud statute at issue in the case was not intended to be used to shut down a major company, especially in a case without clear victims. He said such a ruling would hurt New York's economy. Engoron had rejected a similar argument raised by the Trump team in court." Retired Presiding New York Appellate Justice Alan Scheinkman said he "has questions about Bailey's account." "Scheinkman, who now teaches legal ethics at Pace University Law School, said the interaction described by Bailey is 'very troubling,'" the article says. 'The fact that this lawyer made these statements — unprompted — during a recorded TV interview should raise serious concerns,' Scheinkman said." |
Bombshell: TRUMP T.O. Facing HUGE Taxbill After NEW IRS Audit
Bombshell: TRUMP ORGANISATION Facing HUGE Taxbill.. NEW IRS Audit of TRUMP Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million
Trump Could Owe $100 Million Over Improper Tax Breaks —Latest Financial Threat Even As His Net Worth Soars ProPublica and The New York Times 13 MAY 2024 https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-...jpg&width=1440 Trump used a dubious accounting maneuver to claim improper tax breaks from his troubled Chicago tower, according to an IRS inquiry uncovered by ProPublica and The New York Times. Losing a yearslong audit battle over the claim could mean a tax bill of more than $100 million. The 92-story, glass-sheathed skyscraper along the Chicago River is the tallest and, at least for now, the last major construction project by Trump. Through a combination of cost overruns and the bad luck of opening in the teeth of the Great Recession, it was also a vast money loser. But when Trump sought to reap tax benefits from his losses, the IRS has argued, he went too far and in effect wrote off the same losses twice. The first write-off came on Trump’s tax return for 2008. With sales lagging far behind projections, he claimed that his investment in the condo-hotel tower met the tax code definition of “worthless,” because his debt on the project meant he would never see a profit. That move resulted in Trump reporting losses as high as $651 million for the year, ProPublica and the Times found. There is no indication the IRS challenged that initial claim, though that lack of scrutiny surprised tax experts consulted for this article. But in 2010, Trump and his tax advisers sought to extract further benefits from the Chicago project, executing a maneuver that would draw years of inquiry from the IRS. First, he shifted the company that owned the tower into a new partnership. Because he controlled both companies, it was like moving coins from one pocket to another. Then he used the shift as justification to declare $168 million in additional losses over the next decade. https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kQsxSC4vs...-trump-tow.gif The OTHER Tower https://uproxx.com/wp-content/upload...lity=100&w=650 |
TRUMP T.O. Facing HUGE Taxbill After Refusing to Release Tax Returns For Years
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Proposal Would Force Trump to Do Something He's Refused to Do For Years
--- Refusing to Release His Trump Oganisation and Other Tax Returns, With The Blessing of Republicans in Congress. MSRAW 22 MAY 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=887 According to the Wall Street Journal, the bill, also sponsored by Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), "would force presidents and vice presidents to disclose their tax filings for the two years before entering the White House, for the years while in office, and for two years afterward" And "compel them, along with close family members such as children, siblings and in-laws, to disclose payments from foreign entities as well as large gifts and loans from family members." It remains unclear whether this bill, which Comer praises as "a good product" that resolves a "gray area" in ethics law, will gain traction in the House or pass the Senate. However, it is a surprising development after Donald Trump spent years refusing to release his tax returns Comer has for months led an investigation to impeach President Joe Biden for allegedly laundering international bribes, although no evidence of this has turned up, even from the GOP committee members' own witnesses. In recent weeks, Comer has floated the idea of quietly ending the impeachment inquiry with a simple criminal referral to the Justice Department rather than a vote on articles of impeachment, which would effectively end the matter. The White House says “We’re always happy to look at Congressman Comer’s bright ideas,” but President Biden has already disclosed all relevant financial information. https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=800 |
AG James Tells NY Appeals Court REJECT TRUMPs' Deception on $454MIL Fraud Case
NY AG Letitia James Tells NY Appeals Court to REJECT TRUMPs' Meritless Arguments & Deception
As TRUMP Appeals $454 Million Fraud Case, NY AG Letitia James Fights Back AP 24 AUG 2024 https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/OPY...7JKEJI2Q74.jpg New York Attorney General Letitia James urged an appeals court to uphold the $454 million court judgment against former President Donald Trump for misleading lenders, arguing the award was "supported by overwhelming evidence" of his deception. James' Wednesday night brief responded to Trumps appeal over the $454 million judgment he and some Trump entities face after Judge Arthur Engoron concluded that he inflated the value of his assets over several years to get better loan and insurance terms. Interest is continuing to grow on that judgment, as well as on about $10 million in liability Engoron imposed against former Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg and Trump's sons Eric and Don Jr. A Victimless Offense? NY AG disagrees Trump argued in his July appeal brief that he didn't violate the New York fraud statute at issue in the case because, even assuming he misvalued his assets, he didn't hurt anyone. He noted, for example, that the Trump Organization repaid Deutsche Bank hundreds of millions of dollars in loans it received after giving the bank Trump's financial statements, which included asset valuations that Engoron concluded were fraudulent. The financial representations "involved no victims, no complaints, no evidence of causation, no injuries, no losses to any business or consumer, and no impact on any public interest," his lawyers wrote on his behalf. James shot back that evidence of past harm isn't the only issue because one of the statute's purposes is to stop fraud before it causes harm. The Stakes Are Large https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxne....jpg?ve=1&tl=1 If Trump loses his appeal, he would have to come up with the hefty judgment in cash or watch James seize his assets. The Republican presidential nominee has already indicated that would be painful: In March, his lawyers said coming up with a bond of more than $450 million bond to block James from seizing assets during his appeal was a "practical impossibility" unless he engaged in a real estate fire sale that "would inevitably result in massive, irrecoverable losses." The appeals court later reduced the bond to $175 million for him and his co-defendants. https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kQsxSC4vs...-trump-tow.gif |
'No Obedience' TRUMP-Leticia James & Alvin Bragg WONT Dismiss Civil/Criminal Case
NY AG Leticia James and NY DA Alvin Bragg Tell TRUMP They WILL NOT Dismiss His Cases
No Obedience in Advance: Alvin Bragg Shows NO Intention of Going Quietly AP 12 DEC 2024 https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=800 https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.c...1677886807.jpg As we continue to look for points of light amidst the Trump-induced darkness, new reporting shows that Trumps demands that his New York civil fraud case and his NY guilty verdicts in his criminal case have been rejected by AG James and DA Bragg, respectively. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg refused Trumps lawyers' demands to dismiss his criminal guilty verdicts. "'President-elect immunity does not exist.' New York prosecutors defend Trump conviction." NY Attorney General Leticia James refused Trumps lawyers demands to dismiss his civil fraud case. Pr Forbes: "New York AG Leticia James Rejects Trumps Request to Drop Civil Fraud Lawsuit." A lot of Donald Trumps legal problems vanished when he won the presidency, but one Trump prosecutor isnt backing down, a legal expert said Wednesday. Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance raised the discussion, pointing to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Braggs recent legal filing indicating that he isnt ready to let Trump off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. There are no grounds for such relief now, prior to defendant?s inauguration, because President-elect immunity does not exist, Braggs office wrote in the 82-page filing urging Judge Juan Merchan to reject Trumps request. According to Vance, Bragg made it clear he had no intention of going quietly No obedience in advance from the office that obtained the only criminal conviction against Donald Trump before his election win ran out the clock on the three other criminal cases against him," the former prosecutor wrote. After delays to assess Trumps claim that the case should be dismissed or at least he could not be sentenced because he was about to assume the presidency, the District Attorney flatly rejected Trumps argument that the Supreme Courts immunity ruling impacts their case and asked Judge Juan Merchan to proceed to sentencing. She then added, Nothing, the DA writes, prevents Trump from being sentenced before the inauguration. Vance also encouraged readers to use Bragg as an inspiration. The Manhattan district attorney is not powerful outside of his own jurisdiction. He has little to bring to bear against the president of the United States. But Alvin Bragg, who won a hard-fought conviction, stood up for it today and stood up for it against Donald Trump, the ex-prosecutor wrote. His courage should inspire us. It is a measure of the courage we are all capable of. https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=675 We do not have to accept Donald Trump and the demise of the rule of law as inevitable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGjDPIbjlzQ |
Going to Court Right Away Mr TRUMP & Looking Forward to It- NY Attorn Gen
Going to Court Right Away Mr TRUMP: NY Attorney General Lines Up Legal Rematch With Trump
TRUMP offered federal workers BRIBES with about 8 months pay to '''clear out''' in effort to shrink government MSNRAW 29 JAN 2025 https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/u...0479141326.jpg Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that FIREBRAND New York Attorney General Letitia James will go to court right away to challenge the federal aid freeze instituted by Trumps Office of Management and Budget. A White House budget office memo called for a freeze on federal dollars being spent by 5 p.m. on Tuesday. It effectively puts a hold on multiple government operations until the agencies can ensure they comply with the removal of "DEI (diversity equity and inclusion) woke gender ideology and the Green New Deal. This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the Presidents policies and requirements, the memo says. Schumer called the freeze lawless, dangerous, destructive, cruel. Its illegal, its unconstitutional. The move will put James across the court from Trump, or his representatives, again. Last year, she successfully sued him and the Trump Organization for inflating asset values to obtain loans and deflating them for tax benefits. https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...13&s=605&d=605 https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...8092585963.jpg Trumps new '''dolly bird''' press secretary didnt seem to know how to answer any questions about it when asked |
FED Prosecutors Open Criminal Investigation Into NY Attn Gen-Trumps Referral
Trumps REVENGE; FED Prosecutors Open Criminal Investigation Into New York Attorney General
Exclusive: Prosecutors impanel federal grand jury in Virginia to hear evidence after Trump officials referral against Letitia James The Guardian 9 MAY 2025 https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4f062...none&crop=none Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into New Yorks attorney general, Letitia James Trump administration alleged last month in a referral that she may have falsified paperwork for properties she owns in Virginia and New York, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation marks a swift and notable escalation against James, a major political enemy of Donald Trump, who was ordered to pay more than $450MIL in penalties as a result of a lawsuit brought by James office that accused him of inflating his net worth to secure financial benefits. In what appears to be the early stages of the FBI criminal investigation, prosecutors have impaneled a federal grand jury to hear evidence in the eastern district of Virginia after the head of the federal housing agency, William Pulte, last month made the referral to the justice department, the people said. The investigation appears to be multipronged, the people said, with involvement from the FBI in New York in addition to Virginia. The investigation appears to have gathered pace only in recent weeks with news of the grand jury filtering through Trumps orbit in the last few days of April. The criminal referral rehashed claims touted online by Trump allies that James may have committed fraud by attesting in paperwork in 2023 that she would make a house in Norfolk, Virginia, which she was helping a relative to buy, as her principal residence while she was New Yorks attorney general. Whether the allegations are substantial enough to result in criminal charges remains unclear. But its existence, which has not been previously reported, regardless raises the legal stakes for James in what appears to be the first criminal inquiry into one of Trumps foremost political adversaries. James has dismissed the allegations as politically motivated retribution. In a letter to the justice department last month, James lawyer argued the residency claim was a mistake and that she had told the mortgage broker the house would not be her main residence. Director Pulte cherry picked an August 17, 2023 power of attorney that mistakenly stated the property to be Ms James principal residence, James lawyer, Abbe Lowell, wrote. The broker understood this, and that Ms James was not a Virginia resident. |
More REVENGE Investigations by Trump & FBI/DOJ Staff Say Their Firings Were 'Vague'
More REVENGE Investigations by 'Trumps DOJ' This Time Its John Brennan and James Comey
PLUS ORIGINAL FBI and DOJ Staff Say Firings For Vague Reasons -Including Email Signatures Glenn Kirschner FED Prosecutor 11 JUL 2025 https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/...,w_1480,c_fill John Brennan and James Comey https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...=1333&m=4&q=79 Trump and Jack Smith Donald Trump is forever populating his enemies list -Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Adam Schiff, Leticia James, Alvin Bragg, Jack Smith, Miles Taylor, Chris Krebs, John Brennan, and Comey, and of course, the OG of Trumps enemies list, Hillary Clinton. Importantly, not a single one of these people has ever actually been prosecuted or charged with any crime. The video below lays out the five reasons why Brennan and Comey are very unlikely to ever be prosecuted. PLUS; https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=763 Several employees at the FBI and the Justice Department allege they were abruptly fired without explanation, and often over minor issues like using pronouns in email signatures. One Justice Department lawyer was suspected of being fired because he used he/him pronouns in his email signature, wrote DOJ reporter Perry Stein for The Washington Post People interviewed say they believe another attorney was ousted because of a message he put on social media. Others told to leave may not mesh with or may be disliked by Trumps political appointees, the people said. And some are suspected of speaking to the media without authorization Stein, speaking with FBI and DOJ staff on the condition of anonymity, wrote that many employees were fired without explanation, given only a notice signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi that cited a vague explanation of presidential powers. Max Stier, who leads the nonprofit organization Partnership for Public Service, which works to improve the effectiveness of the federal government, told The Washington Post the abrupt firings have frequently led to turnover at both agencies. Many, many lawyers have resigned on their own power because they saw the writing on the wall, Stier said. They understood if they didnt leave on their own volition they would be subject to firing or if they stayed they felt they couldnt uphold their oath in a way that was consistent with their integrity https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article...TICS-TRUMP.jpg Trump has long vowed to shrink the federal government, both in spending and staffing, and the FBI and DOJ, which he has viewed as politically hostile over his legal troubles in 2024, have been no exception. More than a dozen DOJ lawyers who were involved in prosecuting Trump were fired just days into his second term. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0lpd8oCW20 . |
Another REVENGE Move by Trump-UNJUST Raid on Security Adviser John Boltons Home
Ominous- WSJ Editors Torch Trump After Public Revenge Campaign Against John Bolton His Former National Security Adviser
Trump Was Obsessed With REVENGE Against Bolton in Days Before Raid But Said 'I Know Nothing About It' JD Vance Ignites Firestorm After His DREADFUL Comments About the Horrifying UNJUST Raid MSRAW 23 AUG 2025 https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=800 John Bolton is one of the very few that has the courage to expose a MONSTER, even after Trump removed his security The FBI raid on the home of Donald Trumps former National Security Adviser John Bolton is yet another alarming escalation to an authoritarian state, the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote on Friday Bolton, a frequent critic of Trump since leaving office, appeared undeterred, posting criticisms of Trump to X as the agents searched his home but that does little to make the situation less alarming, the board wrote. Trumps revenge campaign on Bolton took an ominous turn Friday, the board wrote. They brought two 'broad' warrants to search the premises. Agents showed up unannounced at his Bethesda, Md., home at 7 a.m. They confiscated his wife Gretchens phone because it was visible and not on her person. Mr. Bolton had already left for his office, which is where FBI agents greeted him. Meanwhile, FBI Director Kash Patel publicly boasted about the whole operation, posting, NO ONE is above the law ... FBI agents on mission Its hard to see the raid as anything other than vindictive, the board wrote, particularly since it follows similar beats to the FBI search at Mar a Lago that led to the criminal classified information removal case against Trump himself. The investigation possibly stems from Trumps longstanding accusations that Bolton exposed classified information in his tell all book about his time in the Trump administration even though, as the board noted, the book had gone through an extensive pre publication scrub at the White House for classified material, and the Biden administration saw no need to pursue the matter. Ultimately, this is a flimsy reason to criminally investigate Bolton, the board wrote and clearly has ulterior motives. Trump may also hope the FBI raid will cause Mr. Bolton to shut up, though knowing him we cant imagine that working, the board concluded. The real offender here is a President who seems to think he can use the powers of his office to run vendettas. We WARNED this was one of the risks of a second Trump term, and its turning out to be worse than we imagined https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=720 Trump is CREEPY, UNSTABLE, DANGEROUS and MUST be Stopped https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S3V2wYGnGQY Michael Cohen 'No doubt John Bolton will be indicted and needs to lawyer up' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0oPp_cX0B4 . |
EX FBI DIR Comey & New York Attn Gen James Ask FED Judge to REMOVE Trump Prosecutor
Gasps Across Courtroom as Trumps DOJ Gets BRUTAL Grilling From Judge
A FED Judge in Virginia Heard Bids From Former FBI Director James Comey & New York Attn Gen Letitia James to Disqualify Trump Appointed Prosecutor Lindsey Halligan MSRAW 16 NOV 2025 https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-conte...lity=75&webp=1 Lindsey Halligan, left, in New York City, Federal Judge Cameron McGowan Currie According to a report, the Judges' questioning of the Department of Justice at times elicited gasps from courthouse observers https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/...h=668&m=4&q=94 Attorneys for Comey and James argue Halligan was handpicked by Trump to prosecute his perceived political enemies. They allege she is serving as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia unlawfully. Crime and justice correspondent Katelyn Polantz described how Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, a laid back questioner, a very concise questioner, led a grilling of the Justice Department if I have ever seen one before from a Judge like this. Polantz detailed the Judges last question to the Justice Department, noting Currie asked 'Do you believe the U.S. v. Trump was wrongly decided' Polantz said that question was telling. DOJ Opens Probe into NY Attorney General Who Beat Trump in Court https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGsLYnRn0F4 Judge Urged to Disqualify Trumps Handpicked Dolly Bird Prosecutor in James Comey, Letitia James Cases https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaJJL4jZ1Cw |
Judge Throws Out James Comey/Letitia James Cases -Trump Attorney is ILLEGAL
FED Judge Throws Out Criminal Cases Against James Comey And Letitia James
Judge says interim US attorney for eastern district of Virginia had no lawful authority to indict former FBI director and New York attorney general The Guardian 25 NOV 2025 https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/14bfe...none&crop=none A federal judge threw out the criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James on Monday, concluding that the prosecutor handling the cases was unlawfully appointed https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-conte...lity=75&webp=1 Lindsey Halligan, who Trump named the interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia in September, had NO lawful authority to present the indictment against the former FBI director and New York attorney general, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, wrote in her opinion I conclude that the attorney generals attempt to install Ms Halligan as Interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia was invalid and that Ms Halligan has been unlawfully serving in that role since September 22, 2025, Currie, who was appointed to the bench by Bill Clinton, wrote in her opinion. She added that all actions flowing from Ms Halligans defective appointment were unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside The decision is a major win for Comey, who was charged with lying to Congress five years ago, and James, who was charged with mortgage fraud. Both unequivocally denied wrongdoing and said the cases were a thinly veiled effort by the Trump administration to punish them for opposing Trump. I am heartened by todays victory and grateful for the prayers and support I have received from around the country, James said in a statement. I remain fearless in the face of these baseless charges as I continue fighting for New Yorkers every single day. Comey also praised the decision. Im grateful that the court ended the case against me which was a prosecution based on malevolence and incompetence, he said in a recorded video. This case mattered to me personally, obviously, but it matters most because a message has to be sent that the president of the United States cannot use the Department of Justice to target his political enemies. I know that Donald Trump will probably come after me again and my attitude is gonna be the same. Im innocent, I am not afraid, and I believe in an independent federal judiciary, he added. US attorneys must be confirmed by the Senate. Federal law allows the attorney general to appoint someone to serve on an acting basis for 120 days while a nomination is pending. Once that 120 day period is up, the law allows the judges on the district court where the prosecutor handles cases to appoint a top prosecutor. Halligans predecessor, Erik Siebert, began serving in the role on an interim basis in January. In May, at the end of the 120 day period, the judges in the eastern district of Virginia chose to extend his appointment. In September, Siebert was forced out of his role as it reportedly determined there was insufficient evidence to charge James with a crime. Trump installed Halligan, a White House aide with no prosecutorial experience in the role and Comey was indicted on charges of lying to Congress days later. Halligan then indicted James on allegations of mortgage fraud shortly after that. The Trump administration argued that the attorney general could simply revisit someone new every 120 days, but Currie said that would simply allow the attorney general to indefinitely appoint someone on an interim basis. The text, structure, and history of the law do not support the governments argument she wrote. https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/me...Washington.jpg Currie dismissed both cases without prejudice, which means the government could theoretically try to bring the charges again under a properly appointed US attorney. But it is unclear if they could even do that in Comeys case because the statute of limitations for the crime he is charged with passed on 30 September 2025 https://www.rawstory.com/media-libra...200&height=670 AND.....Doesnt look good for her - Halligan gets warning she could now be disbarred |
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