As Donald Trump sits in criminal court facing 34 felony charges for purported financial records violations stemming from an attempt to bury a story about an alleged affair with an adult film actress, he may also face a separate prosecutor seizing his real estate holdings, according to a legal expert. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner published a "Justice Matters" video on Saturday in which he covers a recent filing by New York A.G. Letitia James, who sued Trump in a civil case for...
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday asked that a judge void former President Donald Trump's bond in his civil fraud case, questioning whether the company that issued it has the funds to back it up. In a 26-page filing ahead of a pre-scheduled hearing on Monday, James expressed concern about whether Knight Specialty Insurance Company could secure the $175 million bond. She also argued that the collateral put up by the former president should be under the full control of the company....
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday filed a memorandum of opposition to the surety company that holds the $175 million bond for former President Donald Trump as he appeals the $460 million decision against him in the civil fraud trial earlier this year. The attorney general's office says it is concerned about the financials of the bondholder, Knight Specialty Insurance company, and the collateral for the bond.The $175 million in cash that Trump claims to have provided as collateral...
AG's office says Knight Specialty Insurance Company failed to assure it could back the $175 million bond. James' office asks Trump put up replacement bond within seven days of ruling
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by a Nassau County executive seeking to prevent NY Attorney General Letitia James from suing him.
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman claimed that Donald Trump appeared to "doze off" during his hush money criminal trial.
The twice-impeached former president of the United States, Donald Trump, begins the first of his four criminal trials on Monday. He faces 34 class E felony counts of falsification of business records in the first degree, and if convicted of one of those felonies, he could be looking at a maximum sentence of four years in state prison. Approximately 6,000 jurors have been subpoenaed to appear for jury duty this week in the Manhattan Criminal Courts, with about 1,500 being called to appear Monday...
There are two Donald Trump election interference criminal cases making headlines in the courts this week. In one, the former president is on trial in a Manhattan courtroom for an alleged effort to “unlawfully influence the 2016 presidential election.” In the other, he is arguing in the United States Supreme Court that absolute presidential immunity bars his federal indictment in DC for “subverting the election results” in 2020. The cases have major differences, but the biggest is this: The New...
Former President Trump’s $175 million bond judgment stemming from his non-jury civil trial will stand, a New York judge ruled Monday after New York Attorney General Letitia James attempted to invalidate it. Lawyers for James on Monday argued that the court should void Trump’s slashed judgment of $175 million in his non-jury civil fraud trial. James questioned whether the company that posted the massive bond, Knight Specialty Insurance, could actually pay the bond if needed. The court, though,...
Forcing Trump to sit in a courthouse for eight weeks in a case both sides of the aisle have called 'dubious' is pure election interference.
After an absurd $450 million decision against Trump courtesy of AG Letitia James, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg will bring his equally controversial criminal prosecution over hush money paid to Stormy Daniels.
The $175 million bond former President Trump posted to appeal the $364