NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organization’s money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and trips on private planes and superyachts, a New York jury determined Friday. The jury ordered LaPierre, 74, to repay … Read more
Former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization must pay $354 million in fines — a total that jumps to $453.5 million when pre-judgment interest is factored in — a judge ruled Friday in their New York civil fraud case. The long-awaited ruling also bars them from seeking loans from financial institutions in New York for … Read more
Former President Trump, Trump Organization fined $354 million in civil case The judge overseeing the civil fraud case in New York against former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization has issued his long-awaited ruling, five weeks after the trial in the case concluded. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and his company to pay $354 million … Read more
In this courtroom sketch, former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as his attorney Alina Habba delivers closing arguments during E. Jean Carroll’s second civil trial in which Carroll accused Trump of raping her decades ago, at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City on Jan. 26, 2024. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters A verdict in … Read more
Breaking down Trump’s comments to reporters after New York civil fraud trial appearance – CBS News Watch CBS News After three months of former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York, which was brought against him, his sons, his organization and several of its associates, the former president spoke to reporters Thursday after … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — After hearing from 40 witnesses over 2½ months, Judge Arthur Engoron sounded almost wistful as he presided over the last day of testimony in former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. “In a strange way, I’m gonna miss this trial,” he said Wednesday. Things aren’t over yet in the case, … Read more
NEW YORK — With accountants on the witness stand and Former President Donald Trump at the defense table for a third day, his attorneys tried to pin blame on accounting firms for any problems with the statements. But lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James sought to show that the accountants relied entirely on … Read more
Former President Donald Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James have for years been on a collision course, and it is now playing out in a courtroom in lower Manhattan. Trump has long volleyed insults at James while her office investigated him and his company — an investigation that ultimately led to her filing … Read more
Former President Donald Trump expects to attend at least the first day of the civil trial pitting him and his company against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources with knowledge of Trump’s plan say. The trial begins Monday. Trump’s plan was first revealed in a court filing related to a separate court case, Trump’s … Read more
CNN — A New York judge has found Donald Trump and his adult sons liable for fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification, saying the Trumps provided false financial statements for roughly a decade. Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling came days before the civil case involving the New York attorney general’s office and the former … Read more