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Here's a look inside Donald Trump's $355 million civil fraud verdict as an appeals fight looms

On the witness stand last year, Donald Trump proclaimed: “I have a lot of cash.”

Here's a look inside Donald Trump's $355 million civil fraud verdict as an appeals fight looms
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Verdict in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial expected Friday, capping busy week of court action

A verdict is expected Friday in Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial, adding to a monumental week on the former president’s legal calendar

Verdict in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial expected Friday, capping busy week of court action
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Lawyers tell Trump civil fraud judge they have no details on witness's reported perjury plea talks

Lawyers involved in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial told the judge they had no information to share regarding a key witness reportedly negotiating to plead guilty to perjury in connection with his testimony in the case

Lawyers tell Trump civil fraud judge they have no details on witness's reported perjury plea talks
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Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead guilty to perjury

The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is demanding more information after a key witness was reported to be in negotiations to plead guilty to a perjury in connection with his testimony in the case

Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead guilty to perjury
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Prosecutors weigh perjury charge for ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg over civil fraud trial testimony

Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trump’s former corporate finance chief in connection with testimony he gave at the ex-president’s New York civil fraud trial last October

Prosecutors weigh perjury charge for ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg over civil fraud trial testimony
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Ex-NBA guard Kevin Porter Jr. reaches plea deal, avoids jail time in NYC domestic assault case

Former Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. has reached a plea deal in a New York City domestic assault case that will keep him out of jail if he completes a court-ordered treatment program and stays out of trouble

Ex-NBA guard Kevin Porter Jr. reaches plea deal, avoids jail time in NYC domestic assault case
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Donald Trump goes from calm to indignant in newly released deposition video of civil fraud lawsuit

Months before Donald Trump’s defiant turn as a witness at his New York civil fraud trial, the former president came face-to-face with the state attorney general who is suing him when he sat for a deposition last year at her Manhattan office

Donald Trump goes from calm to indignant in newly released deposition video of civil fraud lawsuit
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NRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending

A National Rifle Association lawyer has acknowledged in court that some former executives and outside vendors may have ripped off the influential gun rights group with lavish spending and self-dealing

NRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending
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'King of the NRA': Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by gun rights group’s longtime leader

A lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office says the longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA.”

'King of the NRA': Civil trial scrutinizes lavish spending by gun rights group’s longtime leader
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Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting about judge’s staff

A New York appeals court has again upheld a gag order that bars Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel in his civil fraud trial

Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting about judge’s staff
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Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been stabbed by another inmate at a federal prison in Arizona where he's serving time for the murder of George Floyd

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says
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Trump abandons his bid to move his New York hush-money criminal case from state to federal court

Donald Trump has given up on his monthslong fight to move his New York hush-money criminal case to federal court

Trump abandons his bid to move his New York hush-money criminal case from state to federal court
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Trump's lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased

Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked for a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president’s real estate empire

Trump's lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased
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Donald Trump’s lawyers focus on outside accountants who prepared his financial statements

Donald Trump’s lawyers are digging into an outside accounting firm’s role in preparing financial statements at the heart of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit

Donald Trump’s lawyers focus on outside accountants who prepared his financial statements
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Ivanka Trump testimony delayed to Nov. 8, will follow dad Donald Trump on stand at civil fraud trial

Ivanka Trump’s testimony at her father’s New York civil fraud trial is being delayed until next week so there is sufficient time for her to be questioned

Ivanka Trump testimony delayed to Nov. 8, will follow dad Donald Trump on stand at civil fraud trial
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Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website

Donald Trump has been fined $5,000 after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted

Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
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Donald Trump is going back to court. Here’s what he's missed since his last visit to NYC fraud trial

Donald Trump will be back in court Tuesday for his New York civil fraud trial, but a face-to-face showdown with former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will have to wait

Donald Trump is going back to court. Here’s what he's missed since his last visit to NYC fraud trial
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Executive at Donald Trump’s company says 'presidential premium' was floated to boost bottom line

Donald Trump’s top corporate deputies considered adding a “presidential premium” when calculating the value of his Trump Tower penthouse, Mar-a-Lago resort and other assets during his White House years

Executive at Donald Trump’s company says 'presidential premium' was floated to boost bottom line
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Trump's New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will roll ahead next week after he lost a bid to postpone it

Trump's New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
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Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

The judge deciding the future of former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire has driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War

Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie
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Court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to delay trial in wake of fraud ruling that threatens his business

An appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general

Court rejects Donald Trump’s bid to delay trial in wake of fraud ruling that threatens his business
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Donald Trump's lawyers ask judge to clarify fraud ruling’s impact on ex-president's business

Does a judge’s fraud finding spell the end of Donald Trump’s real estate empire

Donald Trump's lawyers ask judge to clarify fraud ruling’s impact on ex-president's business
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Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire

A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House

Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire
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Rudy Giuliani sued by former lawyer, accused of failing to pay $1.36 million in legal bills

Rudy Giuliani’s former lawyer has sued him, alleging the ex-New York City mayor has paid only a fraction of nearly $1.6 million in legal fees he’s racked up from investigations into his efforts to keep Donald Trump in the White House

Rudy Giuliani sued by former lawyer, accused of failing to pay $1.36 million in legal bills
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Senators clash with US prisons chief over transparency, seek fixes for problem-plagued agency

The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons was scolded Wednesday by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who say her lack of transparency is hampering their ability to help fix the agency, which has long been plagued by staffing shortages, chronic violence and other problems

Senators clash with US prisons chief over transparency, seek fixes for problem-plagued agency

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