· Powell was fired from Trump's legal team in 2020. She has over $4 billion worth of lawsuits against her for her 2020 election fraud claims. ... In this Dec. 2, 2020 file photo, Attorney Sidney Powell, speaks during in Alpharetta, Ga. Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell says she created a legal defense fund to protect the integrity of U.S ...
· The Trump Organization and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg were indicted in July as part of the probe for alleged “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud, but Trump himself has so far not ...
· Jan. 26, 2022, 07:48 PM EST. New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion on Wednesday to throw out former President Donald Trump ’s effort to stop an investigation into his business dealings, calling the effort a “frivolous” attempt to circumvent the law. James launched the investigation in March 2019, shortly after Trump’s longtime lawyer …
· The Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, were charged Thursday in what prosecutors said was a sweeping, 15-year scheme to compensate top executives of former ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James escalated her investigation into the Trump Organization’s financial dealings Tuesday as she divulged her office has “significant” evidence of alleged fraud—but nearly three years into her probe, no lawsuits or charges against former President Donald Trump have been filed by James or the Manhattan district attorney—here’s why the investigations into Trump are taking so long and what could come next..
James and the Manhattan DA are broadly investigating the Trump Organization’s financial dealings, and the AG alleged Tuesday the company used “fraudulent or misleading” tactics in how they reported their assets to get “economic benefits.”
James wants a judge to compel documents from Trump and for Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump to testify. The Trumps are expected to fight the request, which could drag out the proceedings further and potentially play out in court.
The Manhattan DA’s investigation started in July 2019 in response to ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s “hush money” payments made to women Trump allegedly had affairs with before expanding more broadly to the company’s financials.
The Trump family and Trump Organization have harshly criticized James’ investigation and denied any wrongdoing, and accused the attorney general Wednesday of “misleading the public” with her latest court filing.
Trump Organization used 'email migrations' as an excuse to delay testimony from an executive in charge of conflict-of-interest rules, NY AG says (Insider)
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In New York and Washington, D.C., former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was suspended from practicing law this year because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Trump's loss.
In a blistering 110-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Linda Parker in Michigan imposed sanctions on Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and other lawyers involved in making claims about election fraud in the state.
During his presidency, the Manhattan District Attorney investigated Trump’s finances. Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance recently gained access to Trump’s tax information in the course of a criminal investigation into potential tax crimes, insurance fraud, and other financial crimes under state law. Criminal charges have not been filed.
On Mar. 5, 2021, Representative Eric Swalwell sued Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump Jr., and Congressman Mo Brooks in federal court over the Jan. 6 riots. Swalwell alleges that the defendants violated federal civil rights laws–including the Ku Klux Klan Act–when they conspired to interfere with the Electoral College Count on Jan 6. Beyond that, Swalwell also says the defendants should be held liable for negligently violating DC criminal codes on incitement, encouraging the rioters’ violent conduct, and intentionally inflicting emotional distress on members of Congress.
Update-2: On Mar. 11, a recording of a call between then-President Trump and the chief investigator of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, Frances Watson, was released by the Wall Street Journal. On the call, Trump urged Watson to look for fraud in mail-in ballots.
The DC Attorney General, Karl Racine, has announced a criminal investigation into Trump’s alleged role in provoking the Jan. 6th riots. No charges have been filed, though Racine’s office is reportedly looking into a local DC code that makes it a misdemeanor to incite violence.
Since March 2019, New York Attorney General Letitia James has been investigating allegations that the Trump Organization altered property values to avoid tax liabilities. The investigation began after Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen provided congressional testimony that Trump engaged in fraud. In October 2020, James’s office deposed Eric Trump, and in January 2021 a state court judge ruled that Trump’s tax attorneys must turn over thousands of documents.
The LDF is suing Trump, the Trump Campaign, and the RNC for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in violation of the Voting Rights Act and the Ku Klux Klan Act. While the litigation is still at its early stages, Trump faces damages and a declaratory judgment that he did indeed violate these provisions of the law.
A group of anonymous plaintiffs have filed a class action against the Trump family and their business, alleging that the Trumps used their brand to scam investors into paying for worthless business opportunities. The district court denied the Trumps’ bid to force the case into arbitration, and the Trumps are now appealing.
Ron Fischetti, a lawyer for the Trump Organization, said last week that prosecutors were going after the company and its CFO because they "could not get Allen Weisselberg to cooperate and tell them what they wanted to hear and that’s why they are going forward."
By Adam Reiss, Tom Winter, Gretchen Morgenson and Rebecca Shabad. The Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, were charged Thursday in what prosecutors said was a sweeping, 15-year scheme to compensate top executives of former President Donald Trump's company “off the books” and help them avoid paying taxes.
Adam Reiss is a reporter and producer for NBC and MSNBC.
The indictment was brought by then-Manhattan U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani. Then-businessman Trump blamed Leona Helmsley — who'd been dubbed "the queen of mean" — for her husband's troubles in a letter that was obtained by the New York Post.
During the Helmsley trial, a former housekeeper testified that she heard Leona Helmsley say: “We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.” Helmsley denied having said it, but the comment stuck.
The indictment of the Trump Organization, a private company which owns real estate, hotels and golf resorts, comes amid a troubled period for the company hit hard like many by Covid-related shutdowns.
July 1, 202104:15. Prosecutors are typically hesitant to indict companies because such a move can be a death blow to many innocent employees. The best-known example is that of the auditing firm Arthur Andersen in 2002.
In March 2021, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) for their actions on the day the U.S. Capitol was stormed. In March 2021, two Capitol Police Officers filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump.
In March 2021, two Capitol Police Officers filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump
He was later sentenced to 40 months in prison.
Trump and his team filed dozens of false and frivolous lawsuits regarding the procedures in the 2020 presidential election and Joe Biden's victory. Georgia Cobb County and DeKalb County filed lawsuits to recover costs associated with frivolous lawsuits.
League of Conservation Voters lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to undo a ban on oil and gas drilling in certain areas of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. District court ruled that Trump overstepped his constitutional authority and violated federal law.
Lawsuit alleging that Trump infringed copyright by tweeting a campaign video that included musician Eddy Grant's song “ Electric Avenue "
Trump V. Thompson, the United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol et al. - On October 18, 2021 Trump filed a lawsuit against the committee, and others against the release of records related to communications made with the Trump administration on the day of the January 6, 2021 riot. The lawsuits asks for an injunction against the release claiming the request and the committee are partisan shams and illegitimate.