Category: trump organization

Judge Grants Court Monitor to Oversee Trump Organization in Lawsuit Filed by New York AG

A judge on Thursday granted New York Attorney General Letitia James’ request to have an independent court monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s submission of financial information in a civil lawsuit. The latest decision by New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron comes in a civil lawsuit James filed (pdf) on Sept. 21 against former President Donald Trump,…


Capitol Report (May 26): Trump May Be Questioned Under Oath; Democrats Push to Limit Gun Rights

New details emerge on the horrific mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, as families are preparing funerals for the 21 lives lost. And senators on Capitol Hill have started negotiations about new gun laws. Is there potential to reach a middle ground between the two parties? Details are still emerging about the moments shortly…


Judge Ponders If ‘Decision Tree’ That Seeded Trump ‘Secret Server’ Claim Can Be Bared in Sussmann Trial

In August 2016, Clinton Campaign attorneys Marc Elias and Michael Sussmann met with Neustar Senior Vice President Rodney Joffe in their Perkins Coie Washington D.C. law offices and “encouraged” him to concoct a “narrative” tying the Trump Organization to a Russian bank, according to federal prosecutors. But whether that concocted “narrative,” and the “decision tree”…


De Blasio Used ‘Extrinsic Evidence’ to Cancel Trump Golf Course Contract, Judge Rules

A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that New York City cannot void the golf course contract with Trump Organization, saying former mayor Bill de Blasio was interpreting the contract in a way not as written. The de Blasio administration notified Trump Organization on Jan. 15, 2021, that they were terminating the company’s license for…


2 NY Prosecutors Abruptly Resign From Investigating Trump Organization

The two prosecutors leading the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal inquiry into the Trump Organization abruptly resigned on Wednesday. The resignations of prosecutors Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz were confirmed by a spokesperson for District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “We are grateful for their service,” said spokesperson Danielle Filson, without elaborating. Filson declined to comment further, saying the…


Trump Attorneys Move to Block Subpoenas in New York AG’s Civil Probe

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children moved late Monday to block “unprecedented and unconstitutional” subpoenas from the New York attorney general’s office seeking their testimony. In a court filing Monday evening, lawyers for Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., attempted to quash the subpoenas…


Trump Organization: Criminal Probe Against CFO Is ‘Scorched Earth’ to Go After Trump

The Trump Organization reacted to reports that its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg surrendered to a Manhattan prosecutor and may face a grand jury indictment. In a statement Thursday, the Trump Organization described the criminal probe against Weisselberg and the company as a political witch hunt. “Allen Weisselberg is a loving and devoted husband, father and…


Trump Organization: Criminal Probe Against CFO Is ‘Scorched Earth’ Attempt to Go After Trump

The Trump Organization reacted to reports that its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg surrendered to a Manhattan prosecutor and may face a grand jury indictment. In a statement Thursday, the Trump Organization described the criminal probe against Weisselberg and the company as a political witch hunt. “Allen Weisselberg is a loving and devoted husband, father and…


New York AG Investigating Trump Organization in ‘Criminal Capacity’

The New York attorney general’s office said on Tuesday that its probe into the Trump organization has been expanded into a criminal investigation. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the company is no longer purely civil in nature,” Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for Attorney General Letitia James, said in a statement….


Deep Dive (Feb. 22): Trump to Make First Public Appearance

Texans may be through the worst of the weather. But now some who didn’t lose power face sky-high utility bills. The governor says it isn’t right and that utilities can’t stick customers with huge bills after the storm. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it will not stop a grand jury from obtaining former Trump’s…