Main Topic: Investigation into Donald Trump
Key Points:
1. Donald Trump received a letter notifying him that he is the target of a grand jury examining the Jan. 6 riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
2. Trump has already been indicted in Florida for allegedly mishandling national secrets and in New York for a case involving payments to Stormy Daniels.
3. Trump's lawyers have met with prosecutors and expect an indictment. Former Rep. Mo Brooks claims Trump asked him to overturn the 2020 election but has not been contacted by the special counsel.
Main Topic: Former President Donald Trump's legal woes are costing his political operation millions of dollars.
Key Points:
1. Trump's Save America PAC has spent over $20 million on legal fees in the first six months of 2023, accounting for two-thirds of its total spending.
2. The PAC has been covering Trump's legal expenses and those of his associates involved in multiple investigations.
3. The legal bills have significantly depleted the PAC's funds, leaving it with less than $4 million in cash on hand.
Main Topic: Former President Donald Trump's deposition scheduled for September in his lawsuit against Michael Cohen.
Key Points:
1. Former President Donald Trump has been called to sit for a deposition in September as part of his $500 million lawsuit against his former attorney Michael Cohen.
2. Cohen's attorneys have scheduled the deposition for Sept. 6 in Miami.
3. Trump sued Cohen in April, alleging falsehoods, violation of attorney-client privilege, and unjust enrichment.
Main Topic: Trump's legal issues and upcoming arraignment on the superseding indictment in the classified documents case.
Key Points:
1. Trump and aide Walt Nauta's arraignment set for Aug. 10.
2. Trump receives deposition notice in his $500 million lawsuit against Michael Cohen.
3. Trump attacks Smith in post about Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.
Main Topic: Donald Trump is accused of defrauding the United States.
Key Points:
1. Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the country and prevent the peaceful transfer of power to Joe Biden.
2. This is the first time a former president has faced charges for trying to overturn a free and fair election.
3. The indictment lists three conspiracies, six unnamed co-conspirators, and seven states where Trump pressed officials to subvert election results.
Main Topic: Indictment and legal proceedings against former President Donald Trump
Key Points:
1. Former Vice President Mike Pence denounces Trump's "crackpot lawyers" and asserts that anyone who puts themselves over the Constitution should never be president.
2. Secret Service is working with Capitol Police and local authorities to ensure Trump's safety during his arraignment.
3. Special counsel Jack Smith asks for a conflict of interest hearing in the classified documents case, while Trump's lawyer John Eastman declines a plea deal and plans to go to trial.
Main Topic: Donald Trump's arraignment on charges of defrauding the United States.
Key Points:
1. Trump's third arraignment on charges related to the 2020 election.
2. Trump denies wrongdoing and accuses special counsel of election interference.
3. Tightened security and public interest surrounding the case.
Main Topic: Former President Donald Trump's arraignment on charges related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Key Points:
1. Trump faces 78 felony charges across three criminal cases, including obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against the right to vote.
2. Trump's lawyer will represent him during the court appearance.
3. Security at the courthouse is intense, and officers who defended the Capitol on January 6 hope to attend the hearing.
Main Topic: The New York judge overseeing the hush money criminal case against former President Donald Trump refuses to recuse himself.
Key Points:
1. Judge Juan Merchan rejects Trump's attorneys' request for recusal, stating that he is in the best position to appreciate the implications of the case.
2. Trump's attorneys argued that the judge's daughter's political and financial interests created a conflict of interest, but the judge dismissed these claims.
3. The hush money trial is set to begin on March 25, and Trump's lawyers have been seeking to remove Merchan from the case for alleged conflicts.
More than $30 million in claims have been certified against the estate of Lincoln businessman Aaron Marshbanks, who was implicated in a large bank fraud case, with only $318,000 of assets obtained thus far to repay creditors, while additional funds from life insurance policies and cryptocurrency accounts are being investigated.
New York state's attorney general has accused Donald Trump of potentially fraudulently inflating his net worth by up to $3.6 billion per year, as part of her civil lawsuit against the former president and his family business.
Former President Donald Trump's financial disclosures reveal significant fluctuations in the value of his assets, including $2.8 million in Ethereum cryptocurrency and $100,000 to $250,000 in gold bars, with differing valuations between April and July filings raising questions about his financial transparency.
A New York judge ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud by deceiving banks, insurers, and others while building his real estate empire, rejecting his bid to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general.
A New York judge's ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud could potentially lead to the revocation of his business certificates, preventing him from conducting business in the state, and costing him millions in penalties and legal fees.
The Trump Organization is assessing the implications of a recent ruling that found Donald Trump and his adult sons liable for fraud and canceled the company's business certification, as they work to determine which parts of the company may need to be dissolved.
Donald Trump, his adult children, and his closest business advisers may be called to testify in a civil fraud trial in New York, where a judge has found them liable for fraud related to the use of inflated financial statements.
Former President Donald Trump is challenging a judge's ruling that he committed fraud by inflating the value of his property, Mar-a-Lago, as records show he agreed to a much lower valuation of $26.6 million in 2020.
A New York appeals court denied former President Donald Trump's motion to delay his scheduled civil fraud trial, in which he is accused of overvaluing assets to obtain better loan and insurance terms, while seeking at least $250 million in penalties.
A judge in New York City will hear allegations of fraud within the Trump Organization in a trial that could result in Donald Trump and his family business paying hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, with the New York attorney general accusing Trump of using false financial statements to obtain financing and broker deals.
Former President Donald Trump claims that the civil fraud case against him, his adult sons, and the Trump Organization is part of an attempt to interfere with his election campaign. The judge overseeing the trial has denied the media's request for cameras in the courtroom for opening statements, while Trump calls the trial a "scam and a sham." The trial, which was expected to take up to three months, will likely be shorter now that one fraud claim has already been settled. Trump continues to attack New York Attorney General Letitia James, whom he accuses of being politically motivated in bringing the lawsuit.
Former President Donald Trump's assertion that he had reversed himself on the statute of limitations in his New York civil fraud trial was shut down by the judge, who clarified that Trump's comments were not true and reiterated his ruling that Trump committed fraud by submitting false statements of financial condition.
Former President Trump left his $250 million civil business fraud trial in New York early, after referring to Attorney General Letitia James as "corrupt" and a "political animal," prompting her to state that "the Donald Trump show is over."
Donald Trump's former finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, is set to testify in a civil trial against Trump and the Trump Organization, revealing his role in preparing Trump's financial statements and allegations that he engineered them to increase Trump's net worth.
Deutsche Bank's former risk manager believed Donald Trump's claims about his net worth were accurate when approving a $125 million loan, however, New York Attorney General Letitia James claims that Trump's financial statements were fraudulent.
Former President Donald Trump returns to a New York City courthouse for his civil fraud trial, claiming that the case is politically motivated and a distraction from his 2024 campaign, while New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges that Trump deceived banks and others by overvaluing his assets and inflating his net worth.
A current Trump Organization executive testified that former CFO Allen Weisselberg told him Trump wanted to inflate his net worth on financial statements, fulfilling the attorney general's claim that Trump fraudulently inflated his assets.
Former President Donald Trump's lawyers argued in his bank fraud trial that his inflated property values were not official appraisals and were never meant to be taken literally, in an attempt to undermine the argument that he was dishonest or unfair in his financial assessments.
Former President Donald Trump's statements of financial condition were called inappropriate and inaccurate by a witness in his civil fraud trial, as the trial continues with allegations of inflated net worth.
Donald Trump's namesake company sought a $65 million commercial loan for Trump Tower in 2011, with the then-chief financial officer's son working for the lender, according to emails presented during Trump's civil fraud trial.
