Category: Manhattan

Michael Cohen to testify at Trump ‘hush money’ grand jury next week in last step before a possible indictment

Michael Cohen and Donald Trump. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Michael Cohen is set to testify next week before the Trump “hush money” grand jury in Manhattan. It could be a final step before a vote on an indictment charging Trump with falsifying business records. If indicted, Trump would become the first former president to ever face criminal charges. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-nemesis, will be the final…

Donald Trump argues in wild court filing that New York can’t sue the Trump Organization because it doesn’t legally exist

Donald Trump, proper, sits along with his kids, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump throughout a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on July 23, 2014, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP NY’s Attorney General sued Trump, his household and his enterprise in September over an alleged sample of fraud. In a response late Thursday, the defendants repeatedly claimed the Trump Organization…

Loyal ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg is done testifying at Trump Org tax-fraud trial that Trump calls ‘VERY UNFAIR!’

Former President Donald Trump, left, and the outside of Trump Tower, the place the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, proper. Allen Weisselberg, Trump’s ex-CFO, has completed testifying within the Trump Org trial. The Manhattan DA’s case “has fallen apart,” Trump grumbled, in the meantime, of the “VERY UNFAIR!” case. Actually, Friday was arguably the DA’s most profitable day but…

Host of ‘The Daily Show,’ Trevor Noah, lists his luxury Manhattan penthouse for $12.95 million — see inside

Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images and Shannon Dupre’/COMPASS Host of “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah’s Manhattan house hit the market for $12.95 million. Noah initially purchased the two-story penthouse in Stella Tower for $10 million in 2017. The 3,596-square-foot area is full with French oak flooring, a customized kitchen, and floor-to-ceiling home windows.  The host of “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah, has listed his New York City…

Trump Org’s new court-appointed ‘watchdog,’ retired judge Barbara Jones, can now inspect the company books

have called persistent fraud. Retired federal judge Barbara Jones, left, is the newly-appointed particular monitor for the actual property company owned by former President Donald Trump, proper. Richard Drew/AP, left; Andrew Harnik/AP, proper. Retired federal judge Barbara Jones is now in place as particular monitor over the Trump Organization. Jones will monitor for what a Manhattan judge has termed persistent fraud at Donald Trump’s company….

Trump Org ex-CFO tears up on stand while describing his ‘betrayal’ of the Trump family

Trump Organization’s former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives to the courtroom in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Seth Wenig/AP Donald Trump’s ex-CFO is the key DA witness in the Trump Organization tax-fraud trial in Manhattan. In testimony that really helps the protection, he teared up describing his “betrayal” of Trump.  The protection is striving to separate the ex-CFO, Allen Weisselberg, from the prime…

As Trump Org’s jail-bound ex-CFO testifies, Harvey Weinstein’s prison consultant is watching

Trump Organization’s former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, middle, arrives to court docket, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in New York along with his lawyer, Nicholas Gravante, proper. Julia Nikhinson/AP Jail-bound Allen Weisselberg, Trump’s ex-CFO, is testifying within the Trump Org tax-fraud trial. Harvey Weinstein’s prison coach, Craig Rothfeld, is sitting with the ex-CFO’s legal professionals, watching. Asked if he is teaching Weisselberg forward of an…

Trump Org is battling prosecutors over 3 little words that could swing the New York tax-fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, the place the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, proper. The tax-fraud trial of Donald Trump’s real-estate empire is about to begin its fourth week. The Manhattan case includes 2 million paperwork. But simply three words could swing the consequence. It’s the authorized phrase “in behalf of —” and…

First prosecution witness in Trump Org trial is still paid $450K a year — by the Trump Org

Former President Donald Trump. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Donald Trump’s real-estate and golf-resort firm is on trial on tax fraud fees in Manhattan. The DA started its case by calling a less-than-ideal prosecution witness, the firm’s  controller.  The witness was requested about his $450K-a-year wage — and mentioned he’d prepped with Trump legal professionals.   Manhattan prosecutors known as their first witness in the Trump Organization tax…

Read the worst things Manhattanites said about Trump in jury selection for the Trump Org tax-fraud trial.

Threats to federal judges elevated considerably throughout Donald Trump’s administration. Evan Vucci/AP Some 60 Manhattanites have been questioned for the Trump Organization’s tax-fraud jury.  Just one expressed optimistic opinions about the former president; she didn’t make the jury. Other rejected jurors said Trump is “a scam artist” and “has a diagnosable personality disorder.” They referred to as him “racist,” “a liar,” and “a scam artist” …

A prosecutor in the Trump Org trial says if they excused every juror who disliked Trump ‘we wouldn’t be able...

Former President Donald Trump. Brandon Bell/Getty Images A prosecutor in the trial of Donald Trump’s enterprise mentioned there wouldn’t have been a jury if all who disliked Trump had been excused. “This is not about Donald Trump,” however about his enterprise, lead prosecutor Susan Hoffinger mentioned. As of Thursday afternoon, all 12 jurors had been chosen to serve on the panel in the high-profile case….

The Trump Organization tax-fraud jury has 7 jurors so far — and 2 openly dislike how he ran the country

Former President Donald Trump, left, and the exterior of Trump Tower, where the Trump Organization is headquartered. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left. Nicolas Economou/Getty Images, right. The Trump Organization’s first seven jurors include two who openly dislike how he ran the country. One is “upset” by his choices as president; the other wishes he made better Supreme Court picks. The business is on trial for allegedly…