Former President Donald Trump will return to a Manhattan court Tuesday morning to attend an ongoing trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million lawsuit against him.
Trump, 77, confirmed in a Truth Social post that he will appear in lower Manhattan court for a third week of hearings in the James case that accuses him of exaggerating his net worth on financial documents over the years to get favorable loan terms. from the bank.
The 2024 GOP presidential front-runner also attended the first three days of proceedings in Manhattan Supreme Court two weeks ago – but has not returned since.
The case is civil, and therefore, does not require his presence in court like a criminal.
Trump Organization accountant Donna Kidder is expected to continue testifying Tuesday about the company’s accounting practices.
Trump’s court appearance initially coincided with days in which his personal lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen was expected to testify.
But Cohen said Friday he had to postpone his testimony for medical reasons. The earliest he will now take the stand is next week, Judge Arthur Engoron – who decides the outcome of the trial, not the jury – said in court Monday.
Trump confirmed in a Truth Social post that he will appear in court on Tuesday.
Trump, in comments on social media and to the press outside court, has continued to rip apart the case as a politically motivated witch hunt.
He has gone after the Attorney General, the judge and even the judge’s clerk – prompting Engoron to issue a partial gag order against all parties in the case preventing them from making public statements about court personnel.
New York Attorney General Letitia James claims that Trump exaggerated his net worth for loan and insurance purposes.AP
Trump has been slapped with limited oral orders in other criminal cases he faces including the Manhattan District Attorney’s “hush money” case, in which he was barred from talking about evidence — and the federal Washington DC election meddling case in which he was barred from making negative statements about Special Counsel Jack Smith.
During the first three days of Trump’s civil fraud trial, his son Eric Trump – who is also a defendant in the case and is the executive vice president of the Trump Org – was also present in court.
Eric Trump, brother of Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump and their father are all on the AG’s witness list and are expected to testify later in the trial — which is expected to last through December.
The trial is being decided by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, not a jury.AP
James has attended most of the hearings so far and has responded to Trump’s personal attacks on him by saying that he “doesn’t care about numbers and facts.”
The AG’s lawsuit accuses Trump of lying about financial statements for a decade, claiming he was worth $3 billion more a year than he really was — all so he could get better loan and insurance terms and climb the Forbes billionaires list.
The embattled Trump – who is facing four separate criminal cases in four states – has denied the allegations in the James case as well as the criminal charges.
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