Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead guilty to perjury
The judge in Donald Trumpโs civil fraud trial is demanding more information after a key witness was reported to be in negotiations to plead guilty to a perjury in connection with his testimony in the case.
Prosecutors weigh perjury charge for ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg over civil fraud trial testimony
Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trumpโs former corporate finance chief in connection with testimony he gave at the ex-presidentโs New York civil fraud trial last October.
Eric Trump testifies he wasnโt aware of dadโs financial statements, but emails show some involvement
Eric Trump has testified that he was never involved with or aware of financial statements that New York state lawyers say fraudulently puffed up the ex-presidentโs wealth and the worth of their family business.
Potential jurors share strong feelings about Trump ahead of trial over Michael Cohen's legal fees
Potential jurors in Michael Cohenโs civil lawsuit against the Trump Organization acknowledged strong feelings about former President Donald Trump and his family but also said their personal views wouldnโt prevent them from fairly evaluating the evidence.
Prosecutor: Evidence shows Trump 'explicitly' OK'd tax fraud
Prosecutors have resumed their closing argument in the Trump Organizationโs criminal tax fraud trial, promising to share previously unrevealed details about Donald Trumpโs knowledge of a tax dodge scheme hatched by one of his top executives.
Ex-CFO says Trump kids raised pay after learning of scheme
The Trump Organizationโs former chief financial officer has testified that Eric Trump hiked his pay by $200,000 after an internal audit spurred by Trumpโs 2016 election found that he had been scheming to dodge taxes on lavish corporate perks.
Trump Org.'s longtime CFO chokes up, says he betrayed trust
Donald Trumpโs longtime finance chief choked up on the witness stand Thursday, saying he betrayed the Trump familyโs trust by scheming to dodge taxes on $1.7 million in company-paid perks, including a Manhattan apartment and luxury cars.
12 jurors seated for Trump Organization tax fraud trial
Itโs taken just three days to seat a jury of 12 people in the tax fraud trial of Donald Trumpโs company โ surprising even some people involved in the case who thought it would take at least a week to find an impartial panel in heavily Democratic New York City.
Trump Organization, CFOโs tax fraud trial set for October
Capping an extraordinary week in Donald Trumpโs post-presidency, a New York judge ordered Friday that his company and its longtime finance chief stand trial in the fall on tax fraud charges stemming from a long-running criminal investigation into Trumpโs business practices.
Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren't reliable
The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trumpโs annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trumpโs image as a wealthy businessman, โshould no longer be relied uponโ after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly misstated the value of assets.
EXPLAINER: How could the indictment hurt Trump's company?
The criminal tax fraud charges unsealed Thursday against Donald Trumpโs company are a blow to a business already reeling from canceled deals following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its hotels and clubs.
NYC to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)NEW YORK โ New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. โIโm here to announce that the city of New York is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization,โ de Blasio said in an interview on MSNBC. De Blasio had said earlier that the city was examining its legal options to end the Trump contracts. Removing the Trump name from the rinks, carousel and golf course won't erase him from New York City. He will still operate Trump Tower on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue and the Trump International Hotel on Central Park West.
NY probes Trump consulting payments that reduced his taxes
FILE- In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump joins her father, President Donald Trump, as they walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. If true, that wouldnโt necessarily pose a problem for Ivanka Trump herself, as long as she paid income tax on the consulting payments, which she reported publicly. The Times wrote that there was no indication Ivanka Trump is a target of either the state's or the city's investigation. James and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., both Democrats, are both conducting wide-ranging inquiries into Trump's business affairs. Vance has been involved in a long court battle seeking access to Trump's tax filings as part of the investigation.
Trump explores selling DC hotel
Morning traffic flows past theTrump International Hotel on its first day of business September 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Trump Organization is considering selling its three-year-old hotel in downtown Washington, DC, that's been a focus of ongoing complaints that Donald Trump is profiting off his role as President. Eric Trump, the President's son and executive vice president of The Trump Organization, said the company has hired real estate firm JLL to assist the possible sale of the Trump International Hotel. "People are objecting to us making so much money on the hotel and therefore we may be willing to sell," Eric Trump said. The Trump Organization won the contract in 2012 and the hotel opened in 2016.
House committee subpoenas agency for Trump DC hotel documents
CNNWASHINGTON (CNN) - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a subpoena to the General Services Administration on Thursday for documents concerning the Trump International Hotel's lease of its building in downtown Washington, DC. GSA -- the agency which supervises the lease of the Old Post Office building to the Trump Organization -- has refused to fully comply with the committee's document requests, according to the committee. The committee is investigating President Donald Trump's potential conflicts of interest and violation of the Constitution's emolument clause due to his real estate ties. In January, a watchdog report found that GSA improperly "ignored the Constitution" when deciding to maintain the lease of the Old Post Office Building to the Trump International Hotel after he was elected to the White House. The GSA and Trump Organization did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit to block tax return subpoena
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(CNN) - A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump to block a subpoena issued by the Manhattan district attorney's office for eight years of tax returns, rejecting the president's "extraordinary" claim that any occupant of the White House enjoys "absolute immunity from criminal process of any kind." Describing Trump's argument as a "categorical and limitless assertion of Presidential immunity," US District Court Judge Victor Marrero wrote in an opinion that it "would constitute an overreach of executive power." In September, after the lawsuit was filed, the district attorney's office agreed not to enforce the subpoena for a period of time that was set to expire Monday at 1 p.m. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office, led by Cyrus Vance Jr., is examining hush money paid to two women who, during the 2016 presidential campaign, alleged having affairs with Trump a decade ago. The DA's office sent Trump's longtime accounting firm, Mazars USA, a grand jury subpoena seeking tax returns and related documents going back to 2011.
Controversial right-wing group will not host event at Mar-a-Lago
(CNN) - The Trump Organization on Sunday said it would not host an event put on by a controversial right-wing group that has advertised its annual gala would take place next month at Mar-a-Lago. "This event will absolutely not be taking place at Mar-a-Lago," a spokesperson for the Trump Organization told CNN Sunday. The Trump Organization did not respond to follow up questions about the circumstances surrounding the event. Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American Islamic Relations, told CNN Sunday that the Trump Organization's statement that Mar-a-Lago would not host the event was "welcome" news. While sharia law doesn't exist the United States, that hasn't stopped it from becoming a political issue.
DA responds to Trump's efforts to block release of tax returns
NEW YORK (CNN) - New York prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to throw out President Donald Trump's effort to block a subpoena for his personal and business tax returns saying "the law provides no such sweeping immunity" for a sitting president. Trump sued the New York County District Attorney's office last week after the President's long time accounting firm Mazars USA was served with a grand jury subpoena seeking tax returns and related documents going back to 2011. Prosecutors are looking at whether the Trump Organization had violated any New York state laws concerning its reimbursement to Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney and "fixer." New York prosecutors responded Monday by filing a motion to dismiss the indictment and deny Trump's request for a temporary restraining order. The district attorney's office subpoenaed the Trump Organization last month and to date Trump's attorneys have turned over 3,376 pages of documents, according to the district attorney's office.
Manhattan DA subpoenas 8 years of Trump tax returns
(CNN) - New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance's office has subpoenaed eight years of President Donald Trump's tax returns from Mazars USA, the longtime accounting firm to Trump and the Trump Organization, as part of its investigation into hush money payments, according to a person familiar with the matter. The subpoena was first reported by The New York Times. It isn't clear what deadline Mazars USA has to comply with the grand jury subpoena. Any material obtained by a grand jury subpoena is covered by grand jury secrecy rules and would likely become public only if it were used as evidence at a trial. Marc Mukasey, a lawyer for the Trump Organization, said, "We are evaluating and will respond as appropriate."
NYT: Trump entered partnership with Scottish airport in 2014
GLASGOW, Scotland - Donald Trump entered a partnership with a Scottish airport in 2014, before launching his White House bid, that routinely sent flight crews to his Turnberry resort, The New York Times reported Monday. It's an arrangement that contrasts with the President's recent claims that he knows "nothing" about Air Force crews staying at his resort amid growing criticism over the matter. Scottish government documents obtained by the Times show the Trump Organization made an arrangement with officials at Glasgow Prestwick Airport that routinely sends flight crews to Trump's Turnberry resort. According to The Times, Air Force stops at Glasgow Prestwick rose from 180 in 2017 to 257 in 2018 and 259 already in 2019. Air Force officials are now formally tallying the number of times military crews were sent to Trump Turnberry as a result, the Times said.