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JENNIFER PELTZ

JENNIFER PELTZ

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New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall

New York City is drying out after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades

New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall
Business|Crime|Economy|News|US

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth

Donald Trump has spent a day in court for the sometimes testy start of a trial in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth
Business|Crime|News|US

New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump sends disparaging post about court clerk

A New York judge has imposed a limited gag order with a stern warning after Donald Trump disparaged a key court staffer during his civil business fraud trial

New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump sends disparaging post about court clerk
Business|US

Trump back in court as fraud trial probes who was responsible for his financial statements

The trial that could block former President Donald Trump from doing business in New York is drilling down on a major question: Was it his company or was it hired accountants that bore responsibility for financial statements that the state calls fraudulent

Trump back in court as fraud trial probes who was responsible for his financial statements
Business|Celebrity|US

Trump's penthouse value estimate boosted by millions due to his fame, execs testify in fraud trial

A former Trump company controller has testified that former President Donald Trump’s corporate underlings once boosted the estimated worth of his Trump Tower penthouse by $20 million because of their calculation of the value of his celebrity

Trump's penthouse value estimate boosted by millions due to his fame, execs testify in fraud trial
Business|Finance|News|US

Fraud trial: Trump acknowledged penthouse size at 11,000 square feet, not 30,000 he later claimed

Evidence shown at former President Donald Trump's New York civil business fraud trial shows that he signed a 1994 document that gave the true size of the New York penthouse that was listed later as far larger on his financial statements

Fraud trial: Trump acknowledged penthouse size at 11,000 square feet, not 30,000 he later claimed
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Banker says Trump’s financial statements were key to loan approvals, but there were 'sanity checks'

A retired bank official has testified that Donald Trump obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in loans using financial statements that a court has since deemed fraudulent

Banker says Trump’s financial statements were key to loan approvals, but there were 'sanity checks'
Business|Crime|Economy|News|US

Trump returns to his civil fraud trial, hears an employee and an appraiser testify against him

Former President Donald Trump has returned to the New York civil fraud trial that imperils his real estate empire

Trump returns to his civil fraud trial, hears an employee and an appraiser testify against him
Crime|Election|News|Uncategorized|US

Woman arrested after trying to get close to Trump at New York trial; she says she's a supporter

A woman has been arrested after standing up at former President Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial and walking toward the front of the courtroom, where he was sitting

Woman arrested after trying to get close to Trump at New York trial; she says she's a supporter
Crime|News|Political|US

At Donald Trump's civil trial, appraiser recalls Eric Trump's 'lofty' views on property value

The spotlight at Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial has turned to the former president’s son Eric

At Donald Trump's civil trial, appraiser recalls Eric Trump's 'lofty' views on property value
Crime|News|US

In court faceoff, Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in fraud trial. Trump shrugs: 'Proven liar'

Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen faced off with him at the former president’s civil fraud trial

In court faceoff, Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in fraud trial. Trump shrugs: 'Proven liar'
Crime|Finance|News|Political|US

Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial

The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial has fined the former president $10,000

Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial
Business|News|US

Judge in Trump's NY civil fraud case stands by $10,000 fine despite fresh objections from lawyers

A New York judge has reaffirmed a $10,000 fine he imposed on Donald Trump over an out-of-court comment that the former president made during his civil business fraud trial

Judge in Trump's NY civil fraud case stands by $10,000 fine despite fresh objections from lawyers
Business|News|Political

Will Ivanka Trump have to testify at her father's civil fraud trial? Judge to hear arguments Friday

Former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial is turning to the question of whether his daughter Ivanka will have to testify

Will Ivanka Trump have to testify at her father's civil fraud trial? Judge to hear arguments Friday
Business|News|Sports|US

As Trump tried to buy Buffalo Bills, bankers doubted he'd get NFL's OK, emails show at fraud trial

Internal emails shown at Donald Trump's civil fraud trial reveal that when he tried to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014, investment bankers doubted the NFL would allow it but encouraged him to stay in the running

As Trump tried to buy Buffalo Bills, bankers doubted he'd get NFL's OK, emails show at fraud trial
Business|Economy|News|US

Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trial

Donald Trump Jr. has testified that he never worked on his father’s business financial statements

Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trial
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Eric Trump testifies he wasn’t aware of dad’s 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-president’s wealth and the worth of their family business

Eric Trump testifies he wasn’t aware of dad’s financial statements, but emails show some involvement
Business|News|US

Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff

The judge in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial has ordered attorneys in the case not to comment on “confidential communications” between him and his staff

Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff
Business|Finance|News|US

Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, NY attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial

A defiant Donald Trump has sparred with a New York judge and slammed the state attorney general suing him, using the witness stand at his civil fraud trial to defend his riches and lash out at a case that imperils his real estate empire

Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, NY attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial
News|US

Highlights of Donald Trump's hours on the witness stand at his New York civil fraud trial

Donald Trump went off

Highlights of Donald Trump's hours on the witness stand at his New York civil fraud trial
Business|Crime|Finance|US

Ivanka Trump’s testimony: She worked on dad’s deals, not financial documents key to civil fraud case

Ivanka Trump has testified that her family's business has “overdelivered,” though she can't shed light on the financial documents central to her father's civil fraud trial

Ivanka Trump’s testimony: She worked on dad’s deals, not financial documents key to civil fraud case
Business|Crime|News|US

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will go on after lawyers seek early verdict ending case

Donald Trump’s lawyers have been thwarted in their longshot bid to put an immediate end to the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will go on after lawyers seek early verdict ending case
Business|Election|News|US

Donald Trump Jr. lauds dad’s real estate exploits as ex-president's civil fraud trial begins defense

In a return trip to the witness stand, Donald Trump Jr. has waxed exuberantly about his family business and what he called his father's "incredible vision” as a developer

Donald Trump Jr. lauds dad’s real estate exploits as ex-president's civil fraud trial begins defense
Crime|News|US

New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial

A New York appeals court judge has paused a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting on court staffers in his civil fraud trial

New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial

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