Trumps NY Civil Fraud Trial

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Trump’s $175 Million Bond Is Even Shadier Than It Looks

New information shows that the insurance company that swooped in and bailed out Trump with a $175 million bond isn’t on a list of vetted companies—and wrote a bizarre contract.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-dollar175-million-bond-is-even-shadier-than-it-looks?

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Trump Bond’s Cayman Connection ‘Stinks to High Heaven’

The company that saved Donald Trump with a $175 million bank fraud bond is playing an insurance game that has experts questioning whether New York will ever see the money.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-bonds-cayman-connection-stinks-to-high-heaven?

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Massive civil fraud verdict against Trump gets frosty reception at New York appeals court

NEW YORK — Appeals court judges appeared to question the legitimacy of the civil fraud case against Donald Trump as the former president urged the court Thursday to overturn a judgment against him that has ballooned, with interest, to more than $478 million.

https://local.newsbreak.com/new-york-state/3610601909794-massive-civil-fraud-verdict-against-trump-gets-frosty-reception-at-new-york-appeals-court?

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An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury’s finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-carroll-lawsuit-defamation-trial-78e4196024539653a6de492312770ff2?

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DOJ targets New York AG's office over previous fraud case against Trump

The Justice Department has issued two subpoenas to New York Attorney General Letitia James, including one requesting information related to President Trump's civil fraud trial, according to multiple outlets.

https://www.axios.com/2025/08/08/doj-subpoena-letitia-james-trump?

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Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump August 21, 2025 The decision came seven months after President Donald Trump returned to the White House. A panel of five judges said the verdict, which stood to cost Trump more than $515 million and rock his real estate empire, was excessive.

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