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Prosecutors Say Trump Approved Part of Trump Organization Scheme
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
Jurors at the Trump Organization trial will begin deliberating Monday after prosecutors presented a document they said showed that the former president had sanctioned tax fraud. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Jurors Hear Closing Arguments Ahead of Verdict
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
In closing statements, the defense and prosecution pushed opposing views about the actions of the former chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg. Source: New York Times
Verdict in Trump Organization Trial Could Come Down to 3 Little Words
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
What jurors make of the phrase “in behalf of” could decide whether the former president’s namesake company is guilty of tax fraud. Source: New York Times
Up for Auction: Nike Air Force Ones Signed by Ice-T
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
A sale of gifts to New York City mayors also features a Louis Vuitton soccer ball that was given to Rudolph Giuliani. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Prosecutors Again Consider a Path Toward Charging Trump
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
The district attorney’s office is investigating Donald J. Trump’s role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, an approach that previously failed to bear fruit. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Finance Chief Details the Birth of Tax-Fraud Scheme
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
Allen H. Weisselberg came close to tears as he told how money for cars, apartments and tuition was camouflaged in the ledgers of the company he served. Source: New York Times
Writer Who Accused Trump of Rape to File New Defamation Lawsuit
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
E. Jean Carroll, whose first defamation lawsuit faced challenges because Donald J. Trump was then the president, will sue him again over similar statements he made after leaving office. Source: New York Times
Ex-CFO at Trump Organization Testifies Against Firm He Helped Build
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Allen H. Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, admitted that he had received lucrative off-the-books perks from the company. Source: New York Times
Giuliani Will Not Face Federal Charges Over Lobbying, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
Prosecutors had seized Rudolph Giuliani’s electronic devices, but did not uncover sufficient evidence to charge him with a crime. Source: New York Times
Rep. Andy Kim Is Re-elected in a New Jersey Swing District
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2022
Mr. Kim, a Democrat, will return to Washington for a third term after a race that appeared to narrow in recent weeks. Source: New York Times
In Affluent Greenwich, It’s Republicans vs. ‘Trumplicans’
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2022
The Connecticut suburb was once home to George Bush and has historically been a moderate conservative stronghold. But new hard-liners are on the attack, galvanized by the culture wars. Source: New York Times
Oath Keepers Leader Sought to Get Message to Trump After Jan. 6
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2022
One of the government’s final witnesses in the seditious conspiracy trial of members of the far-right group described attempts by Stewart Rhodes to urge Donald J. Trump to keep his grip on power. Source: New York Times
Trump Settles With Protesters Who Said His Bodyguards Attacked Them
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2022
One of the demonstrators said a bodyguard struck him on the head outside Trump Tower in 2015. Terms of the deal were not released. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Trial Opens, and the Talk Is About 2 Men
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2022
In a case that centers on tax law, defense lawyers blame the company’s former chief financial officer. Prosecutors bring up the former president. Source: New York Times