The former president’s $250 million civil fraud trial stems from a lawsuit that New York Attorney General Letitia James filed last year.
Former President Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, mocked him for walking out of court this week amid his civil fraud trial, comparing the incident to a «toddler» that was given a time out.
Trump’s $250 million civil fraud trial stems from a lawsuit New York Attorney General Letitia James filed last year alleging that Trump and top executives at The Trump Organization conspired to increase his net worth by billions of dollars on financial statements provided to banks and insurers to make deals and secure loans. Trump, who is campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and is the current frontrunner, has denied any wrongdoing and has called the trial politically motivated.
On Wednesday, after a cross-examination of ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen, in which Cohen was asked if the former president directed him to inflate numbers, Trump’s legal team requested a directed verdict to dismiss the case based on Cohen’s testimony. Clifford Robert, part of Trump’s legal team, said that «the state’s key witness» just countered their entire case.
