Trump’s New York Civil Trial Heads to a Close With $370 Million at Stake

Published on January 10, 2024

The state attorneys and defense team in former President Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud trial will present closing arguments in a lower Manhattan courtroom on Thursday, Jan. 11. Each side hopes to persuade New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron to issue a ruling consistent with their view of whether the former president and current presidential candidate is liable for misrepresentations in the statements of financial condition (SFCs) presented to lenders over the past decade. On Wednesday, Justice Engoron told President Trump’s counsel that he would be ineligible to make the closing defense argument himself, as he had expressed interest in doing. The judge voiced concerns over the former president’s ability to stick to the legal issues around which the trial has revolved, and to avoid making his court appearance a campaign event....

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