Appeals court will not delay Donald Trump civil fraud trial | Reuters
A New York appeals court on Thursday refused to delay Donald Trump's scheduled Oct. 2 civil fraud trial, after the former U.S. president accused the trial judge of wrongly refusing to throw out most of the case.
This is a continuation of my earlier article on the summary judgment on the first charge of Executive Fraud. Go to that article to discuss that - this is about the appeal to narrow the scope of the trial and the start of the trial on Monday.
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By Jonathan StempelSeptember 28, 20237:58 PM UTCUpdated agoFormer U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A New York appeals court on Thursday refused to delay Donald Trump's scheduled Oct. 2 civil fraud trial, after the former U.S. president accused the trial judge of wrongly refusing to throw out most of the case.
In a brief order, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division, a mid-level appeals court in Manhattan, denied Trump's motion to postpone the trial.
It also lifted a Sept. 14 order by Justice David Friedman to put the trial on hold while it considered Trump's motion. Friedman was part of Thursday's panel.
The panel ruled two days after state court Justice Arthur Engoron found that Trump and his family business persistently and fraudulently overvalued his assets and net worth in order to obtain better terms on loans and insurance.
Trump had been sued in September 2022 by state Attorney General Letitia James, who accused him, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others of "staggering fraud" in how they valued properties.
James is seeking at least $250 million in penalties, a ban against Trump and his sons Donald Jr and …
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Trump is having a very bad, no good, horrible week. Looks like he'll be called to show up to court too.
A really bad hair day for Trump.
Really getting tired of Trump's delays. Still waiting on that 'beautiful' health care plan he touted so long ago.