Trump NY fraud case legal fight 2026
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Trump lawyers challenge Letitia James on evidence in $450M case
Michael Cohen was a star witness in the civil suit and testified that Trump had given him target net-worth numbers to meet.
After being found liable, Trump was ordered to pay $355 million plus interest in disgorgement.
Letitia James brought the civil suit against Trump in 2022, accusing him of habitually inflating the value of his property to a fraudulent extent.
Trump's lawyers put Dem AG on notice in NY fraud fight over targeting his family
The appeal states the supposed victims are a handful of ultrasophisticated banks and insurers that never claimed to be injured and made over $100 million from the transactions.
Trump was found liable in 2023.
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump in 2022, alleging 200 instances of fraud.