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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A defiant Donald Trump attacked New York's attorney general and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial as it began on Monday, with a state lawyer accusing the former president of generating more than $100 million by lying about his real estate empire.

Attorney General Letitia James is seeking at least $250 million in fines, a permanent ban against Trump and his sons Donald Jr and Eric from running businesses in New York and a five-year commercial real estate ban against Trump and the Trump Organization.

Testimony in the Manhattan courtroom began following opening statements, with Donald Bender, a partner at Mazars USA and longtime accountant for Trump's businesses, as the state's first witness.

Trump told reporters before the trial began that the case was a "scam," a "sham" and a political vendetta by James, and during a lunch break called the Democrat "a corrupt person, a terrible person. Driving people out of New York."

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[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 73 points 9 months ago

Naturally, republicans are nominating him to be the next house speaker.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago

The truth is actually worse...

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago

To be fair, they did that in January too, and nobody took it seriously.

[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 58 points 9 months ago

It's not even "alleged" because there was already a summary judgement. He DID earn millions through fraud.

[-] FoundTheVegan@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

No! Witch hunt! It's all deepstate Trump hate! A very reliable chan poster told me, and my pastor agrees!! Trump can do whatever he wants or its anti-Trump bias! This is all just revenge for giving us 6G (worse than 5, do your own research)!

#FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago

I feel like no matter how much money they squeeze out of Trump he’ll make it back campaigning.

[-] antizero99@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 9 months ago

This is the sad truth. His followers will keep sending him money regardless of what he has done or gets convicted of. It will only stop when his entire organization is shut down and everyone around him is either in jail or banned from raising funds like this.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 7 points 9 months ago

I think it will stop once he's dead. Maybe. Hopefully.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

What do you bet one of his sons starts capitalizing on that last name brand name.

[-] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Trump himself has been doing that for years. A large amount of "Trump" properties only lease the name.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/trump-worldwide-licensing/

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 23 points 9 months ago

If I was a betting man, I would say that Trump’s personal gain from this crap is probably being under-counted by a factor of at least 10

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