Justice Arthur Engoron, the presiding judge, has already fined Trump a combined $15,000 for violating a gag order in the case. (He also sanctioned Trump’s lawyers for making repeated frivolous arguments.) Closing arguments in the trial are scheduled for January 11. When? A judge ruled against Trump and his co-defendants in late September, concluding that many of the defendants’ claims were “clearly” fraudulent-so clearly that he didn’t need a trial to hear them. In the fall of 2022, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil suit against Trump, his adult sons, and his former aide Allen Weisselberg, alleging a years-long scheme in which Trump fraudulently reported the value of properties in order to either lower his tax bill or improve the terms of his loans, all with an eye toward inflating his net worth. This guide will be updated regularly as the cases proceed. Here’s a summary of the major legal cases against Trump, including key dates, an assessment of the gravity of the charges, and expectations about how they could turn out. If the criminal and civil cases unfold with any reasonable timeliness, he could be in the heat of the campaign trail at the same time that his legal fate is being decided. Meanwhile, he is the leading Republican candidate in the race to become the next president-though lawsuits in several states seek to have him disqualified from the presidency. He’s also dealing with a civil suit in New York that could force drastic changes to his business empire, including closing down its operations in his home state. In all, Trump faces 91 felony counts across two state courts and two different federal districts, any of which could potentially produce a prison sentence. Today, merely keeping track of the many cases against Donald Trump requires a law degree, a great deal of attention, or both. Not long ago, the idea that a former president-or major-party presidential nominee-would face serious legal jeopardy was nearly unthinkable.
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