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The trial in the New York AG's $250 million lawsuit against former President Trump, scheduled to begin Oct. 2, is expected to take almost three months. The trial in the New York attorney general's $250 million lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, scheduled to begin Oct. 2, is expected to take almost three months , the judge overseeing the case said Friday. Trump, who is again running for president and also faces criminal charges in four jurisdictions, is not required to attend the civil trial. MORE: Trump inflated his net worth by $3.6 billion, NY attorney general says It is not immediately clear whether he will be called to testify. New York Attorney General Letitia James last year brought the suit against Trump, his children and his company, accusing them of "grossly" i NFL ating the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheating lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements. In this Aug. 24, 2023, file photo,...

The DOJ says it's no longer claiming that Donald Trump was acting within the scope of his employment as president when he allegedly defamed E. Jean Carroll in 2019. The Justice Department said on Tuesday it was no longer claiming, under the Westfall Act, that former President Donald Trump was acting within the scope of his office and employment as president of the United States when he allegedly defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019. The development, which could clear the way for Carroll's initial 2019 lawsuit against then-President Trump to proceed , came on the same day that Carroll's attorney argued for the dismissal of a counterclaim Trump filed against Carroll in a separate but related case. A jury in May found Trump liable for sexually assaulting Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s, then defaming her in a 2022 Truth Social post by calling her allegations "a Hoax and a lie." But Carroll's initial defamation lawsuit , filed i...

Attorneys hired by Jay-Z and other entertainers have ended two lawsuits they filed on behalf of Mississippi inmates in 2020 over what they called squalid living conditions at the state’s oldest prison JACKSON, Miss. -- Attorneys hired by Jay-Z and other entertainers have ended two law suits they filed on behalf of Mississippi inmates in 2020 over what they said were squalid living conditions at the state's oldest prison — a facility that came under Justice Department scrutiny after outbursts of deadly violence by inmates. Even before the violence at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman in late 2019 and early 2020, state Health inspectors had found repeated problems with broken toilets and moldy showers. Inmates said some cell doors did not lock, and it was common to see rats and roaches. The lawsuits were dismissed Jan. 13 after the inmates' attorneys and the state Department of Corrections said improvements have been made during the past three years, including in...

Judge Arthur Engoron, in an email to the attorneys, said he "is considering imposing sanction s for frivolous litigation" over Trump's motion to dismiss the lawsuit . The judge overseeing New York Attorney General Letitia James' $250 million civil lawsuit against former President Trump is pondering whether to sanction his attorneys, new court filings revealed Thursday. Judge Arthur Engoron, in an email to the attorneys, said he "is considering imposing sanction s for frivolous litigation" over Trump's motion to dismiss the lawsuit . Trump's attorneys, Alina Habba, Christopher Kise and Clifford Robert, argued the lawsuit should be dismissed because the attorney general lacks standing or capacity to sue. They also echoed Trump's "witch hunt" line by arguing "the NYAG has pursued this crusade against all things Trump." MORE: New York AG Letitia James files $250M lawsuit against Trump for defrauding lenders, others In this...