In court papers, the former president’s family business and Allen Weisselberg, its longtime chief financial officer, called the case against them politically motivated. Source: New York Times
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Paul Willen, Architect of Manhattan’s Waterfront, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2022
His plan for a former rail yard became the template for a neighborhood created by a coalition of civic groups and a brash developer named Donald Trump. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Attorney General Can Question Trump and 2 Children, Judge Rules
By Gotham Rex on February 17, 2022
Former President Donald J. Trump and two of his children had sought to block Letitia James, the attorney general, from interviewing them under oath. Source: New York Times
Jeff Zucker’s Downfall at CNN: Ethical Lapses and Falling Ratings
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2022
The network’s top-rated host and its president were forced out following ethical lapses, an office romance and a letter from a lawyer for “Jane Doe.” Source: New York Times
Trump's Long-Time Accounting Firm Cuts Ties Over Financial Statements
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2022
The firm, Mazars USA, said in a letter that it could no longer stand behind the annual statements, which are central to an investigation by the New York attorney general. Source: New York Times
Michael Avenatti Is Found Guilty of Stealing From Stormy Daniels
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
They were once united in an effort to topple Donald J. Trump. But even then, a jury found, Mr. Avenatti was stealing from his famous client. Source: New York Times
Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize 2020 Election Voting Machines
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
New accounts show that the former president was more directly involved than previously known in plans developed by outside advisers to use national security agencies to seek evidence of fraud. Source: New York Times
Indicted Trump Ally Says Prosecutors Stalled Case Until After Election
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
Thomas J. Barrack Jr., who is charged with illegally lobbying then-President Donald J. Trump, suggested that the delay in his prosecution was politically motivated. Source: New York Times
Michael Avenatti Cross-Examines Stormy Daniels During His Trial
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
Michael Avenatti and his former client, who has accused him of stealing from her, met for a dramatic showdown in court. Source: New York Times
Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels and a Courtroom Time Capsule From 2018
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
In what may be the last chapter in their unlikely story, Mr. Avenatti cross-examined Ms. Daniels for several hours during his trial on Friday. Source: New York Times
‘He Stole From Me’: Stormy Daniels Testifies at Avenatti Trial
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2022
Michael Avenatti is representing himself at his trial in Manhattan and started to cross-examine Ms. Daniels personally. Source: New York Times
Michael Avenatti Trial Begins, Unearthing Artifacts of the Trump Era
By Gotham Rex on January 24, 2022
Mr. Avenatti rose to prominence as one of then-President Donald J. Trump’s primary foils. But prosecutors say he was defrauding his best-known client. Source: New York Times
Igor Fruman, Former Giuliani Associate, Is Sentenced to One Year in Prison
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2022
Mr. Fruman was at the center of a campaign to damage then-President Donald J. Trump’s rivals, but was brought down by campaign finance charges. Source: New York Times
Hyperbole or Fraud? The Question at the Heart of Trump Investigation.
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
The New York attorney general has cited more than a dozen instances in which she said Donald J. Trump inflated the value of his assets, including his Trump Tower penthouse. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Attorney General Outlines Pattern of Possible Fraud at Trump Business
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
The attorney general, Letitia James, released new details of her investigation as she argued for the need to question Donald J. Trump and two of his children under oath. Source: New York Times