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Between the time he left office in 2020 and resumed the Presidency in 2025, Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business records in NY.

Court won’t pause Trump’s $10K-a-day fine while he appeals
Court won’t pause Trump’s $10K-a-day fine while he appeals

A New York appellate court judge on rejected Donald Trump's bid to halt his $10,000-a-day fine, keeping the former president's meter running for now as he fights a lower-court decision penalizing him for failing to turn over documents in a state civil investigation. More

May 3, 2022

DC reaches $750K settlement in Trump inaugural lawsuit
DC reaches $750K settlement in Trump inaugural lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump's businesses and inaugural committee have reached a deal to pay Washington, D.C., $750,000 to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the committee overpaid for events at his hotel and enriched the former president's family in the process. More

May 3, 2022

Trump appeals New York contempt ruling, $10K per day fine
Trump appeals New York contempt ruling, $10K per day fine

Donald Trump has appealed a New York judge's decision to hold the former president in contempt of court and fine him $10,000 per day for failing to comply with a subpoena for evidence in the state attorney general's civil investigation into his business dealings. More

April 27, 2022

Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt in New York legal fight
Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt in New York legal fight

New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court and set in motion $10,000 daily fines Monday for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state's attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings. More

April 25, 2022

Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr subpoenaed by NY attorney general
Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr subpoenaed by NY attorney general

New York Attorney General Letitia James recently subpoenaed former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, demanding their testimony in connection with an ongoing civil investigation into the family's business practices, according to a court filing made public Monday. More

January 3, 2022

Michael Cohen sues Trump claiming retaliatory imprisonment
Michael Cohen sues Trump claiming retaliatory imprisonment

Michael Cohen claimed in a new lawsuit Thursday that Donald Trump retaliated against him for writing a tell-all memoir, saying his abrupt return to federal prison last year endangered his life and amounted to punishment for criticizing the president. More

December 16, 2021

Court won’t revive porn star’s defamation suit against Trump
Court won’t revive porn star’s defamation suit against Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from porn star Stormy Daniels, who sought to revive a defamation lawsuit she filed against former President Donald Trump. The justices did not comment in leaving in place a lower court ruling dismissing the case. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, alleges she had […] More

February 22, 2021

Supreme Court won’t halt turnover of Trump’s tax records
Supreme Court won’t halt turnover of Trump’s tax records

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor. The court’s action is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal battle that had already reached the high court once […] More

February 22, 2021

Riot lawsuit just part of Trump’s post-impeachment problems
Riot lawsuit just part of Trump’s post-impeachment problems

NEW YORK (AP) — Acquitted by the Senate of inciting last month’s U.S. Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump faces more fallout from the unrest, including a lawsuit from a congressman Tuesday. But his biggest legal problems might be the ones that go much further back. In one of what is expected to be many […] More

February 17, 2021

Senate votes to acquit Trump in historic impeachment trial
Senate votes to acquit Trump in historic impeachment trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Saturday acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency. The vote was 57-43, short of […] More

February 13, 2021

Senate skips witnesses in Trump trial, moves toward vote
Senate skips witnesses in Trump trial, moves toward vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats began wrapping up their impeachment case against Donald Trump on Saturday after a tumultuous morning in which they gave up a last-minute plan for witness testimony that could have significantly prolonged the trial and delayed a vote on whether the former president incited the deadly Capitol insurrection. An unexpected morning […] More

February 13, 2021

AP source: GOP leader McConnell will vote to acquit Trump
AP source: GOP leader McConnell will vote to acquit Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell will vote to acquit Donald Trump in the former president’s impeachment trial. That’s according to a source familiar with McConnell’s thinking who was not authorized to publicly discuss the decision and spoke on condition of anonymity. Word of McConnell’s decision came Saturday before what is expected to […] More

February 13, 2021

Trial highlights: Trump grievances, angry outbursts and more
Trial highlights: Trump grievances, angry outbursts and more

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a whirlwind defense, Donald Trump’s impeachment attorneys aired a litany of grievances Friday, arguing the former president bore no responsibility for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol while accusing Democrats of “hatred” and “hypocrisy.” The defense team, which wrapped up its arguments in just over three hours, said Trump was […] More

February 12, 2021