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Judge rejects Trump bid to delay New York fraud trial
Reuters by way of Yahoo News ^ | 09/06/2023 | Jonathan Stempel

Posted on 09/07/2023 5:07:52 AM PDT by thegagline

A New York state judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to delay a scheduled Oct. 2 trial in state Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud lawsuit accusing him, family members and his business of overvaluing assets by billions of dollars.

Trump and the other defendants had said the trial should be "briefly" delayed until three weeks after Justice Arthur Engoron ruled on both sides' requests for summary judgments, which seek victory on various legal issues without the need for a trial.

In a Tuesday night court filing, Trump accused James of "callous disregard" of a June 27 appeals court decision that prevented her from suing over loans that took place too long ago, "substantially" limiting the claims remaining for trial.

But in a one-sentence order, Engoron called Trump's arguments for a delay "completely without merit."

The judge had earlier this year said the Oct. 2 trial date would not change "come hell or high water." *** Separately, the defendants on Tuesday demanded that James withdraw what they called her "frivolous" motion to sanction them and their lawyers $20,000 for rehashing what she called their "frivolous" legal arguments on multiple issues.

On Wednesday, James refused the demand, saying that just because there was now a more "complete record" did not make legal arguments that courts have repeatedly rejected any better.

James is suing Trump, his sons Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, and others for allegedly inflating asset values in a decade of annual financial statements to obtain better terms on loans and insurance.

The attorney general said the fraud enabled Trump to inflate his net worth by as much as $2.23 billion, and that he should be found liable for fraud even before a trial began. ***

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arthurengoron; delay; nevertrumper; nevertrumpingposter; nevertrumpingscum; rinoposter; rinoscum; tdsposter; thefagline; trial; trump; zotthistroll
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On one hand justice delayed is justice denied. On the other hand, there are competing motions for summary judgment which, if granted, could be dispositive or at the very least streamline the proceedings.

Based upon the judge’s ruling, the trial will commence on October 2.

1 posted on 09/07/2023 5:07:52 AM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline

It’s not a trial.

It’s a star chamber.


2 posted on 09/07/2023 5:15:03 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: thegagline

The fis is in… Dems are going to steal this next election. And by the inaction of the Republican Party, they are in on this.


3 posted on 09/07/2023 5:19:54 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: mewzilla

And this is no longer America.
The path out of this banana republic back to the America our Founders created is narrow. America will succeed or fail based on the willingness of people to step up and step away from business as usual, a corrupt and treasonous standard devoid of moral underpinnings.


4 posted on 09/07/2023 5:20:35 AM PDT by JayGalt (A proud slave must be broken before the contagion spreads. Ever was it thus.)
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To: thegagline

At this point it is beyond clear this is election interference and nothing more..
Courts cases are delayed basically automatically for any reason by either side, is a gimme. Courts nearly always grant 1 delay per side automatically if requested.


5 posted on 09/07/2023 5:22:33 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: thegagline

I expect him to be sentenced to prison or maybe house arrest if he’s lucky by December. Sucks cause the gop seems to be. Going all in on a guy that just won’t be on a lot ballots.

Is there any backup plan?


6 posted on 09/07/2023 5:24:22 AM PDT by Tilapiafish2
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To: JayGalt

I don’t think we’re gonna be able to vote our way out ...


7 posted on 09/07/2023 5:26:06 AM PDT by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: JayGalt
[And this is no longer America.]



Well, at least we know that Leticia James has no agenda....


8 posted on 09/07/2023 5:27:54 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Blue Turtle
"The fis is in… Dems are going to steal this next election."

Goes without saying...and "fraud trial", the whole blasted DOJ is a FRAUD.!

9 posted on 09/07/2023 5:28:03 AM PDT by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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To: bankwalker

No, I don’t either unless the choreographed exposure of the deep state makes it impossible for them to cheat in 2024.


10 posted on 09/07/2023 5:28:30 AM PDT by JayGalt (A proud slave must be broken before the contagion spreads. Ever was it thus.)
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To: Tilapiafish2

There is no point in a backup plan. We either have a Country or we don’t. No point rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. No point in pretending another rigged election and another RINO is anything but a continuation of the slide into America, third world hellhole.


11 posted on 09/07/2023 5:30:41 AM PDT by JayGalt (A proud slave must be broken before the contagion spreads. Ever was it thus.)
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To: Tilapiafish2

The GOP’s plan is that Biden wins. It’s what the party’s elites want


12 posted on 09/07/2023 5:32:47 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Blue Turtle

Seems the Judge is owned by the Marxist Dems.


13 posted on 09/07/2023 5:34:43 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: escapefromboston

Correct, it’s the uniparty.

Well past time to repeal the 17th Amendment and eliminate the Senior Executive Service via a Convention of States with two line items to be voted on number one repeal the 17th Amendment and 2, eliminate the Senior Executive Service

Our Founding Father’s were not stupid!


14 posted on 09/07/2023 5:34:57 AM PDT by Article10 (Roger That)
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To: JayGalt
That point is lost (purposely or otherwise) on some here. And this isn't about Trump, although some would like you to believe otherwise.

Trump, J6ers, Tucker Carlson, James O'Keefe, Kari Lake, the alternate electors are part of a continuum. And those who are ok with it are part of the problem.

15 posted on 09/07/2023 5:35:25 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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To: JayGalt

It’s a bad idea to put all your eggs in one basket for any single politician. Even if he somehow beats all this he’s still pretty old.


16 posted on 09/07/2023 5:36:52 AM PDT by Tilapiafish2
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To: Tilapiafish2; All
Tilapiafish2
Since Jan 6, 2023

Looks like we got a retread.

17 posted on 09/07/2023 5:41:20 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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To: Tilapiafish2

It’s not for the politician it’s for the movement.

It is a sad thing but the truth must be faced. There is no other candidate who will fight for the American people. No other candidate who is not bought and sold. No other course that is not the definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.


18 posted on 09/07/2023 5:41:55 AM PDT by JayGalt (A proud slave must be broken before the contagion spreads. Ever was it thus.)
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To: JayGalt

It’s a real shame that DeSantis is so goodas a governor and so bad at running a national campaign. The only other one I can think of is maybe Vivek.

I just don’t think a movement should have a single leader. Risky


19 posted on 09/07/2023 5:44:34 AM PDT by Tilapiafish2
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To: Tilapiafish2

You smell funny.


20 posted on 09/07/2023 5:44:47 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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