NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is asking a state appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling requiring former President Donald Trump to answer questions under oath after a civil investigation into his business practices uncovered ev…
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Don’t blame bail reform for higher crime, NYC watchdog says
NEW YORK (AP) — Two years into New York’s bold quest to eliminate pretrial incarceration for most crimes, state officials are considering abandoning some bail reforms – and locking up more people upon arrest – amid public pressure to curb r…
Judge rejects New York AG’s bid to shutter NRA
NEW YORK — A judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of dollars from the powerfu…
Trump lawyers fight to block subpoena seeking his testimony
NEW YORK — A judge is hearing arguments Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s fight to avoid being questioned under oath in a New York investigation into his business practices. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to enforce …
Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren’t reliable
NEW YORK — The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relie…
Letitia James, New York AG, says Trump’s company misled banks, tax officials
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office late Tuesday told a court its investigators had uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump’s company used “fraudulent or misleading” asset valuations to get…
Andrew Cuomo won’t be charged for touching female state trooper
NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal charges after a female state trooper said she felt “completely violated” by his unwanted touching at an event at Belmont Park in September 2019, a Long Island prosecutor…
Donald Trump sues New York Attorney General Letitia James, seeking to end civil probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, seeking to end her civil investigation into his business practices. In the lawsuit, filed two weeks after James requested that Trump sit for a J…
New grand jury seated as Trump criminal probe continues
NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump’s business dealings have convened a new grand jury to hear evidence in the probe as the previous panel’s term was set to run out, a person familiar with …