美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普在纽约受审2 . 5亿美元的民事诉讼这可能会改变帮助特朗普入主白宫的个人财富和房地产帝国。
特朗普，他的儿子们埃里克·特朗普和小唐纳德·特朗普。，以及特朗普公司的其他高管被纽约司法部长莱蒂夏·詹姆斯(Letitia James)指控参与了一项长达十年的计划，在该计划中，他们使用“大量欺诈和虚假陈述行为”来夸大特朗普的净资产，以获得更优惠的贷款条款。该案件的法官做出裁决后，审判就开始了部分简易判决特朗普提交了对其资产的“欺诈性估值”，让审判来决定其他行动以及被告应该受到的惩罚(如果有的话)。
这位前总统否认了所有不当行为，他的律师辩称，特朗普所谓的虚高估值是他商业技巧的产物。
审判将于周二继续
唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的民事欺诈案将于周二恢复审理，此前这位前总统宣布取消他的计划周一出庭为自己辩护。
“唐纳德·特朗普已经在我们针对他的金融欺诈案中作证，”纽约司法部长莱蒂夏·詹姆斯周日下午在特朗普宣布后的一份声明中说。“不管特朗普明天是否再次作证，我们已经证明他犯下了多年的金融欺诈，并不公正地让自己和家人发财。无论他如何试图从现实中转移注意力，事实都不会说谎。”
审判将于周二继续，辩方的会计专家伊莱·巴托夫将对其进行交叉质证。一旦巴托夫结束作证，特朗普的辩护预计将告一段落。
纽约总检察长的律师计划提交一份简短的反驳案件，最早可能于周二结束。
此案的结案陈词定于1月11日，书面判决可能会在1月下旬做出。
特朗普取消了周一作证的计划
唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)在周日的一份声明中表示，他已经取消了在民事欺诈案中为自己辩护作证的计划。
“我不会在周一作证。MAGA!”特朗普在社交媒体上写道。
特朗普引用了他的专家证人的证词，使用他所谓的“铁证免责条款”，以及监督该案的法官涉嫌偏见，作为他不再计划作证的原因。
他写道:“我已经证明了一切&除了这是一次完全的、彻底的选举干预，我没什么可说的了。”。
这位前总统将于周一返回法庭上个月出庭作证就州政府而言。
特朗普周一作证后，会计专家将恢复工作
纽约大学会计教授伊莱·巴托夫将不得不在周二返回法庭结束他的证词，此前他的直接质询时间比预期的长。
在巴托夫的直接询问结束后，州检察官路易斯·所罗门开始了他的交叉询问——但双方同意暂停一天，下周继续交叉询问。
唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)定于周一成为唯一的证人。
一旦巴托夫结束了他的证词，纽约司法部长利蒂夏詹姆斯计划提出一个简短的反驳案件。
国防部的会计专家获得了87.7万美元
这位纽约大学的教授作证说，辩方的会计专家伊莱·巴托夫(Eli Bartov)因其专业分析获得了约877，500美元的报酬。
巴托夫说，他工作650小时，每小时工资1350美元，从特朗普组织和特朗普的拯救美国政治行动委员会(Save America PAC)领取报酬。
该州唯一的专家证人米歇尔·麦卡蒂为他的证词支付了大约35万美元。
巴托夫关于他的赔偿的证词是在一次紧张的交流之后，辩护律师Alina Habba指责法官Engoron忽视专家证词“浪费时间和金钱”。
“如果没有人考虑我们的专家所说的话，我们为什么还要浪费时间呢?”哈巴说。
Trump fraud trial: Trump cancels plans to testify Monday
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a$250 million civil lawsuitthat could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House.
Trump, his sonsEric Trump and and Donald Trump Jr., and other top Trump Organization executives are accused by New York Attorney General Letitia James of engaging in a decade-long scheme in which they used "numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation" to inflate Trump's net worth in order get more favorable loan terms. The trial comes after the judge in the case ruled in apartial summary judgmentthat Trump had submitted "fraudulent valuations" for his assets, leaving the trial to determine additional actions and what penalty, if any, the defendants should receive.
The former president has denied all wrongdoing and his attorneys have argued that Trump's alleged inflated valuations were a product of his business skill.
Trial to resume on Tuesday
Donald Trump's civil fraud trial will resume on Tuesday, following the announcement from the former president that he wascanceling his plansto testify Monday in his own defense.
"Donald Trump already testified in our financial fraud case against him," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement Sunday afternoon following Trump's announcement. "Whether or not Trump testifies again tomorrow, we have already proven that he committed years of financial fraud and unjustly enriched himself and his family. No matter how much he tries to distract from reality, the facts don't lie."
The trial will continue Tuesday with the cross-examination of the defense's accounting expert Eli Bartov. Once Bartov concludes his testimony, Trump's defense case is expected to rest.
Lawyers for the New York attorney general plan to present a brief rebuttal case, which might conclude as early as Tuesday.
Closing arguments in the case are scheduled for Jan. 11, and a written decision in the case may come in late January.
Trump cancels plans to testify Monday
Donald Trump has canceled his plans to testify in his own defense in his civil fraud trial, the former president said in a statement Sunday.
"I will not be testifying on Monday. MAGA!" Trump wrote on social media.
Trump cited the testimony of his expert witnesses, the use of what he called his "ironclad disclaimer clause," and alleged bias by the judge overseeing the case as reasons he no longer planned to testify.
"I HAVE ALREADY TESTIFIED TO EVERYTHING & HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY OTHER THAN THAT THIS IS A COMPLETE & TOTAL ELECTION INTERFERENCE," he wrote.
The former president was due to return to the courtroom Monday aftertestifying last monthin the state's case.
Accounting expert to resume after Trump testifies Monday
New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov will have to return to court on Tuesday to conclude his testimony, after his direct examination ran longer than expected.
After Bartov's direct examination concluded, state attorney Louis Solomon began his cross-examination -- but the parties agreed to adjourn for the day and resume the cross-examination next week.
Donald Trump is scheduled to be the only witness on Monday.
Once Bartov concludes his testimony, New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to present a brief rebuttal case.
Defense's accounting expert was paid $877K
The defense's accounting expert, Eli Bartov, was paid approximately $877,500 for his expert analysis, the New York University professor testified.
Bartov said he was paid an hourly rate of $1,350 for 650 hours of work, receiving payments from the Trump Organization and Trump's Save America PAC.
The state's lone expert witness, Michiel McCarty, was paid roughly $350,000 for his testimony.
Bartov's testimony about his compensation followed a tense exchange in which defense attorney Alina Habba accused Judge Engoron of "wasting time and money" by ignoring expert testimony.
"Why are we wasting our time if nobody is considering the words coming out of our experts' mouths?" Habba said.
