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。
特朗普仍然希望明天进行结案陈词
这位前总统在社交媒体上表示，唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)仍希望在明天的民事欺诈审判中提交部分结案陈词。
特朗普的声明是在阿瑟·恩戈伦法官之后发表的使他的计划受到怀疑今天早些时候，法官分享了一封电子邮件，其中特朗普的律师拒绝同意Engoron为特朗普结案设定的规则。
特朗普在他的社交媒体帖子中称Engoron的举动是“卑鄙和肮脏的”，他仍然“希望亲自做结案陈词”。
在激烈的电子邮件交流后，特朗普的结案陈词受到质疑
前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)计划在周四发表部分结案陈词，因为昨天报道的在他未能在最后期限前同意法官亚瑟·恩戈伦施加的限制后，现在受到质疑。
根据周三公布在公共目录上的恩戈农和辩护律师之间的电子邮件交流，恩戈农说特朗普必须遵循案件的有限禁言令，他将不被允许“指责”纽约司法部长或她的工作人员——特朗普律师克里斯·基斯(Chris Kise)拒绝了这些限制，称它们“站不住脚”。
“我绝对酌情决定施加的限制不容进一步辩论。根据邮件线索，Engoron在1月9日回复道:“要么接受，要么放弃。
当特朗普的律师错过了Engoron设定的第一个截止日期时，法官认定特朗普不能作证。Kise随后回应说，他没有看到最后期限，并要求推迟结辩，因为梅兰妮·特朗普母亲之死星期二。
“我很难过地告诉法庭，特朗普夫人的母亲今晚去世了。因为这个非常私人的家庭问题带来的挑战，特朗普总统要求我请求法院推迟结案陈词的日期，”Kise昨天写道。
Engoron立即拒绝了这一请求，并表示关闭将按计划继续进行。
“总的来说，前进是最有意义的。请告诉特朗普先生，我很抱歉，”恩戈伦写道。
Kise告诉Engoron，特朗普仍然计划参加闭幕式并发言。
“尽管他非常亲近的岳母昨晚去世了，特朗普总统明天将发表讲话，”Kise今天早上在一封电子邮件中说。
当Engoron要求特朗普同意他的规则时，Kise回击道，“你不允许特朗普总统谈论必须谈论的事情，他被一个失控的、有政治动机的司法部长错误地贬低和贬低。”
“我不会再争论这个问题了。要么接受，要么放弃。机不可失。从现在起七分钟后到中午。我不会同意任何进一步的延期，”恩戈伦在上午11点54分回答道
在Kise没有回应后，Engoron在下午12点12分给他发了一封电子邮件，他认为特朗普不会说话，他们的电子邮件往来将被公布在法院的公共案卷上。
作为对事态发展的回应，特朗普的法律发言人阿琳娜·哈巴巴在给美国广播公司新闻的一份声明中说:“还有人感到惊讶吗?”
消息人士称，特朗普打算自己关闭一部分
熟悉前总统策略的消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，前总统特朗普打算在周四纽约民事欺诈审判结束时亲自发表辩护的部分结案陈词。
该案的被告——特朗普、他的两个长子和两名前特朗普组织高管——由三名主要律师Christopher Kise、Clifford Robert和Alina Habba代理。但消息人士称，特朗普本人决定发表部分闭幕词。
消息人士警告说，辩方的结案陈词计划仍不确定。
前11周的审判一直在曼哈顿法庭进行，目前该法庭正被用于另一场备受瞩目的审判，涉及纽约总检察长起诉全国步枪协会的案件该案的法官告诉陪审员，审判将于本周暂时转移到另一个法庭，以适应特朗普的民事审判。
纽约AG寻求3.7亿美元罚款，纽约房地产禁令针对特朗普
纽约总检察长莱蒂夏·詹姆斯在庭审结束前一周提交的书面陈述中，要求该案法官罚款超过3.7亿美元交出詹姆斯所说的十年欺诈性商业行为的利润，并终身禁止特朗普参与纽约房地产业。
3.7亿美元罚款外加9%年息的要求，比詹姆斯的要求大幅提高最初的归还请求总计约2 . 5亿美元。
要求罚款的最大一部分来自特朗普组织使用涉嫌欺诈的财务报表获得的商业贷款。根据专家证词，詹姆斯认为特朗普让他的贷款人付出了168，040，168美元，如果特朗普获得与其资产实际价值相应的适当利率，这些银行本来会赚到这笔钱。
在他们的辩护文件中，特朗普的律师称司法部长的理论“存在根本缺陷”，称“没有贷款人作证说，如果他们知道特朗普的错误陈述，他们会采取不同的做法，而詹姆斯试图用专家证词来填补这一证据空白，”特朗普的律师说。
特朗普的律师补充说，即使司法部长证明特朗普的一些利润是不义之财，他们也缺乏纽约执行法63(12)规定的要求没收的权力。
审判的终结辩论定于1月11日进行。
Trump fraud trial: Trump's closing argument in doubt following heated email exchange
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.
Trump still wants to present closing argument tomorrow
Donald Trump still hopes to present a portion of the closing argument at his civil fraud trial tomorrow, the former president said on social media.
Trump's statement comes after Judge Arthur Engoronthrew his plan into doubtearlier today when the judge shared an email exchange in which Trump's lawyers declined to agree with the rules Engoron set for Trump's closing.
Characterizing Engoron's move as "mean & nasty," Trump said in his social media post that he still "would like to personally do the closing argument."
Trump's closing argument in doubt after heated email exchange
Former President Donald Trump's plan to deliver part of his closing argument Thursday, asreported yesterdayby ABC News, is now in doubt after he failed to meet a deadline to agree to limitations imposed by Judge Arthur Engoron.
According an email exchange between Engonon and defense counsel that was posted to the public docket Wednesday, Engoron said that Trump would have to follow the case'slimited gag order, and that he would not be allowed to "impugn" the New York attorney general or her staff -- limitations that Trump attorney Chris Kise rejected, calling them "untenable."
"The limitations I am imposing, in my absolute discretion, are not subject to further debate. Take it or leave it," Engoron replied on Jan. 9, according to the email thread.
When Trump's lawyers missed the first deadline set by Engoron, the judge determined that Trump could not testify. Kise then responded that he did not see the deadline and requested that the closing arguments be postponed because of thedeath of Melania Trump's motheron Tuesday.
"I am sad to advise the Court that Mrs. Trump's mother passed away this evening. Because of the challenges presented by this deeply personal family matter, President Trump has asked that I request the Court postpone the date for closing argument," Kise wrote yesterday.
Engoron promptly denied the request and said the closings would continue as planned.
"On balance, going forward makes the most sense. Please tell Mr. Trump that I am sorry," Engoron wrote.
Kise informed Engoron that Trump still planned to attend the closings and speak.
"Despite the fact that his Mother-in Law, who he was very close to, passed away late last night, President Trump will be speaking tomorrow," Kise said in an email this morning.
When Engoron asked for assurance that Trump agreed to his rules, Kise pushed back, writing, "You are not allowing President Trump, who has been wrongfully demeaned and belittled by an out of control, politically motivated Attorney General, to speak about the things that must be spoken about."
"I won't debate this yet again. Take it or leave it. Now or never. You have until noon, seven minutes from now. I WILL NOT GRANT ANY FURTHER EXTENSIONS," Engoron replied at 11:54 a.m.
After Kise failed to respond, Engoron emailed him at 12:12 p.m. that he assumed Trump would not be speaking and that their email exchange would be posted to the court's public docket.
Responding to the development, Trump's legal spokesperson, Alina Habba, said in a statement to ABC News: "Is anyone surprised anymore?"
Trump intends to deliver part of closing himself, say sources
Former President Trump intends to personally deliver part of the defense's closing argument at the conclusion of his civil fraud trial in New York on Thursday, sources familiar with the former president's strategy tell ABC News.
The defendants in the case -- Trump, his two eldest sons and two former Trump Organization executives -- are represented by three primary attorneys, Christopher Kise, Clifford Robert and Alina Habba. But sources say Trump himself is determined to deliver a portion of the closing statement.
The sources cautioned that plans for the defense's closing argument remain fluid.
The Manhattan courtroom where the trial has been held during its first 11 weeks is currently in use for another high-profile trial involving the New York attorney general'scase against the National Rifle Association, and the judge in that case told jurors that trial would temporarily move to a different courtroom this week to accommodate Trump's civil trial.
NY AG seeks $370M fine, NY real estate ban against Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James, in a written brief filed a week before the trial's closing arguments, asked the judge in the case tofine Trump over $370 millionto disgorge profits from what James says is a decade of fraudulent business conduct, and to bar Trump for life from participating in the New York real estate industry.
The request for a $370 million fine, plus 9% annual interest, is a sharp increase from James'initial request for disgorgementtotaling roughly $250 million.
The largest portion of the requested fine stems from the business loans the Trump Organization obtained using allegedly fraudulent financial statements. Based on expert testimony, James argued that Trump cost his lenders $168,040,168, which the banks would have made if Trump was given the appropriate interest rate corresponding to the actual value of his assets.
In their defense filing, Trump's lawyers called the attorney general's theory for disgorgement "fundamentally flawed, saying that "No lenders testified that they would have done anything differently had they known about Trump's misstatements, and James attempted to fill that evidentiary void with expert testimony, according to Trump's lawyers.
Trump's lawyers added that even if the attorney general proved that some of Trump's profits were ill-gotten, they lack the authority under New York Executive Law 63(12) to request the disgorgement.
Closing arguments in the trial are scheduled for Jan. 11.
