‘The immense penalty in this case is troubling’: Appeals court highly skeptical of government and trial court in Trump civil fraud case

Left: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, Nov.…

Citing ‘overwhelming evidence,’ Letitia James swats at Trump appeal of massive civil fraud penalty and what he ‘tellingly’ ignores

Left: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, Nov.…

‘Certainly did not need a landlord-tenant lawyer ranting’: Judge refuses to recuse himself from Trump civil fraud case over 90-second long pre-verdict talk with real estate lawyer

Left: Judge Arthur F. Engoron (Meir Chaimowitz/NurPhoto via AP). Right: Former President…

‘A disaster for New York’: Trump appeal says civil fraud trial judge rubber-stamped ‘lawless’ Letitia James’ campaign promise to punish violations that ‘do not exist’

Left: New York Attorney General Letitia James AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File). Center:…

‘A thorough understanding’: Trump Organization’s court-appointed monitor updates civil fraud trial judge on ‘internal controls’ after 19 months

Left: Former President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File). Right: New York…

‘The subpoena is not wholly without merit’: Trump wins document battle against real estate lawyer who claims he talked with civil fraud judge about the case before verdict

Left: Judge Arthur F. Engoron at the New York State Supreme Court…

Real estate lawyer at center of Trump effort to recuse civil fraud judge throws wrench in the works with motion to quash ‘improper’ subpoena

Left: Judge Arthur F. Engoron at the New York State Supreme Court…

‘No other means of dispelling the shadow’: Trump tries to force recusal of civil fraud trial judge, subpoenas lawyer who said he had courthouse chat weeks before massive penalty

Judge Arthur Engoron presides over former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud…

‘A promise that is hollow’: NY AG asks judge to reject Trump’s $175 million civil fraud bond as ‘without effect’ and force him to get a replacement within days

Left: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, Nov.…

‘Not the only evidence of justification’: Trump lawyers acknowledge civil fraud bond was issued without ‘certificate of qualification’ but say AG’s complaint ‘should be set aside’ anyway

Left: New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, Nov.…