NY Appellate Division rules on the motion to lift the gag order. Denies it. The stay of the gag order is revoked and the gag order is back in place.
Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is denied; the interim relief granted by order of a Justice of this Court, dated November 16, 2023, is hereby vacated.
Financial Monitoring https://x.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1729989350060924951?s=20 Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in his civil fraud trial are under "enhanced monitoring" after failing to disclose three transfers of cash adding up to roughly $40 million, a letter made public on Wednesday reveals.
Those unreported transfers included $29 million to the former president for tax payments, insurance premiums, and a $5.5 million cash payment in lieu of a bond allowing Trump to appeal the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault judgment, according to the filing. https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24178374/452564_2022_people_of_the_state_of_v_people_of_the_state_of_letter___correspond_1641_ocr.pdf
The letter from the financial monitor doesn't explain what "enhanced monitoring" means.
Trump's probably having his best two days in court yesterday and today.
These defense witnesses have been better than Trump or his sons or any of the Trump employees were
Robert Unell a commercial real estate expert has analyzed four loans at the heart of this case.
The government witness said Trump would have paid $168 million more in interest if his financial statements were accurate. Unell is directly rebutting that
https://x.com/stewartbishop/status/1730251764039856140?s=20
Witnesses both today and yesterday, said the "covenent" in the loans that Trump must maintain at least $2.5 billion in net worth, would not mean Trump "defaulted" on the loans if his net worth was below that. It might mean a conversation or a change in the rate, but it would not be a "material default" like missing an interest payment.
Trump actually admitted on the stand that he overvalued his Trump Tower apartment when he testified.