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A year after the New York attorney general sued former President Trump over allegations of business fraud, here are five takeaways ahead of Monday's scheduled trial. One year ago, on Sept. 21, 2022, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office had filed a $250 million lawsuit against Donald Trump, accusing the former president of fraud ulent Business practices. Turning the title of Trump's bestselling business book on its head, James told reporters at a New York City press conference, "Claiming you have money you do not have does not amount to the Art of the Deal. It's the Art of the Steal." Though Trump has denied all wrongdoing, a New York judge on Tuesday effectively decided the central allegation against Trump, ruling just days before the scheduled start of the trial that the former president committed fraud by repeatedly inflating the value of some of his signature properties. Trump attorney Alina Habba immediately said that Trump pla...

In a late-night filing, lawyers for former President Trump have called for a lengthy delay of his trial on charges related to his handling of classified documents. In a court filing late Monday night, lawyers for former President Donald Trump called for a lengthy delay of his federal trial on charges related to his handling of classified documents, suggesting it would not be possible to try the case prior to the 2024 election . Trump's attorneys argue that the extraordinary nature of the case means there should be no reason to expedite the trial . MORE: Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case "Thus, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A), based on the extraordinary nature of this action, there is most assuredly no reason for any expedited trial, and the ends of justice are best served by a continuance," Trump's lawyers wrote. As a result, the attorneys wrote, "the Court should, respectfully, before establishing any trial date, al...