First Thing: Donald Trump committed fraud, New York judge rules in civil case

Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit accusing former US president of inflating assets and net worth

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Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House, a New York judge ruled yesterday in a strongly worded rejection of the former president's bid to throw out a civil lawsuit against him.

What did Trump say? Alina Habba, Trump's general counsel, described the Trump Organization as an American success story" and called the judge's ruling fundamentally flawed". She added that they intended to appeal immediately against the decision because President Trump and his family, like every American business owner, is entitled to their day in court".

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