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1 verified report published on January 2, 2023.
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For an edition date this thin, the news still points in one direction: the legal system was losing patience with Trump’s favorite habit of turning every grievance into a lawsuit. That’s not just embarrassing; it’s expensive, and it makes every future filing look less like strategy than a tantrum with a docket number.
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A New York judge rejected Donald Trump’s effort to kill the state attorney general’s fraud case, calling the defense frivolous and largely recycled. The ruling didn’t end the case, but it underscored that Trump was entering 2023 with one of his most serious civil fights already badly damaged and the judge unimpressed by the usual smoke and mirrors.