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Trump’s Fraud Ruling Kept Squeezing His Business Empire
The New York fraud ruling from September 26 continued to throw off fallout on September 29, with the case moving toward trial and Trump’s effort to stall the proceedings failing to buy much relief. The real damage was not just the court’s finding that his financial statements were fraudulent, but the way it immediately threatened his control over parts of the Trump Organization and put the whole brand under a harsher legal spotlight.