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On November 17, the New York civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and his companies was still grinding forward, and the record being built around him kept looking worse. The case centered on allegations that Trump Organization financial statements massively overstated asset values, and by this point the judge had heard enough to make the outcome look increasingly grim for Trump’s business empire.
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On November 17, the New York civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and his companies was still grinding forward, and the record being built around him kept looking worse. The case centered on allegations that Trump Organization financial statements massively overstated asset values, and by this point the judge had heard enough to make the outcome look increasingly grim for Trump’s business empire.
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On November 17, the New York civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and his companies was still grinding forward, and the record being built around him kept looking worse. The case centered on allegations that Trump Organization financial statements massively overstated asset values, and by this point the judge had heard enough to make the outcome look increasingly grim for Trump’s business empire.
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