Letitia James, left. Donald Trump, right.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, left. Former president Donald Trump, right.
  • Lawyers for Trump argued Wednesday against threatened sanctions in NY's $250 million fraud lawsuit.
  • Oral arguments focused on whether something called the "Trump Organization" legally exists.
  • The judge, meanwhile, warned that "come hell or high water" an October trial will not be delayed.

New York's $250 million fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump, his family, and his company will go to trial this October as scheduled, a judge warned at a court hearing on Wednesday, as lawyers for both sides continued warring over a seemingly basic definition: What is the Trump Organization?