Trump, fraud, and minding the GAAP: A guide to the accounting rules at the heart of his NY trial, courtesy of 2 standup comics who happen to be CPAs

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Donald Trump addresses reporters on the opening day of his New York civil fraud trial, with defense attorney Alina Habba.
Donald Trump addresses reporters on the opening day of his New York civil fraud trial, with defense attorney Alina Habba.

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Trump trial judge Arthur Engoron: Who is the quippy, Ivy league-educated judge deciding the fate of Trump's NY business empire?

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Arthur Engoron is presiding over Trump's fraud trial
New York City judge Arthur Engoron is presiding over a non-jury trial in Manhattan to resolve remaining claims in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his company and top executives.

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Trump is turning his $250 million fraud trial into a presidential campaign event

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after exiting the courtroom for a lunch recess during the first day of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court.

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Trump attacks the judge in his fraud trial, saying he's 'getting away with murder,' while standing directly outside his courtroom door

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Donald Trump speaking in front of the Manhattan courtroom on Monday afternoon.

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Trump and family deny responsibility for fudging Trump Org numbers in previously unseen deposition video shown by New York AG at trial

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in the courtroom with his lawyers for the start of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court.
Former President Donald Trump appears in the courtroom with his lawyers for the start of his civil fraud trial in New York State Supreme Court.

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Trump's NY fraud trial starts today. Here's why it matters, even though the judge already found fraud.

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Donald Trump and his two eldest sons, Eric Trump, left, and Donald Trump, Jr., during Trump's first go-around on the presidential campaign trail.
Donald Trump and his two eldest sons, Eric Trump, left, and Donald Trump, Jr., during Trump's first go-around on the presidential campaign trail.

Donald Trump and his two eldest sons, Eric Trump, left, and Donald Trump, Jr., during Trump's first go-around on the presidential campaign tra

Will the Trumps lose their homes? NY judge who dissolved Trump Org is cryptic at a tense hearing

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Eric Trump (L) Donald Trump (center) and Donald Trump, Jr. (R)

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Trump's 'corporate death penalty' explained: veteran Manhattan fraud prosecutors describe what's next

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Don Jr., Donald Trump, and Ivanka Trump appear on "Celebrity Apprentice" on May 16, 2010.

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Donald in Wonderland: lawyers for New York and Trump trade 'looking glass' jabs ahead of business-fraud trial

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Alice in Wonderland, Donald Trump
Attorneys for New York state and Donald Trump accused each other of distorting reality when it comes to the civil case set to go to trial in October.

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In victory for Trump, an appellate court in Manhattan grants a temporary stay in his October business-fraud trial

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs Trump Tower as he heads to an arraignment hearing on April 04, 2023.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs Trump Tower as he heads to an arraignment hearing on April 04, 2023.

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