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Kaelan Deese, Supreme Court Reporter


NextImg:New York attorney general tells Trump judge to block expert witnesses from testifying

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed an objection on Wednesday against four expert witnesses former President Donald Trump plans to call as part of his defense in a civil fraud trial.

The four experts are part of a group of 127 potential witnesses whom Trump's defense team could call. James argued in the Wednesday filing that the four experts' testimony would be "irrelevant" because of Judge Arthur Engoron's partial summary judgment in September that found Trump and others committed fraud by inflating the value of assets.

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Donald Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

James told Engoron he should bar testimony from Jason Flemmons, a forensic accounting expert, Steve Witkoff, a New York City real estate investor, Steven Laposa of Laposa Realty Advisors, and David Miller, an expert in insurance issues and underwriting.

“Based on the Court’s Decision, Plaintiff’s affirmative case has been appropriately narrowed to establishing the Defendants’ intent to defraud, the amount of disgorgement, and facts bearing on Plaintiff’s entitlement to the forms of equitable relief not already awarded by the Court," the attorney general wrote.

Judge Arthur F. Engoron presides over former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial at the New York Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.

Engoron's pretrial judgment in September found Trump's company sent fraudulent statements to banks and insurers to secure favorable terms on loans and coverage. There are still other matters, as well as damages up to $250 million, to be decided in the current trial.

Starting Monday, Trump is seeking to call experts who would help legitimize his higher projections of the Trump Organization's net worth.

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State attorneys also plan to tell the judge directly in court Thursday why they believe the four experts should be barred from testifying.

James's filing came as Trump's daughter Ivanka, who is not named as a defendant in the case, testified about her knowledge of Trump's family business on Thursday.

Read the five-page motion to Engoron: