Articles by Michael R. Sisak

New York Civil Trial Against NRA Leader LaPierre Over ‘Lavish Spending’ Opens

The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,” spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and no-show contracts, a lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office told …

Defense Expert at New York Trump Trial Testifies He Sees No Evidence of Fraud

Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial last Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor`s testimony that backed him up. With testimony winding down …

Trump Lawyers Focus on Accountants in Fraud Trial

Donald Trump blamed his accountants. So did the two sons he entrusted to run his company. Now, as they mount their defense in the civil fraud trial threatening the former president’s real estate empire, his lawyers are too. Trump’s lawyers …

Trump Siblings to Testify in New York Civil Trial

Ivanka Trump’s testimony at her father’s New York civil fraud trial is being delayed until next week so there is sufficient time for her to be questioned, a judge said Monday. Former President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter had been set …

Trump Trial on Business Fraud Charges to Begin Today in New York

An appeals court Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, allowing the case to proceed days after a judge ruled the former president committed years of fraud and …

Rudy Giuliani Denies Woman’s Claims of $2 Million in Unpaid Wages, Forced Sexual Acts

A woman who says she worked as an off-the-books employee for Rudy Giuliani during his stint as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer alleges in court papers that the former New York City mayor coerced her into sex and owes her nearly …

Trump Firm’s Longtime CFO, Still on Payroll, Testifies on Tax Scheme at Fraud Trial

Donald Trump’s jail-bound longtime finance chief is still a company man, collecting a hefty salary from the former president’s namesake Trump Organization even as he makes his long-awaited turn as the prosecution’s star witness in a criminal tax fraud trial …

Alex Jones’ $49.3M Verdict and the Future of Misinformation

Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre – $49.3 million in damages, and counting, for claiming the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax – a punishing salvo in …

Judge Rejects New York’s Bid to Dissolve NRA But Allows Lawsuit to Proceed

A judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of dollars from the powerful gun …

Accounting Firm Cuts Ties With Trump, Says Financial Statements Are Unreliable

The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after New York’s attorney general said …