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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Donald Trump committed fraud, New York judge rules in civil case

Donald Trump at a rally in Summerville, South Carolina in September 2023
Donald Trump at a rally in Summerville, South Carolina on Monday. Photograph: Artie Walker Jr./AP

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Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House, a New York judge ruled yesterday in a strongly worded rejection of the former president’s bid to throw out a civil lawsuit against him.

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