"Trump NY Fraud Trial Concludes Testimony, Verdict Awaited in 2024"

Testimony in the civil fraud trial of Donald J. Trump, stemming from a lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general, Letitia James, accusing the former president of fraudulently inflating his net worth, has concluded. The final witness, Eric Lewis, a professor at Cornell University's business school, appeared on Wednesday. Closing briefs will be submitted next month, and the judge is expected to decide the outcome on January 11, 2024, with a verdict expected in late January at the earliest. Letitia James has asked for a fine of $250 million or more and a ban on Trump and the other defendants from running a business in New York, while Trump has claimed the case is politically motivated.