Donald Trump and his sons Eric and Don Jr. committed fraud by inflating the value of the real estate and financial assets of the Trump Organization for years, a New York judge ruled on Tuesday.
The ruling by Judge Arthur Engoron is a setback for the former president ahead of a trial in the civil case due to begin Monday and a partial victory for New York state Attorney General Letitia James.
James has accused Trump, his two eldest sons and other Trump Organization executives of lying to tax collectors, lenders and insurers for years in a scheme that routinely exaggerated the value of their properties.
Trump's lawyers had asked the judge to throw out the case ahead of the trial by granting what is known as a summary judgment in his favour.
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