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Trump Used Deposition in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case to Boast, Complain
- Donald Trump was deposed in October 2022 in a defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll.
- During the deposition, Trump was combative and meandered in his answers to the opposing counsel.
- Trump boasted about his social media platform, threatened the counsel, and insulted Joe Biden.
Former President Donald Trump took moments to boast about his own accomplishments, complain about the country’s “broken” justice system, and insult President Joe Biden during a deposition last year.
On October 19, Trump was deposed for a defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist who has also accused the former president of sexual assault in a separate lawsuit.
An excerpt of Carroll’s and Trump’s depositions were unsealed on Friday.
The records show a combative Trump true to form: He repeatedly insulted Carroll — and at one point mischaracterized her words, claiming she said “rape was sexy” — and gave rambling answers to the opposing counsel, Roberta Kaplan.
Kaplan declined to comment for this story.
Here are some of the meandering moments from Trump’s deposition:
Trump news today: Kellyanne Conway warns Trump not to repeat 2020 mistakes as rape case deposition released
Joe Rogan says ‘morons’ had a ‘king’ in Donald Trump
Donald Trump has had a busy Saturday venting on Truth Social grievances relating to his treatment since a large trove of classified material was recovered from Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach home, in the summer.
The former president’s ire on the matter has been reignited following the discovery of a small number of classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president at his home and an office he once used.
Mr Trump is especially vexed by his perception of the differences in the respective special counsels that Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed to investigate the separate matters.
Robert Hur, whom Mr Trump calls a “nice guy” friendly to Democrats, will oversee an investigation into Mr Biden’s case, while Jack Smith, whom he characterises as a “Radical Left Trump HATING Lunatic”, will look into his alleged transgressions.
Meanwhile, a judge has unsealed portions of a transcript from Mr Trump’s deposition stemming from E Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against him.
In his testimony, he repeatedly denied allegations against him and claimed to not know the woman who accused him of raping her in the 1990s, calling her a “wack job” while threatening to sue her and her attorneys.
Trump boasted about Truth Social in rape case deposition
The one-term president boasted about the number of users on his “hot” social media site he set up after being kicked off Twitter and Facebook in the newly unsealed deposition.
Graeme Massie has the story.
Oliver O’Connell15 January 2023 01:15
Judge rejects Trump’s ‘absurd’ bid to throw out E Jean Carroll rape lawsuit
A judge has thrown out an attempt by Donald Trump to have a sexual assault lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll dismissed.
Ms Carroll accused the former president in 2019 of raping her in a department store in New York in the mid-1990s. She filed a lawsuit last year after New York enacted the Adult Survivors Act (ASA), which allows victims of sexual assault to sue for decades-old offences.
Mr Trump had asked for the sexual assault lawsuit accusing him of battery and defamation to be dismissed, claiming he had been denied due process.
On Friday, Judge Lewis Kaplan said in a decision denying the motion that Mr Trump’s argument was “absurd”.
Bevan Hurley filed this report.
Oliver O’Connell15 January 2023 00:15
For better or worse, Buttigieg find himself in the spotlight
The nation’s transportation secretary usually holds one of the most public-facing roles in any presidential administration. A core aspect of the Cabinet job is to travel the country, doling out millions of public dollars and attending ribbon-cutting ceremonies for new bridges and overpasses and ports.
Even by those standards, Pete Buttigieg has spent an inordinate amount of time in the national spotlight delivering the largesse of the big infrastructure and domestic spending bills. But at the same time, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and onetime mayor of South Bend, Indiana, also has been the public face of a string of transportation-related crises, all amid steady speculation about his future political prospects.
Oliver O’Connell14 January 2023 23:15
Analysis: It’s Trump not Biden under more threat from new special counsel probe
The appointment of a new special counsel to investigate Joe Biden is actually bad news for Donald Trump, Justice Department veterans tell Andrew Feinberg.
Oliver O’Connell14 January 2023 22:15
Trump reposts creepy image of Adam Schiff on Truth Social
Creepy stuff over on the former president’s Truth Social account.
Oliver O’Connell14 January 2023 22:06
Analysis: Why Republicans aren’t all reacting the way you think to Biden’s classified documents
The Independent’s Eric Garcia writes:
When news broke this week that classified documents were discovered in president Joe Biden’s former office, dating from his time as vice president in the Obama administration, it seemed as though Republicans were given a late Christmas present.
They had, after all, spent months on the defensive on behalf of Donald Trump, who was found with hundreds of classified documents of his own from his time as president.
But the new House Republican majority is split on how to respond to the issue after Mr Biden’s personal lawyers announced they had discovered more classified documents in the garage of his home in Delaware.
Oliver O’Connell14 January 2023 21:40
Explained: How more classified documents were found at Biden home
The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg explains the circumstances that led to the discovery of more classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home.
A lawyer who lacks a valid security clearance was looking through a box at @JoeBiden’s home when he discovered a paper with classification markings.
It is illegal for the lawyer to view such papers, so he stopped his search rather than keep looking to see if there were *more* documents that would’ve been a crime for him to look at. Instead, he called someone who is permitted to look at such things without risking prison time. That person finished the job and found five more pages, allowing the search to be finished without anyone committing a felony.
Generally, lawyers prefer to get through their day without doing crimes, which is why (per @jdawsey1 / @JaxAlemany) even a Trump lawyer, Alex Cannon, told Trump aides not to go through the boxes stashed at Mar-a-Lago because they might contain classified documents that would have exposed the viewer to criminal jeopardy. So Bauer (Biden lawyer) and Cannon (Trump lawyer) both understood the importance of not looking at stuff they’re not cleared to look at and acted accordingly.
Here’s Andrew’s full report:
Oliver O’Connell14 January 2023 21:20
Nevertheless, Trump angered by special counsel selection
Saturday is for complaining about legal woes for one former president…
Oliver O’Connell14 January 2023 21:00
ICYMI: DoJ enters political fray with two special counsels
In naming a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents at President Joe Biden‘s Delaware home and former office, Attorney General Merrick Garland described the appointment as underscoring the Justice Department‘s commitment to independence and accountability in particularly sensitive investigations.
If those words sounded familiar, they should.
Garland used identical phrasing in November in appointing a different special counsel for a different politically explosive investigation into different classified documents for a different political figure — this one, into the retention of top-secret records at former President Donald Trump‘s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago.
Oliver O’Connell14 January 2023 20:30
Don Jr mocks paying taxes after tax fraud fine
The former president’s oldest son appeared to mock the idea of paying taxes in a meme on his Instagram page after his father’s eponymous company was fined $1.6m following a conviction stemming from a years-long tax avoidance scheme.
Alex Woodward has the story.
Oliver O’Connell14 January 2023 20:00
Trump news today: Deposition unsealed in rape accuser lawsuit as Trump Organization fined
Joe Rogan says ‘morons’ had a ‘king’ in Donald Trump
A judge has unsealed portions of a transcript from Donald Trump’s filmed deposition stemming from E Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against him.
In his testimony, he repeatedly denied allegations against him and claimed to not know the woman who accused him of raping her in the 1990s, calling her a “wack job” while threatening to sue her and her attorneys.
Earlier on Friday, the former president’s eponymous company was fined $1.6m after its subsidiaries were convicted of a years-long tax fraud scheme. The sentence in New York City omes days after the Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer was sentenced to four months in jail in connection with a sweeping investigation into the former president’s business empire.
The latest developments follow the discovery of classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president and ongoing investigations into classified documents recovered from Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Robert Hur as special counsel to oversee an investigation into Mr Biden’s case, while House Republicans are mulling plans to launch their own investigation into the president.
Cigar smoke, dogs and no metal detectors: The bizarre first two weeks of a Republican-controlled House
The Independent’s Eric Garcia says he knows a “weird energy” when he feels one. There was definitely a vibe shift within the last two weeks of the newly GOP-controlled House, he writes.
Unsurprisingly, the House felt pretty much like a free-for-all most of the time during the past couple weeks — even after a speaker was elected. The fact that the more subdued Senate high-tailed it immediately after the swearing-in of new Senators very much gave the House a feeling of a dad giving the teenager the keys to the convertible for the weekend. Without any consequential votes for must-pass legislation, they let the good times roll.
Alex Woodward14 January 2023 13:00
ICYMI: Trump repeatedly insulted woman who accuses him of rape in newly unsealed deposition
Donald Trump repeatedly attacked a woman who accused him of rape, according to a transcript from a newly unsealed deposition.
The former president described writer E Jean Carroll as a “nut job” and rejected claims that he assaulted her in the dressing room of a luxury department store in New York City in in the mid-1990s.
“She said that I did something to her that never took place,” Mr Trump said in testimony taken under oath that was made public on Friday.
Alex Woodward14 January 2023 11:00
ICYMI: Scathing CNN compilation highlights GOP hypocrisy over Biden documents
A CNN supercut shows that Republican officials were very concerned about classified documents found at Joe Biden’s properties, but were notably less concerned when classified documents were found during the raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, months after federal agents had tried and failed to get the former president to return them.
Alex Woodward14 January 2023 10:00
Why Trump, not Biden, faces more peril from the new special counsel probe
Republicans who called for Attorney General Merrick Garland to name a special prosecutor to oversee a Department of Justice probe into how classified Obama-era documents ended up at Joe Biden’s Delaware home and his former office didn’t have to wait long to see their concerns addressed.
But Trump’s allies who are demanding “equal treatment” for Mr Biden and the twice-impeached ex-president — who is himself facing an ongoing investigation into his alleged unlawful retention of national defence information at his Florida beach club and alleged obstruction of that investigation — are likely to be extremely disappointed.
The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg reports:
Alex Woodward14 January 2023 09:00
ICYMI: Donald Trump’s company fined $1.6m for years-long tax fraud scheme
ponymous company has been fined $1.6m after a New York City jury convicted two Trump Organization subsidiaries on charges stemming from what prosecutors described as a years-long scheme to avoid paying payroll taxes by compensating top executives with lavish untaxed perks.
The December verdict on 17 felony crimes followed an indictment filed last year against the Trump Corporation, the Trump Payroll Corporation, and the Trump Organization’s long-time chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, who was sentenced to five months in jail this week.
The former longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization had pleaded guilty to several tax crimes stemming from the criminal investigation into the former president’s business empire.
While the resulting fines amount to less than $2m, the convictions could be used as leverage for a blockbuster $250m lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the former president of “grossly” inflating the value of his net worth by billions of dollars in an effort to fraudulently gain tax benefits and other benefits from insurers and financial institutions.
Alex Woodward14 January 2023 08:00
Proud Boys rallied to ‘take the f****** Capitol’ before Trump’s January 6 speech, prosecutors say
Members of the far-right nationalist gang the Proud Boys rallied a crowd to “take the f****** Capitol” as a joint session of Congress convened to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021.
In opening arguments in a trial for five members of the group charged with seditious conspiracy for their actions leading up to and during the attack, federal prosecutors showed video taken roughly 20 minutes before then-President Donald Trump addressed his supporters at a nearby rally.
Assistant US Attorney Jason McCullough said the group did not intend to listen to the president’s speech; they had always planned to lead a crowd to the Capitol to forcibly stop the transfer of presidential power.
“They hoped the ‘normies’ – that is, the civilians – would burn the city to ash,” he told jurors on 12 January.
Alex Woodward14 January 2023 06:00
ICYMI: Proud Boys leader’s attorney blames Trump for ‘unleashing the mob’ on January 6 at sedition trial
A defence attorney for former longtime Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio blamed former president Donald Trump for “unleashing that mob” on 6 January, 2021, as a crowd of his supporters stormed the US Capitol.
Sabino Jauregui – whose client is charged with seditious conspiracy along with four other members of the far-right nationalist gang – said it was Mr Trump who told his supporters to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell,” not Tarrio or members of his group.
“Enrique didn’t say that. He didn’t say anything to anybody on the grounds of the Capitol. He just happens to be the leader of the Proud Boys,” Mr Jauregui said in his opening arguments in US District Court on 12 January.
Five men, including Tarrio, are charged with seditious conspiracy for their roles in the Capitol riots.
Alex Woodward14 January 2023 05:00
ICYMI: Kellyanne Conway pens op-ed on Trump’s political ‘assets’ and ‘baggage’
Trump’s former top aide Kellyanne Conway wrote a column for The New York Times (”The Cases For and Against Trump”) arguing that it would be “foolish” to assume that the former president has a “smooth and secure” path to 2024.
“This is not 2016, when he and his team had the hunger, swagger and scrappiness of an insurgent’s campaign and the ‘history be damned’ happy warrior resolve of an underestimated, understaffed, underresourced effort,” she wrote.
“It’s tough to be new twice,” she said.
Ms Conway says Trump has both “political assets to carry him forward and political baggage holding him back” and will need to rely on “fewer insults and more insights” rather than endless grievances.
Alex Woodward14 January 2023 04:00
ICYMI: McCarthy says he will ‘look at’ GOP calls to expunge Trump impeachments
Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he will take a look at his members’ requests to expunge one or both of Trump’s impeachments.
“I would understand why members would want to bring that forward,” he said during a press conference on Thursday. “We’d look at it.”
The former president was impeached twice while in office in the House but acquitted both times in the Senate. The House adopted two articles against him in his first impeachment – abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – following his attempts to withhold military aid to Ukraine in exchange for politically damaging information about his then-opponent Joe Biden. A second impeachment on a charge of incitement of insurrection involved his rhetoric and actions that fuelled the attack on the US Capitol.
In the last Congress, a group of more than 30 House Republicans attempted a resolution to expunge Trump’s impeachment, a measure supported by high-ranking Republican Elise Stefanik.
Alex Woodward14 January 2023 03:00
What we know about E Jean Carroll’s rape allegations against Donald Trump
Journalist, author and columnist alleges former president raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.
Graeme Massie14 January 2023 01:53
Unsealed Trump deposition accuses E. Jean Carroll of saying she enjoys rape
In rambling and combative testimony during an October session at Mar-a-Lago, Trump reiterated past claims he didn’t know Carroll, except as an adversary in what he termed “hoax” litigation, and said she was a “nut job” who was fabricating the story altogether.
“I know nothing about her,” he said in response to questions from Carroll’s attorney Roberta Kaplan, according to court documents unsealed Friday. “I think she’s sick. Mentally sick.”
The former president twisted Carroll’s comments from a June 2019 interview with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, in which she said she shied away from calling her alleged encounter with Trump a “rape” because the word “has so many sexual connotations” and is a “fantasy” for many.
“I think most people think of rape as being sexy,” she told Cooper, according to a transcript of the interview, explaining that she instead thinks of her alleged attack as a “fight.”
Trump cited the interview in telling Kaplan that Carroll “loved” sexual assault.
“She actually indicated that she loved it. Okay?” Trump said in the deposition. “In fact, I think she said it was sexy, didn’t she? She said it was very sexy to be raped.”
Kaplan then asked: “So, sir, I just want to confirm: It’s your testimony that E. Jean Carroll said that she loved being sexually assaulted by you?”
And Trump answered: “Well, based on her interview with Anderson Cooper, I believe that’s what took place.”
Carroll, an author and advice columnist, publicly accused Trump in 2019 of raping her in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman in the mid-1990s. She has a pair of pending lawsuits against him in federal court in Manhattan, the first for alleged defamation over comments by Trump in 2019 trashing her and her account, and the latter over the alleged sexual assault itself.
Trump has denied knowing Carroll at all, even though he was photographed with her and her then-husband at an event decades ago.
On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected a bid by Trump’s attorneys to dismiss Carroll’s sexual assault lawsuit, which was filed under a New York law that lets sexual assault victims sue years later.
Trump lawyer Alina Habba said she will appeal the judge’s decision not to toss out the newer case. A spokesman for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign declined further comment.
The D.C. Court of Appeals is considering whether the Justice Department can represent Trump as a federal employee, a long-running legal dispute that has been heard by various courts and could effectively put an end to the defamation claims.
Kaplan has scheduled an April trial date for both lawsuits.
Some portions of Carroll’s deposition in the defamation lawsuit were already part of the public docket. Portions of Trump’s deposition were ordered released in a separate decision Friday by Judge Kaplan, who is not related to Carroll’s attorney. That decision followed a bid by Trump’s attorneys to keep the previously redacted section sealed.
The deposition depicts a full display of Trump’s trademark bluster. He complained to Roberta Kaplan, the attorney, about having to “waste a whole day doing these ridiculous questions with you” and said he would sue both Carroll and her attorney “after this is over.”
He also insisted incorrectly that Truth Social, the social media website he launched in response to his disciplinary removal from Twitter, was more successful than mainstream sites like Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. Truth Social, whose audience has reportedly grown since its rocky launch, still has nowhere near the reach as the others apps on the market.
Kaplan asked Trump during the deposition to list times he’s labeled an event a “hoax,” which he has said about Carroll’s allegation. “The Russia Russia Russia hoax … Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine hoax,” Trump replied, apparent references to federal probes into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and Trump’s alleged meddling in the disbursement of Ukraine military funding during his term. He listed several others and said of the legal proceedings initiated by Carroll: “This is a hoax too.”
When directly asked if he’d ever sexually assaulted or touched a woman’s intimate parts without consent, his lawyer objected and Trump responded.
“Well, I will tell you no, but you may have some people like your client that lie,” Trump said.
At least 17 women have come forward with allegations that Trump physically touched them inappropriately, many of them supported by people they told at the time. Trump has repeatedly denied the allegations.
During the 2016 campaign, The Washington Post obtained a 2005 recording of Trump bragging about unwanted kissing and groping on the set of the TV show “Access Hollywood.” Trump apologized for what he chalked up as “locker-room banter.”
Carroll’s lawsuits are part of a heap of legal troubles hanging over Trump as he attempts to mount his political comeback. Earlier Friday, Trump’s company was sentenced to pay a $1.6 million fine for tax crimes by two longtime executives, following a conviction at trial in December. There is still separate civil litigation brought by the New York attorney general, Letitia James, accusing the company of manipulating property values for tax benefits.
Trump is also under federal investigation for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and the mishandling of classified documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago, his Florida club and home. In addition, a special grand jury investigating election interference in Georgia has submitted its report, which a judge will decide whether to make public and authorities will use to decide whether to bring charges.
Since announcing his candidacy a week after the 2022 midterm election, Trump has avoided large public events, opting instead for hosting several galas at Mar-a-Lago and beaming into conferences by video. His campaign is planning a smaller-scale event in South Carolina later this month, rather than one of his signature rallies.
Trump has faced a growing chorus of criticism from Republicans blaming him for the party’s disappointing showing in the midterms, with former House speaker Paul D. Ryan chiming in with a Thursday CNN interview calling Trump a “proven loser.”
Trump’s early announcement did not result in overwhelming Republican endorsements or scare off other candidates, as a handful of other potential rivals continue making more overt moves toward launching their own campaigns. Some early surveys have showed Trump trailing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Kanye West skips divorce deposition with Kim Kardashian as they determine how to divide their assets
Kanye West missed a ‘recently scheduled deposition’ with his ex Kim Kardashian and her legal team last week, according to new legal documents.
It is unclear why the rapper, 45, was a no-show for his meeting with the 42-year-old reality star and their respective attorneys for a question-and-answer session under oath, outside of a courtroom.
Both parties have agreed to another deposition on November 29 at 9:30 a.m. ahead of a two-day trial on December 14, set to finalize their divorce.
Oh no: Kanye West missed a ‘recently scheduled deposition’ with his ex Kim Kardashian and her legal team last week, according to new legal documents
If he does not show up to the rescheduled appointment, TMZ pointed out ‘it could be a serious issue for him’ as the move would not ‘sit well’ with a judge.
The former couple are currently hashing out how to divide their more than $2billion in combined assets after seven years of marriage.
Last month, The Blast reported that West’s lawyer has filed a ‘declaration of disclosure’, a sign that their case is on the verge of coming to a close.
According to the documents, Kanye has turned over all of his financial information to his estranged wife’s legal team, and has also reached an agreement with her on how to divide their finances and property.
Split: If he does not show up to the rescheduled appointment, TMZ pointed out ‘it could be a serious issue for him’ as the move would not ‘sit well’ with a judge (seen in March 2022)
The new developments comes amid Kanye’s latest worrying behavior which has reportedly led Kim to distance herself from him, with the pair only communicating via assistants.
In terms of their divorce, the outlet writes that: ‘Typically, in cases of this kind, the disclosure is filed within days or weeks of the final judgment and settlement being filed.’
However, as noted by the outlet, separating couples are capable of settling everything regarding their divorce except for custody of their children, which Kanye may continue fighting over.
Better times: Kim married Kanye in Florence, Italy in 2014, and welcomed four children with him: daughters North, nine, Chicago, four, and sons Saint, six, and Psalm, three. She ultimately filed to end the marriage in February 2021
Kim married Kanye in Florence, Italy in 2014, and welcomed four children with him: daughters North, nine, Chicago, four, and sons Saint, six, and Psalm, three. She ultimately filed to end the marriage in February 2021.
During their highly-publicized legal battle, Kanye attempted to oppose Kim’s efforts to be declared legally single – however a judge granted her request in March 2022.
Kanye also went through numerous lawyers during the separation, and recently hired his sixth attorney – the same lawyer who represented Melinda Gates in her $130 billion divorce from ex-husband Bill Gates, Robert Stephan Cohen.
As Cohen is in New York and Kanye’s legal separation being waged in Los Angeles, the rapper has also retained Beverly Hills based attorney Nicholas A Salick of Salick Family Law Group, APLC as counsel in California, TMZ reported.
Parting ways: During their highly-publicized legal battle, Kanye attempted to oppose Kim’s efforts to be declared legally single – however a judge granted her request in March 2022
Trump appears for deposition in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit
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Former President Donald Trump appeared Wednesday for a deposition as part of the defamation lawsuit brought by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Last week, a federal judge cleared the way for Trump’s testimony saying the former President had already taken steps to delay the case and he “should not be able to run out the clock.”
“We’re pleased that on behalf of our client, E. Jean Carroll, we were able to take Donald Trump’s deposition today. We are not able to comment further,” said a spokesperson for Kaplan Hecker & Fink, the law firm representing Carroll.
Lawyers for Trump have not responded to a request for comment.
It is not clear what Trump said during the deposition, which was taken at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Carroll sued Trump in 2019 for defamation after he denied her claim that he raped her in a New York department store in the mid-1990s. She was scheduled to sit for her deposition last Friday.
The legal stakes for Trump were recently raised when Carroll said she intends to sue him next month under a new New York State law that allows victims of sexual assault to sue years after the attack. His testimony in the defamation case could be used in a future lawsuit.
The defamation case has been in legal limbo for over a year.
Trump and the Justice Department argued Trump was a federal employee and his statements denying Carroll’s allegations were made in response to reporters’ questions while he was at the White House. They argued the Justice Department should be substituted as the defendant, which, because the government cannot be sued for defamation, would end the lawsuit.
Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled against Trump and DOJ. They appealed. Last month a federal appeals court in New York ruled that Trump was a federal employee when he denied Carroll’s claim of rape and sexual assault.
However, the federal appeals court asked the Washington, DC, appeals court to determine if Trump was acting within the scope of his employment when he made the allegedly defamatory statements. If the DC court finds in favor of Trump, then the Justice Department would likely be substituted as a defendant and the case dismissed. The DC appeals court has not yet taken up the matter and it is unclear if or when they will.
This year Trump was ordered by a New York State judge to sit for a deposition with the New York attorney general’s office. Trump refused to answer questions, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Last month the New York attorney general’s office filed a $250 million lawsuit against Trump, his eldest children and the Trump Organization for allegedly defrauding lenders and insurers through false financial statements. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and said the lawsuit was politically motivated.
In civil cases if someone declines to answer questions the jury is allowed to apply an adverse inference against the person when deciding their potential liability.
Last year Trump sat for a deposition for a civil lawsuit brought by protestors who claimed they were injured outside of Trump Tower during his first presidential campaign. He is also expected to testify in another civil lawsuit relating to a marketing campaign by the end of the month.
This story has been updated with additional details.
Elon Musk Twitter deposition, Bed Bath & Beyond earnings, Amazon hardware event top week ahead
State Street Global Advisors chief investment strategist Michael Arone tells ‘The Claman Countdown’ to expect more market volatility as the Fed raises rates to fight inflation.
Investors are in for another wave of key earnings and economic data. Wall Street will also be watching for developments in the Musk-Twitter legal battle as the world’s richest man gets put in the hot seat this week during a deposition in Delaware.
U.S. stocks experienced another sharp selloff across the board on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average touching an intraday bear market before ending slightly above that level with a 486 point loss as recession fears grow. In commodities, oil fell over 7% for the week ending at $78.74 per barrel.
FOX Business looks at the upcoming events likely to move financial markets in the coming days.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 29590.41 | -486.27 | -1.62% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 3693.23 | -64.76 | -1.72% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 10867.926195 | -198.88 | -1.80% |
Monday 9/26
The Chicago Federal Reserve’s national activity index will kick off the week for economic data.
STOCK MARKET NEWS: DOW BREAKS BELOW 30K LEVEL AS RECESSION FEARS RISE, OIL OFF 7% FOR THE WEEK
The Federal Reserve will also make the rounds as Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic participates in a Washington Post Live interview on the causes and impact of income and wealth inequality in the United States and Cleveland Fed president Loretta Mester speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Golub Center for Finance and Policy Distinguished Speaker Series.
Boston Fed president Susan Collins will also speak on strengths and challenges in the national and regional economy, the work of the Federal Reserve both nationally and in New England and her background and the work she plans to pursue before the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Tesla founder Elon Musk attends Offshore Northern Seas 2022 in Stavanger, Norway, Aug. 29, 2022. (NTB/Carina Johansen via REUTERS / Reuters Photos)
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWTR | TWITTER INC. | 41.58 | +0.18 | +0.43% |
Elon Musk’s legal fight with Twitter will also be in focus as the Tesla chief executive is questioned under oath in a deposition that is slated to run through Sept. 27. Twitter is suing Musk in the Delaware Court of Chancery in an effort to force him to follow through on his $44 billion acquisition of the social media giant. The legal showdown will kick off on Oct. 17.
Tuesday 9/27
Earnings will ramp up on Tuesday with Cracker Barrel, Jabil Circuit and United Natural Foods before the market open and BlackBerry and Cal-Maine Foods after the bell.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBRL | CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE INC. | 98.22 | -5.04 | -4.88% |
| JBL | JABIL INC. | 56.31 | -1.26 | -2.20% |
| UNFI | UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC. | 39.02 | -1.63 | -4.01% |
| BB | BLACKBERRY LTD. | 5.07 | -0.19 | -3.62% |
| CALM | CAL-MAINE FOODS INC. | 60.57 | -0.04 | -0.07% |
Meanwhile, the FHFA monthly home price index, Case-Shiller home price index, new home sales, consumer confidence, durable goods and building permits will be on the docket for economic data.
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans will also speak on current economic conditions or monetary policy before the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum’s “The Future of the U.S. Economy” event and San Francisco Fed president Mary Daly will participate in a fireside chat entitled “Innovation and Central Banking” before the bank’s virtual Symposium on Asian Banking and Finance.
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Wednesday 9/28
Cintas and Paychex will take the earnings spotlight before the market open on Wednesday, while Jefferies Financial Group, Park City Group and Vail Resorts will deliver earnings results after the bell.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTAS | CINTAS CORP. | 389.89 | +1.12 | +0.29% |
| PAYX | PAYCHEX INC. | 115.02 | -2.59 | -2.20% |
| JEF | JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | 29.98 | -0.99 | -3.20% |
| PCYG | PARK CITY GRP | 5.80 | -0.02 | -0.34% |
| MTN | VAIL RESORTS | 208.10 | -3.56 | -1.68% |
On the economic data front, investors will be watching pending some sales, weekly mortgage applications and the Energy Information Administration’s weekly crude stocks.
Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic will also participate in a moderated conversation on “Leadership in Banking” before “Banking and the Economy: A Forum for Minorities in Banking” and Chicago Fed president Charles Evans will participate in a moderated question-and-answer session on current economic conditions or monetary policy hosted by the London School of Economics.
This picture taken on July 4, 2022, shows the logo of Amazon, a major online shopping company, displayed at Amazon Amagasaki Fulfillent Center in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
In addition, Amazon will hold its annual hardware event which showcases the e-commerce behemoth’s latest devices, features and services. Highlights from last year’s event included the Echo Show 15, the Astro home assistant and Amazon Glow.
Thursday 9/29
Wrapping up the week for earnings will be Bed Bath & Beyond, CarMax, Micron Technology and Rite Aid before the market open and Nike after the bell.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBBY | BED BATH & BEYOND INC. | 6.67 | -0.42 | -5.92% |
| KMX | CARMAX INC. | 79.49 | -0.28 | -0.35% |
| MU | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. | 50.10 | +0.44 | +0.89% |
| RAD | RITE AID CORP. | 7.01 | -0.07 | -0.99% |
| NKE | NIKE INC. | 97.11 | -1.46 | -1.48% |
As for economic data, investors will digest corporate profits, the final reading on second quarter GDP and the latest in initial and continuing jobless claims.
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester will also participate in a policy panel before the hybrid “Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2022” co-hosted by the bank’s Center for Inflation Research and San Francisco Fed president Mary Daly will give a policy presentation at Boise State University.
A logo of Porsche is seen on the alloy wheels of a 718 Porsche Boxster at a Porsche dealership in Rome, Italy, on September 6, 2022. (Manuel Romano/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Additionally, Porsche will begin trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Friday 9/30
Finishing out the week for economic data will be the personal consumption expenditures price index, real consumer spending and disposable incomes, the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index and the Chicago purchasing managers index.
In addition, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard will deliver opening remarks and New York Fed president John Williams will deliver closing remarks before the hybrid Financial Stability Considerations for Monetary Policy Conference.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | TESLA INC. | 275.33 | -13.26 | -4.59% |
Other notable events include Tesla’s second AI Day, the end of the U.S. government’s fiscal year and an emergency summit by EU energy ministers to approve measures to lower energy prices.