Permanent record
New York attorney general filed the financial-statements action
- Event date
- Category
- Civil judgments and litigation
- Posture:
- Civil enforcement complaint — allegations not findings
The complaint alleged persistent misrepresentations in statements of financial condition. Filing a complaint did not establish liability; later summary-judgment and trial decisions did, subject to appeal.
Evidence basis
primary-plus-independent
Documented response
Trump and the other defendants denied wrongdoing and called the case politically motivated.
Disposition
Partial liability was adjudicated in September 2023 and a final trial judgment entered in February 2024; monetary awards were vacated on appeal in August 2025 while liability remained.
Dated sources
- — New York attorney general complaint announcement (Official civil complaint release)
- — Associated Press final-judgment context (Independent legal reporting)
- — Associated Press appellate-disposition report (Independent later-disposition reporting)
- — People v. Trump appellate opinion (New York appellate opinion)
Correction status
No substantive correction recorded for this version.
Canonical citation
New York attorney general filed the financial-statements action. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2022-09-21-new-york-civil-fraud-complaint/
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