NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- Donald Trump was back in Manhattan on Thursday for his second deposition in a $250 million fraud lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The former president was set to testify at the A.G.'s office in Lower Manhattan, not far from where he was arraigned last week on an unrelated 34-count felony indictment in the Manhattan D.A. "hush money" case. James' civil suit claims Trump and his family misled banks and business associates by giving false info about his net worth and the value of assets like hotels and golf courses. Trump and his company have denied any wrongdoing.
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
10 a.m. -- Photos show Trump motorcade arriving at NY AG office
Donald Trump was met by a group of protesters and many media members as he arrived at the New York attorney general's office in Lower Manhattan, according to reporters on the scene.
Trump's motorcade arrived at the office on Liberty Street shortly before 10 a.m.
"New York hates you," demonstrators chanted as the motorcade passed them.
Supporters also greeted the former president with Trump 2024 banners.
9:15 a.m. -- Trump calls NY AG 'racist,' slams 'leak' of Thursday visit
Trump took to his Truth Social network to slam A.G. Letitia James, who he accused without evidence of leaking his planned visit to New York on Thursday for a deposition at her office.
"I will be heading downtown to meet with a Racist who leaked that I would be there at 9:30 A.M." Trump wrote of James, who is Black, ahead of his visit.
"The leak makes it much more difficult for the Police and Secret Service to do their job," he continued.
"This civil case is ridiculous, just like all of the other Election Interference cases being brought against me. If I had a fair judge, this case would have never happened. MAGA!" he added.
8 a.m. -- Trump back in New York City for 2nd deposition
There was a lot of security around Trump Tower again Thursday morning, with police barricades up along Fifth Avenue. Several dozen police officers were in place and there was a large media presence in the area.
Hours earlier, Trump was seen waving to the press as he walked into Trump Tower on Wednesday night.
He'll head to Letitia James' downtown office Thursday morning to be grilled in another deposition regarding a civil suit that James filed last September for fraud involving the former president and his three adult children.
Trump—who told Fox News' Tucker Carlson this week that he's "been through seven years of bulls*** investigations"—is expected to plead the Fifth or refuse to answer the questions when he's deposed Thursday.
During his August deposition to James, Trump opened his statements by saying: "There's never been another president, or perhaps even another politician, who's been persecuted, harassed and in every other way unfairly treated like President Donald J. Trump."
It's been a busy month of legal wrangling for Trump. On Wednesday, the former president announced he was suing his former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500 million, alleging Cohen made false statements about him month after month and broke attorney–client privilege.
Meanwhile, a lawyer for columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says Trump raped her over a quarter century ago in a Manhattan department store dressing room, urged a New York judge Wednesday to reject his request to delay this month’s civil trial because of publicity about charges in the Manhattan D.A.'s criminal case. Trump has repeatedly denied he raped Carroll or that he ever encountered her at a department store in 1996.
Last week, Trump was charged with dozens of felonies for allegedly falsify business records in connection to "hush money" payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and two other people.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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