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Former President Trump is scheduled to return to New York City Thursday to sit for a second deposition as part of Letitia James’ $250 million civil fraud lawsuit. Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to New York City Thursday to sit for a second deposition as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James' $250 million civil fraud lawsuit , sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Trump previously sat for an hourslong deposition in August, prior to James filing her lawsuit that accused Trump, his eldest children and his company of fraudulently inflating the value of the Trump real estate portfolio and his net worth. MORE: Video shows Donald Trump give deposition ahead of $250 million lawsuit The attorney general's office has the right to depose relevant parties after the filing of the lawsuit as part of the discovery process. Trump is expected to sit for this new deposition Thursday at the attorney general's downtown office. TOPSHOT - Former Pre...

Ron DeSantis asked a federal court to dismiss Disney's lawsuit against him, which claims illegal retaliation over a dispute over the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss The Walt Disney Co.'s lawsuit against him, which claims illegal retaliation over a political dispute. In the motion, obtained by ABC News, DeSantis' attorneys argue that he and the secretary of Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity are "immune" from the suit. (Disney is ABC News' parent company.) "Neither the Governor nor the Secretary enforce any of the laws at issue, so Disney lacks standing to sue them," DeSantis' lawyers write. They add that DeSantis "is entitled to legislative immunity , which shields 'both governors' and legislators' actions in the proposal, formulation, and passage of legislation.'" DeSantis himself has contended the suit is without...

Disney has narrowed the scope of its lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to focus on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically retaliated against the company. The Walt Disney Company narrowed the scope of its lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday to focus solely on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically retaliated against the company. The lawsuit now focus es on the company's claim that DeSantis and his allies allegedly retaliated against Disney for exercising its right to free speech under the First Amendment. "A targeted campaign of government retaliation—orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney's protected speech—now threatens Disney's business operations, jeopardizes its economic future in the region, and violates its constitutional rights," the lawsuit reads. In this March 13, 2023, file photo, a Mickey Mouse statue is shown at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. | Florida Governor and...