Posted on 02/16/2024 12:11:50 PM PST by devane617
The judge who presided over a civil business fraud trial against Donald Trump and his company has issued his decision in the case.
Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the former president and the Trump Organization to pay over $364 million in damages, and bars Trump "from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York for a period of three years."
The judgment is the second this year against Trump after he was hit last month with an $83.3 million verdict in writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him. The former president could also face four criminal trials this year as his presidential campaign barrels toward the November election, with the first set to begin in New York state court on March 25th.
New York Attorney General Letitia James had been seeking $370 million from Trump, his company and its top executives, including his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, alleging "repeated and persistent fraud" that included falsifying business records and financial statements. James had argued those financial statements were at times exaggerated by as much as $2.2 billion.
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New York needs more illegals.
How is that fine not in violation of the 8th amendment let alone the 14th given the way the entire trial was handled?
Just an insane ruling. This judge should be disbarred.
Trump won’t pay jack sh*t
Will be overturned on appeal. But they they get the headline when they need it.
Getting tired of winning yet?
Absolutely right.
and bars Trump “from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York for a period of three years.”= = =
Hmmm. Is President of the US an ‘officer of ... any other legal entity in NY’?
Go away troll.
Judge pedoface has spoken!
The message to all New York business owners is:
New York hates successful businesses and their owners.
Get out while you can.
And it will have the effect of increasing Trump's support.
It’s not. Companies are forced to pay fines frequently.
Time to expel New York from the Union.
Fill the first three floors of your buildings with concrete, pay your fine, and say “buh-bye.”
seems fair. /s
If President Trump needs some money, we should all give him a large birthday gift.
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