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PRAY the 8th Amendment will STOP this insane persecution of RPOTUS.

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Breaking out of New York.https://t.co/TyWMcs7MjZ— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) March 20, 2024

Trump Signals His Next Move as Big Deadline Approaches

https://conservativebrief.com/trump-engoron-fine-81915/?utm_source=CB&utm_medium=DJD

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Former President Donald Trump, who is facing a deadline of Monday to turn over $464 million in the New York civil fraud case brought by Democratic state Attorney General Letitia James, hinted that his next legal move might be to invoke his federal constitutional right against excessive fines.

Judge Arthur F. Engoron levied a $355 million fine and more than $100 million in interest against the former president and presumed Republican presidential candidate last month.

To obtain better loan terms, Engoron concluded that Trump’s business, The Trump Organization, had overstated the value of its properties.

During the trial, Trump’s lawyers countered that there were no victims because all bank loans were repaid in full and on schedule. In reality, the banks profited millions of dollars from their loans to his business.

Fox News reports that Trump’s lawyers told the court on Monday that their client has not been able to obtain a bond to appeal his case because of the hefty fine.

On Tuesday, Trump wrote in a post on the social media platform Truth Social, “Judge Engoron actually wants me to put up Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for the Right to Appeal his ridiculous decision. In other words, he is trying to take my Appellate Rights away from me.”

“I would be forced to mortgage or sell Great Assets, perhaps at Fire Sale prices, and if and when I win the Appeal, they would be gone,” he added.

Alan Dershowitz, a constitutional and criminal law expert, said on Tuesday during an interview that the impact could be a chilling effect on others.

“The amount is extremely excessive. It violates the cruel and unusual punishment of the Constitution that include excessive fines as being prohibited there was no damage done here. The judge just made up this figure,” Dershowitz said.

“You can’t deny somebody the right to appeal based on lack of funds. That’s a violation of equal protection, and a violation of due process,” Dershowitz added.

Trump took to his Truth Social website and also referenced the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as a recourse to prevent New York from imposing the large fine.

The Eighth Amendment states: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

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