Former President and 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump and his legal team have appealed Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling in the outrageous civil fraud case that slapped the Don with a $350M fine and barred the former POTUS from operating his business.
The case was brought against Trump by notorious “Get Trump”-er NY AG Letitia James.
From Fox News:
James’ case also targeted Trump’s family and the Trump Organization. Engoron ruled that Trump and defendants were liable for “persistent and repeated fraud,” “falsifying business records,” “issuing false financial statements,” “conspiracy to falsify false financial statements,” “insurance fraud,” and “conspiracy to commit insurance fraud.”
The judge went on to criticize Trump’s behavior during the trial, saying that he “rarely responded to the questions asked, and he frequently interjected long, irrelevant speeches on issues far beyond the scope of the trial.”
“His refusal to answer the questions directly, or in some cases, at all, severely compromised his credibility,” Engoron wrote.
Trump attorney Christopher Kise teased plans for an appeal when he reacted to the decision earlier this month, saying the court “ignored the law, ignored the facts, and simply signed off on the Attorney General’s manifestly unjust political crusade against the front-running candidate for President of the United States.”
This story is developing…
BREAKING: Trump appeals massive New York civil fraud judgmenthttps://t.co/ZO5vyDqlgF
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