US President Donald Trump’s huge $500 million dollar civil fraud penalty thrown out by court
With a victory for Donald Trump, a New York State Court of Appeal Appeal in a fraud case against the US president of a penalty of about half billion dollars.
Before returning to the White House, the case was one of the biggest legal setbacks.
The decision of the appeal department in Manhattan is a defeat for the New York Chief Public Prosecutor Letitia James, who was accused of bringing the case of civil fraud in order to advance Mr. Trump’s political witch hunt and deny a second time.
A hearing judge ordered the penalty in February 2024 after he found that he had exaggerated the value of his properties to support Mr. Trump and his family business.
Mr. Trump refused to do wrong, and his lawyers argued that any error that informs Trump’s fortune to his lenders and business partners was irrelevant because none of them were damaged.
The decision of the five judges of the five judges on Thursday was deeply disintegrated, some of them called for a new hearing or even dismissal of Mr. Trump, others.
In the social media post, Mr. Trump described the decision as “Total Victory ..
“I respect the fact that the court has the courage to make this illegal and embarrassing decision, Tr Trump wrote.
James said the state would ask the Court of Appeal, the highest court of the state, to review the case.
“History should not be lost: Again another court decided that the president had violated the law and that our case was right,” he added.
Mr. Trump was sentenced separately from the criminal charges caused by the hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels at a New York State Court in Manhattan in May 2024, but he did not receive any penalties.
The Court of Appeal in James’ case issued approximately 320 pages.
Two judges found that Mr. Trump was properly responsible and that James filed a lawsuit and filed a lawsuit, but he said that the sentence was contrary to the constitution.
They approved the restrictions against Mr. Trump.
The other two judges found that James had the authority to sue, but a new hearing was required due to mistakes made by the trial judge.
The fifth judge said the case should be fired.
Thursday’s decision came with the US Department of Justice’s research for a possible mortgage fraud.
The investigation is part of the White House’s effort to use the power of the government against people who investigate or resist the agenda of Mr. Trump.
In February 2024, Engoron, Mr. Trump and other defendants ordered $ 464.6 million (A723.1 million) to plus interest payments.
Mr. Trump was personally responsible for about 98 percent of the decision that his eldest son Donald Trump JR and Eric Trump and former Trump Organization Allen Weisselberg were responsible for the rest.
“Fully the lack of intelligence and regret limits,” Engoron said, referring to Mr. Trump and other Trump organization figures.
Engoron also forbade Mr. Trump and Trump from applying for loans from banks registered in the state for three years and effectively prevented Donald Trump JR and Eric Trump from conducting business for two years.
While the Court of Appeal took these restrictions in the appeal process, a monitor assigned to the court for the Trump organization allowed him to continue his work.
