Former President Donald Trump is set to challenge New York State Judge Arthur Engoron’s definition of fraud after he was ordered to pay a $364 million penalty.
Trump lawyer Chris Kise told Newsweek, “The case raises serious legal and constitutional questions regarding ‘fraud’ claims/findings without any actual fraud,” and stated the appeal would be filed within 30 days, telling Newsweek it “will depend on many factors so it’s hard to say at the moment, but in any event, it will fall within the 30-day clock”
Former Trump Banker at Deutsche Bank David Williams testified in the trial that the bank made its own assessments on valuations, and in one example adjusted Trump’s claimed net worth from $4.9 billion to $2.6 billion, stating that the adjustment was “not unusual or atypical.”
Last night Trump stated on Truth Social:
Why was the Corrupt New York State Attorney General, Letitia “Peekaboo” James, allowed to dump her lawsuit, using a NEVER USED FOR THIS BEFORE STATUTE, with No Defaults, No Complaints, No Victims — ONLY SUCCESS — ONTO THE DESK OF TRUMP HATING, RADICAL LEFT JUDGE, Arthur Engoron, one of the most overturned Judges in the State, four times on this Witch Hunt alone. YOU CAN’T pick your Judge, which Bragg did, and Deranged Jack Smith did in D.C. These cases should all be thrown out!
New York Attorney General Letitia James campaigned in 2018 on prosecuting Trump, promising she would file lawsuits, and also claimed Trump is an “illegitimate president.” After the verdict, James repeated claims that Trump committed “incredible financial fraud,” posting on X:
