Posted on 02/18/2024 5:45:14 AM PST by devane617
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) addressed New York business owners in a new interview and told them there was “nothing to worry about” after former President Trump was hit with a $355 million fine and the inability to conduct business in New York for three years.
Hochul joined John Catsimatidis on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM where she was asked if other New York businesspeople should be worried that if “they can do that to the former president, they can do that to anybody.”
“I think that this is really an extraordinary unusual circumstance that the law-abiding and rule-following New Yorkers who are business people have nothing to worry about because they’re very different than Donald Trump and his behavior,” Hochul responded.
A New York judge on Friday ordered Trump to pay the massive sum in penalties in a civil fraud case. The decision came just weeks after closing arguments wrapped up a months-long trial after New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) sued Trump for alleging he falsely altered his net worth to receive tax and insurance benefits.
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Trump should hire a couple of outlaw biker gangs to "explain" things to Hochul and her state police gunthug bodyguards.
After the problem is solved, he should release a statement that his guys didn't "break the law", but that it was really an extraordinary unusual circumstance that necessitated their actions.
Exactly!!
...and this explains why President Trump was a democrat.
this was a GetTrump verdict
so nothing to worry about guys
you are not on our radar
until you are
keep those donations coming and dont criticize the party
youll be fine
Dems don’t want business people remembering this.....
Hey,if it’s legal for dems ,that means it is legal for conservatives itching to “”get a dem””....
Yeah,wait until New York””needs”” president Trumps help.....
She publicly admitted an injustice against a New York citizen.......Annnnnd loooooves it.....
ABSOLUTELY.........
Behavior?
If it’s criminal in nature, sure.
It wasn’t. That’s the problem. She has made it possible to take down anyone
some DA doesn’t like, as long as you have a judge that is part of your political
party.
Pay no attention NY businesses....everything is just fine. 🙄
It’s clearly time for ropes in trees.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4218067/posts?page=57#57
So everyone here believes all NY based businesses embellIsh their numbers?
In May 2004, Spitzer went after NYSE Stock Exchange CEO Dick Grasso for "excessive compensation." Grasso accused Spitzer of charging him just to make a name for himself. The NY court of appeals dismissed all charges against Grasso.
In May 2005, Spitzer went after American International Group (AIG) for insurance fraud. Spitzer filed a civil complaint against Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg (Chairman and CEO) and Howard I. Smith (ex-CFO of AIG), alleging fraudulent business practice, securities fraud, common law fraud, and other violations of insurance and securities laws. Spitzer declined to bring any criminal charges against Greenberg, and two of the civil charges were dropped in September 2006.
In December 2005, John C. Whitehead, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, alleged that Spitzer had threatened him during a telephone call that took place in April 2005. Whitehead alleged that Spitzer called him regarding a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that he wrote about Spitzer's public comments regarding Maurice R. Greenberg. According to the allegation, Spitzer threatened, "Mr. Whitehead, it's now a war between us and you've fired the first shot. I will be coming after you. You will pay the price. This is only the beginning and you will pay dearly for what you have done. You will wish you had never written that letter." Spitzer has denied the allegation.
During Andrew Cuomo's tenure as Attorney General, it was discovered that Eliot Spitzer ordered the New York State Police to keep special records of then Senate majority leader Joseph Bruno's whereabouts when he traveled with police escorts in New York City. The created documents meant to cause political damage to Bruno. Spitzer (now Governor) responded by accepting responsibility and issuing an apology to Bruno.
Spitzer eventually resigned as Governer over a sexual scandal with a young prostitute. Cuomo also resigned as Governor over multiple sexual abuse allegations.
In August 2013, District Attorney Eric Schneiderman filed a $40 million civil lawsuit against Donald Trump for his "Trump University" alleging it to be an "unlicensed university"[30] and calling it a "bait-and-switch scheme". In October 2014, a New York judge found Trump personally liable for the institution's not having the required license.
In 2017, Schneiderman filed over 50 lawsuits opposing President Trump's environmental actions that sought to scrap numerous Obama-era environmental regulations.
Schneiderman later resigned over multiple sexual abuse allegations.
Barbara Underwood was appointed to fill out Schneiderman's remaining seven month term, and Letitia James won the next election for New York State Attorney General.
And that's where we are now. As DJ Casey Kasem used to say, "And the hits just keep on coming!"
-PJ
The Constitution forbids the states to pass bills of attainder (Art. I, Sec. 10). But that’s a dead letter when it comes to Trump (as is the Bill of Rights when it comes to Trump or Trump’s supporters).
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