“This is awful”
Maybe it’s a strategy. Lets, for the sake of make believe, say that later on a court finds the following. The State of NY used a bias prosecutor, ignored real evidence, and used a Bias judge, to politically attack someone. The imposed fines that were in clear violation of the 8th Amendment, for political purposes. Then those individuals, and the State of NY, then become responsible for DAMAGES. Now, if they take billions in real estate, destroy someone, and hurt them politically, ignoring the Constitution, and interfering in a Federal Election, as well as damaging a multi-state business (international) it becomes a Federal, NOT STATE jurisdictional problem.
NY could end up with damages well into the BILLIONS at a time when they may well be financially unable to pay that bill, without raiding the pension plan of NY State employees........
If Trump holds an interest as a long term lessee with a bunch of German owner/investors, it would be very interesting to see the terms of the ground lease and whether there are conditions which allow for termination of the lease.
If the conditions are met, then the lease can be terminated, and what in fact would the state receive in an execution to collect on the judgment? A terminated lease interest worth nothing?
Then the owners revert to the management of the property and may at a future time re-lease the property to anyone they wish, including Trump.
I would pay a dollar to see that lease, and the English Translation of it if it is in German.