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Trump appeals civil fraud judgment against his company in New York case
NBC News ^ | 7/23/25 | Phil Helsel and Lisa Rubin

Posted on 07/23/2024 9:20:23 AM PDT by CFW

Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday appealed a civil fraud judgment from February that found the former president and his company liable for business fraud.

The 95-page appeal, filed in the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, accuses state Attorney General Letitia James of an “unauthorized, unprecedented power-grab” and says several loans cited by prosecutors should not have been considered in the case.

It also argues that James “seeks to unwind and penalize complex, highly successful transactions between Appellants and sophisticated Wall Street banks that left all parties deeply satisfied and had no impact on the public interest."

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"No party ever complained or alleged any default. Every loan payment was made on time, and all the loans were repaid in full—some before they came due," Trump's lawyers wrote.

Trump’s lawyers further argued that under a proper application of the statute of limitations, seven of the 10 loan transactions should not have been allowed in the case, because the closing dates for those deals were too old.

“Applying the correct statute of limitations eliminates $350,980,057 of the $464,576,229 judgment,” they wrote, adding that Engoron ignored a previous appellate ruling specifying which claims were “time-barred.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: corruption; engoron; lawfare; newyork; ny; trump
It may have to go to the Supreme Court, but this judgement will eventually be overturned.
1 posted on 07/23/2024 9:20:23 AM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

How about the fact that a half a billion dollars judgement for a bookkeeping issue that substituted the judges own opinion of real estate values, over those of the banks (who were very satisfied with the transaction) many years ago, was RIDICULOUS


2 posted on 07/23/2024 9:31:51 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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...but this judgement will eventually be overturned.

Probably correct. However, the Dims will still successfully send a loud message to anyone trying to be the next Trump that the Dims will stop at nothing to make your life miserable.

3 posted on 07/23/2024 9:32:26 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Mr. K

It may be ridiculous, but Engoron did his job and was paid handsomely for his work.


4 posted on 07/23/2024 9:35:16 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt ( )
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To: CFW

The appeal is correct. This is a no-brainer.


5 posted on 07/23/2024 9:37:09 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts (,,)
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To: CFW
Here are the justices of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department . Based upon this group of justices, Trump will probably not get justice here:

https://nycourts.gov/courts/AD1/justicesofthecourt/index.shtml

6 posted on 07/23/2024 9:55:48 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell in 2024)
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I do not know but they have overturned other cases. When Trump gets the case overturned I wonder if he can. Sue need York?


7 posted on 07/23/2024 10:15:17 AM PDT by carcraft (Pray for our Country)
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He should sue NY, but I hope that lawsuit would include suing the prosecutors and judge personally also.


8 posted on 07/23/2024 10:57:34 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good Bye Ellen)
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To: CFW

“It may have to go to the Supreme Court, but this judgement will eventually be overturned.”
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It’s a New York state civil case, based on NY state laws. There’s no avenue to a US Supreme Court reversal.


9 posted on 07/23/2024 12:42:50 PM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king (Just a Texas Playboy at heart!)
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To: CFW

Sounds like it

No party ever complained or alleged any default.

No case


10 posted on 07/23/2024 1:16:02 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Bob Wills is still the king

Yes, either party can appeal a civil case to the U.S. Supreme Court from a state supreme court or circuit court after the ruling. However, the Supreme Court is not required to hear the appeal and typically only agrees if the case involves an important legal principle or if multiple federal appellate courts have different interpretations of the law. The Supreme Court may also be required to hear an appeal in certain special circumstances.

To petition the Supreme Court to hear the case, parties can file a “writ of certiorari”. The time limit for filing a petition for a writ of certiorari depends on the type of appeal:

Direct appeal from a district court: If the appeal is interlocutory, it must be filed within 30 days of the judgment, order, or decree. If the appeal is final, it must be filed within 60 days.

Appeal from a court of appeals or state court: The petition must be filed within 90 days after the judgment is entered.


11 posted on 07/23/2024 4:49:39 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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