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NY Appeals Court Judges Scrutinize ‘Troubling’ $450 Million Penalty In Trump Fraud Case: ‘No One Lost Any Money’
The Federalist ^ | 09/27/2024 | Brianna Lyman

Posted on 09/27/2024 9:07:43 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 09/27/2024 9:07:44 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

There was no victim. No crime.

Is sanity to be found in this courtroom?


2 posted on 09/27/2024 9:09:28 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: SeekAndFind

Has Tish been using this statute to nab other developers?


3 posted on 09/27/2024 9:12:19 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: ifinnegan

Lady Justice is no longer blind to party labels.


4 posted on 09/27/2024 9:12:28 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Considering this has never been used in the history of New York against anyone else you start to wonder if some of these judges aren’t thinking hey this is ridiculous you just went out to get his guy and took a one off appraisal as gospel.


5 posted on 09/27/2024 9:37:38 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump was always going to win this on appeal, and everyone involved knows it. But the point was to score political points with the verdict. They wont care later if it succeeds in Trump losing the election.


6 posted on 09/27/2024 9:42:14 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ifinnegan

Exactly. Trump and his team applied further loans, the bank reviewed the loan applications, did their due diligence, found the terms proposed to be acceptable and gave the loan. Then, the loan was paid back on time in accordance with the terms, and everyone parted ways happy willing to do business again.

The other “crime“ is thinking that the Mar-a-Lago property was only worth $18 million when the landed is on is probably worth more than that.


7 posted on 09/27/2024 11:52:26 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

The real problem is: All 5 Justices are Dems.


8 posted on 09/28/2024 2:53:14 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (mY)
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NY appeals court kicks Letitia's solicitor's butt
9 posted on 09/28/2024 3:00:29 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ifinnegan

What, exactly, are the damages? Everyone was paid in full with interest.


10 posted on 09/28/2024 3:31:25 AM PDT by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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To: SeekAndFind

To save the reputation of the NY justice system, It’s not enough to to toss out the case. James and her hunchbacked Igor must be disbarred. Further, the judges should order that NY pay Trump’s legal expenses. This case was a gross miscarriage of justice.


11 posted on 09/28/2024 3:32:59 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: SeekAndFind

If this is upheld, why would anyone ever develop real estate in the state of NY again?


12 posted on 09/28/2024 3:37:06 AM PDT by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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To: SeekAndFind

In a just world, Letitia and Ergeron would be disbarred, and Trump allowed to sue them for damages.


13 posted on 09/28/2024 3:40:09 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Trump/Vance 2024 or GFY)
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To: ifinnegan

This basic rule of law was used to squash most election fraud lawsuits. It wasn’t that there wasn’t evidence of fraud, but the courts ruled that the complainants had no standing to bring the lawsuits

This lawsuit was even worse as there was no victims to sue for.


14 posted on 09/28/2024 3:57:19 AM PDT by blitz128
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If the loser of the election had no standing, the other party could cheat and declare victory...oh wait, that’s what happened.


15 posted on 09/28/2024 4:38:43 AM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: SeekAndFind

Surprising to hear that from a NY State court. One would only expect to hear something like that from a Federal court.


16 posted on 09/28/2024 5:02:29 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: Sirius Lee

IIRC he can sue for damages...unjust prosecution.


17 posted on 09/28/2024 5:03:32 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: SeekAndFind

Both Judge Merchan and “Tish” should be disbarred. Period.


18 posted on 09/28/2024 5:10:49 AM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: Shady

Sorry, Judge Eggnog. My bad.


19 posted on 09/28/2024 5:11:26 AM PDT by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: SeekAndFind

Banks aren’t in the habit of lending money without verifying collateral value. That’s what gets me. They found one appraiser valuing the property at $18 million, probably using a cost-replacement valuation and not a market valuation.

The fact that any judge allowed this thing to move beyond a hearing is insane.


20 posted on 09/28/2024 6:40:18 AM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. )
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