President Donald Trump and his son Eric Trump are both wrongly declaring βtotal victoryβ after a New York appeals court tossed out an approximately $500 million judgment but left in place the ruling in New York Attorney General Letitia Jamesβ civil case that the Trumps were liable for fraud.
βThursdayβs decision, which was not unanimous, leaves Trump still liable for fraud,βΒ CNNΒ reports. βThe judges aligned to uphold his liability and toss the penalty so the case could move forward for further appellate review.β
In Thursdayβs ruling, the judges wrote that the βnearly half a billion dollarsβ penalty βis an excessive fine that violates the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution.β
The New York TimesΒ reported that βthe decision fell short of the full vindication the president had been seeking in his fight against Ms. James. In denying Mr. Trumpβs bid to throw out the case, the court kept in place the ruling that he had committed fraud, an ignominious distinction for a sitting American president.β
But the judges also ruled that they βagree with Supreme Court that the Attorney General acted well within her lawful power in bringing this action, and that she vindicated a public interest in doing so.β
In his February 2024 ruling, New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron βlambasted Trumpβs continuous use of βblatantly false financial dataβ while doing business at the Trump Organization,βΒ Courthouse NewsΒ reports. βStruck by Trumpβs βcomplete lack of contrition and remorse,β the judge ordered Trump to pay about $355 in penalties, a sum that has since ballooned up to nearly $500 million with interest.β
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