{"id":2315413,"date":"2024-07-29T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fifteen-gop-led-states-back-trump-bid-to-reverse-454-million-fraud-judgment-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:58:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:58:34","slug":"fifteen-gop-led-states-back-trump-bid-to-reverse-454-million-fraud-judgment-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fifteen-gop-led-states-back-trump-bid-to-reverse-454-million-fraud-judgment-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifteen GOP-led states back Trump bid to reverse $454 million fraud judgment &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffifteen-gop-led-states-back-trump-bid-to-reverse-454-million-fraud-judgment-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2315413&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fifteen GOP-led\u200d states, including South Carolina,\u200d are supporting former President Donald \u2063Trump&#8217;s appeal against\u2062 a New York court ruling that\u2064 requires him to pay \u2063over $454\u2062 million for\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foreign-policy-advisor-in-sussmann-indictment-is-biden-adviser-jake-sullivan-report\/\" title=\"\u2018Foreign Policy Advisor\u2019 In Sussmann Indictment Is Biden Adviser Jake Sullivan: REPORT\">allegedly making false claims<\/a> about his assets. The ruling was issued by State Supreme Court Justice \u200cArthur Engoron, who found that Trump submitted inaccurate financial\u2064 statements\u200b to\u2063 secure \u200bbetter loan \u200dand insurance rates. The states argue that the \u200cfinancial penalty violates the Eighth \u200dAmendment&#8217;s\u2063 excessive fines\u200d clause and the\u2063 Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth \u2062Amendment, asserting that Trump&#8217;s alleged actions did not\u2064 cause direct harm to the \u2062banks involved. This legal backing comes as\u200c Trump faces \u200cmultiple legal challenges while campaigning for the 2024\u200b election. \u2064Missouri&#8217;s Attorney General also plans to seek intervention from the\u200b U.S. Supreme Court concerning separate criminal cases against\u200d Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fifteen GOP-led states back Trump bid to reverse $454 million fraud judgment<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716063\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Carolina<\/a> and 14 other states are backing former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s efforts to appeal a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> court order for him to pay more than $454 million for allegedly making false estimates on the value of his assets and properties.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, state Supreme Court Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3077091\/engoron-allows-trump-subpoena-lawyer-who-boasted-talk-with-civil-fraud-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arthur Engoron<\/a> found Trump liable for allegedly submitting false financial statements to banks and insurers to obtain more favorable rates on loans and insurance coverage. The total amount Trump owes the state is approximately<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3095456\/trump-new-york-appeals-court-toss-454-million-fraud-judgment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> $454 million<\/a> after pre-judgment interest, and the former president has appealed to New York&rsquo;s intermediate appellate court.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judge Arthur Engoron speaks during the trial of former President Donald Trump in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-legal-and-political-jeopardy-an-interview-with-former-federal-prosecutor-andrew-mccarthy\/\" title=\"Interview with ex-Federal Prosecutor Andrew McCarthy on Trump&#039;s legal and political risks.\">civil fraud case brought<\/a> by state Attorney General Letitia James at a Manhattan courthouse in New York on Oct. 3, 2023. (Shannon Stapleton\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Our brief isn&rsquo;t about Donald Trump, it&rsquo;s about upholding the rule of law and the Constitution,&rdquo; South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scag.gov\/about-the-office\/news\/attorney-general-alan-wilson-leads-15-state-brief-supporting-trump-appeal-reversal-of-355-million-court-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> on Friday. &ldquo;We argue that this award is an excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment and also violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scag.gov\/media\/3nzpqgev\/ny-v-trump-states-amicus-brief-filed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>brief<\/a> asserts that the disgorgement, resulting from Engoron&rsquo;s ruling that Trump allegedly submitted false financial statements for financial gain, violates the Eighth Amendment&rsquo;s excessive fines clause and the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The approximately $355 million disgorgement against President Trump was an excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment,&rdquo; the brief stated.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the coalition of states&rsquo; brief suggested that it is universally &ldquo;undisputed that defendants have made all required [loan] payments on time,&rdquo; noting that Trump&rsquo;s alleged misconduct did not result in direct financial harm to the banks or insurance companies.<\/p>\n<p>The brief by 15 GOP-led states comes as other Republican attorneys general have thrust their support behind Trump as he navigates four criminal cases, plus additional civil cases, in the throes of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is also seeking to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in Trump&rsquo;s separate criminal case in the New York borough of Manhattan after he was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-booked-in-georgia-on-election-charges\/\" title=\"Trump charged in Georgia for election misconduct.\">hide hush money payments<\/a> given to a porn star before the presidential election in 2016.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Filed a brief supporting President Trump&#8217;s appeal of Letitia James&#8217; unconstitutional $355 million fine against him. <\/p>\n<p>Proud to have joined 14 other states in defense of the rule of law. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2LOTPanIyk\">pic.twitter.com\/2LOTPanIyk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGAndrewBailey\/status\/1817701612036505767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Bailey has said constituents in his state are being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3068836\/missouri-attorney-general-supreme-court-remove-trump-gag-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;denied access&rdquo;<\/a> to Trump as a candidate due to a limited gag order imposed on the former president in the hush money case, and he has further called for Trump&rsquo;s mid-September sentencing date to be pushed until after the Nov. 5 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James responded to Bailey&rsquo;s effort at the Supreme Court, telling the justices that &ldquo;Trump has already raised, and the New York state courts are already adjudicating, the same issues Missouri seeks to raise,&rdquo; calling Missouri&rsquo;s claims &ldquo;patently meritless.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear whether and to what extent New York&rsquo;s intermediate appellate court will consider the multistate effort to support Trump&rsquo;s appeal of the civil fraud judgment. The appeals court could hear the case as soon as September, when its fall term begins.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, legal experts have suggested Missouri&rsquo;s effort to sue New York is likely a long-shot challenge, given that states typically lack the ability to intervene in matters concerning another state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716063\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716063\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen states led by the GOP are supporting former President Donald Trump&#8217;s attempt to challenge a New York court ruling that requires him to pay over $454 million for allegedly providing inaccurate valuations of his assets and properties. Earlier this year, Justice Arthur Engoron of the state Supreme Court found Trump liable for submitting misleading financial statements to banks and insurers in order to secure better loan and insurance rates. The total amount owed, including pre-judgment interest, is approximately $454 million, and Trump has appealed this decision to New York&#8217;s intermediate appellate court.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Friday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson emphasized that their brief focuses on upholding the rule of law and the Constitution rather than on Trump himself. He argued that the financial penalty imposed is excessive under the Eighth Amendment and infringes upon due process as outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment. The brief contends that Engoron&#8217;s ruling regarding Trump&#8217;s alleged false financial statements constitutes an excessive fine according to the Eighth Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition of states also pointed out that it is widely accepted that defendants have made all necessary loan payments punctually, indicating that Trump&#8217;s alleged wrongdoing did not cause direct financial damage to banks or insurance companies. This support from 15 GOP-led states comes as other Republican attorneys general rally behind Trump amid his involvement in four criminal cases along with additional civil lawsuits during the lead-up to the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is also seeking U.S. Supreme Court intervention in a separate criminal case against Trump related to falsifying business records linked to hush money payments made before the 2016 presidential election. Bailey has expressed concerns about constituents being &#8220;denied access&#8221; to Trump due to a gag order placed on him in this case and has requested postponement of Trump&#8217;s sentencing until after Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>In response last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James criticized Missouri&#8217;s efforts at appealing directly to the Supreme Court, stating these issues are already being addressed by New York courts and labeling Missouri&#8217;s claims as &#8220;patently meritless.&#8221; It remains uncertain how much weight New York\u2019s intermediate appellate court will give this multistate initiative supporting Trump&#8217;s appeal against his civil fraud judgment; hearings could begin as early as September when their fall term starts. Legal experts suggest Missouri\u2019s attempt may face significant challenges since states typically cannot intervene in another state&#8217;s criminal justice matters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2315414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MixCollage-04-Apr-2024-10-37-PM-3021-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35900,6203,5894,5090,3634],"class_list":["post-2315413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fraud-judgment","tag-gop","tag-politics","tag-states","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MixCollage-04-Apr-2024-10-37-PM-3021-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}