{"id":2329224,"date":"2024-08-22T13:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-attorney-general-hits-trump-at-dnc-says-shes-confident-in-454-million-fraud-verdict-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T13:50:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T17:50:15","slug":"new-york-attorney-general-hits-trump-at-dnc-says-shes-confident-in-454-million-fraud-verdict-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-attorney-general-hits-trump-at-dnc-says-shes-confident-in-454-million-fraud-verdict-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"New York attorney general hits Trump at DNC, says she\u2019s \u2018confident\u2019 in $454 million fraud verdict &#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\">38<\/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%2Fnew-york-attorney-general-hits-trump-at-dnc-says-shes-confident-in-454-million-fraud-verdict-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=2329224&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>Letitia James,\u200b the Democratic\u2064 attorney\u2063 general of New York, recently criticized former President Donald \u200bTrump&#8217;s legal strategies at the Democratic National Convention. She confidently defended her office&#8217;s \u2064$454 million fraud verdict against Trump and\u2064 expressed that she believes the judgment will\u200b be upheld \u2063by\u200b an appeals court. This statement followed her team&#8217;s\u200b plea to\u200d reaffirm the\u2064 ruling made by Judge \u2063Arthur Engoron, \u200dwhich \u200cfound Trump and his \u2062associates liable for civil fraud and placed restrictions on Trump&#8217;s business\u2064 operations in the state.<\/p>\n<p>James asserted that Trump\u2019s\u200c appeal arguments had been previously rejected \u2062by courts, suggesting their repetitiveness. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-attorney-general-demands-colleges-protect-jewish-students-from-antisemitism\/\" title=\"Virginia attorney general demands colleges protect Jewish students from antisemitism\">attorney general highlighted<\/a> the deceptive practices used by Trump and his organization \u2062to misrepresent assets, arguing that there were numerous dishonest strategies involved. In \u2062contrast, Trump\u2019s lawyers\u200d described\u2064 the judgment as\u200c a significant overreach of power and maintained that no fraudulent \u2062activity \u2062occurred in the \u200bcompany&#8217;s dealings.<\/p>\n<p>The case \u200dhas garnered diverse reactions\u2063 from the public and notable figures, including threats from investors to withdraw from New York due to the ruling. In response to Trump\u2019s claims of New York \u200cbeing unfriendly to businesses, James pointed out\u2062 the continued success of various businesses in the state, citing positive performance in the stock market.  <\/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\">New York attorney general hits Trump at DNC, says she&rsquo;s &lsquo;confident&rsquo; in $454 million fraud verdict<\/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_1611011\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO &mdash; <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/letitia-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Letitia James<\/a>, the Democratic attorney general of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York<\/a>, hit out at former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s legal strategy at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democratic National Convention<\/a>&nbsp;on Thursday morning, defending her aggressive $454 million fine against him just hours after her office told an appeals court to uphold the judgment.<\/p>\n<p>During a Thursday morning breakfast event where James was speaking, the Empire State attorney general told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that the recent effort by Trump&rsquo;s attorneys to appeal the costly judgment is &ldquo;basically a repetition of all the things that he has said previously that have been rejected by the courts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this Jan. 6, 2019, photo, New York Attorney General Letitia James smiles during an inauguration ceremony in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;So I&rsquo;m confident&rdquo; the judgment will be upheld, James added.<\/p>\n<p>James&rsquo;s remarks come just hours after lawyers for her office urged an appeals court late Wednesday to uphold New York Judge Arthur Engoron&rsquo;s Feb. 16 ruling. He found Trump and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyer-habba-says-judges-ties-to-e-jean-carrolls-lawyer-warrant-new-trials\/\" title=\"Trump lawyer Habba says judge\u2019s ties to E. Jean Carroll\u2019s lawyer warrant \u2018new trials\u2019\">business associates liable<\/a> for civil fraud, imposed the multi-million dollar fine, limited Trump&rsquo;s ability to do business in the state, and placed the Trump Organization under the supervision of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-seattle-boy-watches-father-die-as-staffing-shortage-likely-delayed-first-responders\/\" title=\"Report: Seattle Boy Watches Father Die as Staffing Shortage Likely Delayed First Responders\">court-appointed monitor<\/a> for at least three years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On appeal, defendants tellingly ignore almost all their deceptions,&rdquo; Assistant Solicitor General Daniel S. Magy wrote in a 168-page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/761576744\/2023-04925-People-of-the-State-of-v-People-of-the-State-of-Respondent-s-Brief-167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>filing<\/a>, arguing that Trump, the Trump Organization, and top executives within it engaged in a &ldquo;variety of deceptive strategies&rdquo; to misrepresent the former president&rsquo;s assets.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, in his appeal, Trump used the same arguments he made at trial that banks were interested in working with the Trump Organization and found no fraud, Magy added.<\/p>\n<p>In a defense filing last month, Trump&rsquo;s attorneys called the judgment, which has risen to more than $485 million due to interest, an &ldquo;unauthorized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tells-new-york-appeals-court-to-toss-454-million-fraud-judgment-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump tells New York appeals court to toss 4 million fraud judgment - Washington Examiner\">unprecedented power-grab&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and argued there were &ldquo;no victims and no losses&rdquo; from the company&rsquo;s business deals.<\/p>\n<p>The judgment against Trump has attracted a range of different opinions from prominent figures, from Shark Tank star Kevin O&rsquo;Leary&rsquo;s vow to cease investment in the state as a result of the ruling, to former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo admitting in a June interview with HBO host Bill Maher that the fraud case &ldquo;should have never been brought.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In response to Trump&rsquo;s claims that New York is no longer a friendly place to do business, James told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that &ldquo;clearly, businesses are doing well in the great state of New York,&rdquo; pointing to the stock market being &ldquo;at an all-time high.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He just obviously wants to call people names [and] wants to engage in distraction,&rdquo; James added. &ldquo;And unfortunately, at the end of the day, the law was clear, he&rsquo;s engaged in a patented practice of fraud. And if you or I engaged in it, you and I obviously would suffer the same fate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Appellate Division announced Wednesday that it will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-abortion-groups-assemble-file-lawsuit-over-unthinkable-texas-law-allowing-americans-to-sue-abortion-clinics-doctors\/\" title=\"Major Abortion Groups Assemble, File Lawsuit Over \u2018Unthinkable\u2019 Texas Law Allowing Americans To Sue Abortion Clinics, Doctors\">hear oral arguments<\/a> in Trump&rsquo;s bid to overturn Engoron&rsquo;s decision on Sept. 26, just six weeks before Election Day and soon after the start of early voting.<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted a $175 million bond earlier this year that ensures the state cannot collect the judgment while his team appeals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A decision by the Appellate Division court could come before the Nov. 5 election between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as it usually takes the court about a month to decide after arguments.<\/p>\n<p>The appeals court could affirm the judgment, reduce it, change the penalty, or toss out the decision altogether. If the court does not rule in favor of Trump, the former president could petition the highest court in the state to take up his case.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1611011\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1611011\"}});<\/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>New York Attorney General Letitia James criticized former President Donald Trump&#8217;s legal tactics during the Democratic National Convention on Thursday morning. She expressed confidence in the $454 million fraud ruling against him, shortly after her office urged an appeals court to uphold the decision. Speaking at a breakfast event, James told the Washington Examiner that Trump&#8217;s recent appeal is merely a reiteration of arguments previously dismissed by the courts. &#8220;I\u2019m confident&#8221; that the judgment will stand, she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments followed a late Wednesday filing where her office&#8217;s lawyers requested that an appeals court maintain New York Judge Arthur Engoron\u2019s February 16 ruling, which found Trump and his associates liable for civil fraud and imposed significant penalties on them. The ruling also restricted Trump\u2019s business operations in New York and placed his organization under court supervision for at least three years.<\/p>\n<p>In their appeal, Trump&#8217;s attorneys claimed there were &#8220;no victims and no losses&#8221; from his business dealings and labeled the judgment as an &#8220;unauthorized, unprecedented power-grab.&#8221; However, Assistant Solicitor General Daniel S. Magy argued in a detailed filing that Trump and his executives employed various deceptive practices to misrepresent assets.<\/p>\n<p>The judgment has sparked mixed reactions from notable figures; some have vowed to withdraw investments from New York due to it while others have questioned whether such cases should have been pursued at all. In response to Trump&#8217;s assertion that New York is unfriendly toward businesses now, James pointed out that businesses are thriving in the state with stock market performance reaching new heights.<\/p>\n<p>James remarked on Trump&#8217;s tendency to distract with name-calling rather than addressing legal realities: \u201cHe\u2019s engaged in a patented practice of fraud&#8230; If you or I did this, we would face similar consequences.\u201d The Appellate Division plans to hear oral arguments regarding Trump\u2019s appeal on September 26\u2014just weeks before Election Day\u2014and could issue its decision before November 5. If unsuccessful at this level, Trump may seek further review from New York&#8217;s highest court<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3375,"featured_media":2329225,"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\/05\/AP24059790238065-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32116,7705,32120,3634],"class_list":["post-2329224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-attorney-general","tag-dnc","tag-new-york","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24059790238065-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329224","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\/3375"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}