{"id":2346738,"date":"2024-09-27T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-legal-team-has-fantastic-day-in-court-in-battle-against-letitia-james\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T12:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T16:46:47","slug":"trumps-legal-team-has-fantastic-day-in-court-in-battle-against-letitia-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-legal-team-has-fantastic-day-in-court-in-battle-against-letitia-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Legal Team Has Fantastic Day in Court in Battle Against Letitia James"},"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\">26<\/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%2Ftrumps-legal-team-has-fantastic-day-in-court-in-battle-against-letitia-james%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=2346738&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>The excerpt discusses \u200ca\u200c case involving former \u200bPresident Donald Trump and a substantial civil fraud judgment against\u2064 him,\u2063 amounting to $454 \u200dmillion, issued\u200b by New York Judge Arthur Engoron. The judgment stems from allegations \u2063by \u200bNew York Attorney General Letitia James \u2063that Trump and his associates inflated asset values for \u200cfinancial gain. Trump\u2019s lawyers have labeled the ruling as excessively harsh and unconstitutional.\u2062 <\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/families-protest-as-supreme-court-weighs-purdue-bankruptcy\/\" title=\"Families protest as Supreme Court considers Purdue bankruptcy\">recent \u200coral arguments<\/a>, judges from a New\u2064 York appeals court expressed skepticism about the legitimacy of\u200c the lawsuit, with\u200d particular concerns about the severe penalty\u200b and whether the statute used by James was being misapplied. Notably, it was mentioned that there were \u200cno actual victims of Trump&#8217;s\u2063 alleged financial misconduct and\u200b that the transactions did not significantly\u2064 affect\u2064 the market. This \u200dhas prompted some judges to query the appropriateness of the attorney general&#8217;s\u200d actions in pursuing this case against \u2063a\u2062 businessman and his dealings.<\/p>\n<p>The article \u200dhighlights a broader context \u2062of\u2064 increasing\u200d scrutiny and challenges Trump has faced,\u200b including prior assassination attempts and various legal battles, while noting that the appeals process regarding \u2064the civil\u2064 fraud case continues to develop. It\u2064 conveys \u200ca sense of cautious optimism \u200dthat New York&#8217;s\u200c appeal judges \u200bmight recognize the \u200dpotential overreach in this lawsuit against 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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-should-act-now-if-more-funds-needed-to-protect-trump-fleischmann-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Congress should act now if more funds needed to protect Trump: Fleischmann - Washington Examiner\">failed assassination attempts<\/a> against former President Donald Trump, one could easily lose sight of the myriad ways in which other Trump-hating lunatics have tried to destroy the 45th president.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/new-york-appeals-court-appears-receptive-reversing-reducing-454m-trump-civil-fraud-judgment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, a panel of New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-supreme-court-lifts-lower-courts-block-of-investigations-of-transgender-procedures-as-child-abuse\/\" title=\"Texas Supreme Court Lifts Lower Court\u2019s Block Of Investigations Of Transgender Procedures As Child Abuse\">appeals court judges<\/a> sounded skeptical about the $454 million judgment rendered against Trump by New York Judge Arthur Engoron &mdash; a judgment the former president&rsquo;s attorneys rightly characterized as &ldquo;draconian, unlawful, and unconstitutional.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James brought the lawsuit, accusing Trump and others of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maxine-waters-no-longer-stopping-at-harassment-wants-trump-in-prison-with-ivanka-by-his-side\/\" title=\"Maxine Waters now seeks Trump&#039;s imprisonment, alongside Ivanka.\">committing financial fraud<\/a> by overvaluing assets.<\/p>\n<p>Due to interest accumulating at $112,000 per day during the appeals process, Trump&rsquo;s total fine now stands at $470 million.<\/p>\n<p>During oral arguments Thursday, Judge Peter H. Moulton said that the &ldquo;immense penalty in this case is troubling.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In fact, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/26\/trump-civil-fraud-appeal-oral-arguments-00181339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, Moulton appeared to question the validity of the entire lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you hear underneath all these questions, the question of mission creep,&rdquo; Moulton said to Deputy Solicitor General Judith Vale, who argued the case for James.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Moulton wondered aloud whether the statute James used to bring the lawsuit had &ldquo;morphed into something that it was not meant to do?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-begins-deadline-day-fierce-shots-letitia-james-judge-engoron-biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James<\/a> argued that Trump had committed fraud by using overvalued assets to secure favorable terms from banks and insurance companies. The deranged and pliant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-rep-stefanik-files-ethics-complaint-judge-engoron-alleging-bizarre-behavior-anti-trump-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engoron<\/a> agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, however, the attorney general could find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bank-executive-flips-script-testimony-trumps-ny-fraud-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no actual victims<\/a> of the former president&rsquo;s alleged fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Associate Justice Llinet Rosado noted that the transactions in question had &ldquo;little to no impact on the public marketplace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rosado made that comment on the heels of another skeptical observation from Associate Justice David Friedman.<\/p>\n<p>Friedman asked Vale whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mi-lawmakers-just-made-it-easier-to-commit-election-fraud\/\" title=\"MI Lawmakers Simplify Process for Election Fraud\">attorney general&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office had ever used the consumer-protection statute in question &ldquo;to upset a private business transaction that was between equally sophisticated partners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, those banks and insurers did not fall off the proverbial turnip truck. They knew the value of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/eric-trump-schools-judge-says-father-inflated-value-mar-lago-laughing-foolishness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s properties<\/a> and relished his business.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday on the social media platform X, prominent legal scholar Jonathan Turley d more skepticism from Friedman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because I&rsquo;ve gone through the case that you&rsquo;ve cited, and all of them always involved consumer protection aspect &mdash; it involved protection of the market. You don&rsquo;t have anything like that here,&rdquo; the judge said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&hellip;Here is Justice David Friedman: &ldquo;Because I&rsquo;ve gone through the case that you&rsquo;ve cited, and all of them always involved consumer protection aspect &mdash; it involved protection of the market. You don&rsquo;t have anything like that here.&rdquo;&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1839375826787434726?\">September 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-savages-judge-engoron-whopping-350-million-fine-ruled-even-saw-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engoron<\/a> issued his &ldquo;draconian&rdquo; ruling in February.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Democrat operatives have tried to imprison the former president in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-matt-gaetz-torches-biden-ag-judge-merchans-daughter-profiting-off-trump-prosecution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate and equally unjust New York case<\/a>. And at least two lunatics have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-video-clearest-earliest-yet-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooting-else-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">come close<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-full-appreciation-comes-face-face-deputies-arrested-ryan-routh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murdering him<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, we have heard that multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-explains-want-kill-elections-gets-closer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination<\/a> teams, foreign and domestic, have continued to hunt the former president.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, while it is easy to lose sight of a civil fraud trial amid all the other madness occasioned by deranged&nbsp; Trump-haters, we nonetheless welcome these encouraging signs that appeals court judges in New York might actually see the James- and Engoron-led persecution of Trump for what it is.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Recently, a New York appeals court panel expressed doubt regarding the $454 million ruling against Trump by Judge Arthur Engoron, which Trump&#8217;s lawyers described as &#8220;draconian, unlawful, and unconstitutional.&#8221; The lawsuit was initiated by New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleging that Trump inflated asset values for financial gain. With interest accruing at $112,000 daily during the appeal process, Trump&#8217;s total penalty has now reached $470 million. During Thursday&#8217;s proceedings, Judge Peter H. Moulton remarked on the troubling nature of such a significant penalty and questioned whether James&#8217;s legal approach had strayed from its intended purpose. Despite claims of fraud involving overvalued assets used to secure favorable deals with banks and insurers\u2014claims supported by Engoron\u2014no actual victims of this alleged fraud were identified. Justice Llinet Rosado pointed out that these transactions had minimal impact on the market while Justice David Friedman questioned whether consumer protection laws had ever been applied in similar private business dealings between knowledgeable parties. Prominent legal scholar Jonathan Turley echoed Friedman&#8217;s skepticism about the case&#8217;s validity given its lack of consumer protection elements. Since Engoron&#8217;s ruling in February, efforts have continued to target Trump legally and personally amid ongoing threats against his life from various groups. Despite this chaos surrounding him due to extreme opposition from some factions, there are signs that appellate judges may recognize this persecution for what it is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2346739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/james-trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4733,32869,34434,32506,3634],"class_list":["post-2346738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-court","tag-legal-battle","tag-legal-team","tag-letitia-james","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/james-trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346738","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}