A New York judge on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's efforts to delay enforcement of a $354 million judgment.
The announcement was made by New York Judge Arthur Engoron. Email He was scheduled to sign the proposed ruling Thursday, less than 24 hours after Mr. Trump's lawyers requested a delay, by New York's Democratic attorney general, Letitia James. President Trump's lawyer, Clifford S. Roberts, requested a 30-day delay in carrying out the sentence. letter Wednesday I went to Engoron. (Related: 'Totally disproportionate': Weisenberg throws out 'highly questionable' Trump wrongful conviction)
“You have failed to explain, much less justify, any basis for your stay,” Engoron wrote in two terse sentences. Email To Robert. “We are confident that the Appellate Division will protect your appellate rights.”
Engoron just refused to stop securing bail on a $355 million judgment as a condition of his appeal. “I am confident that the Appellate Division will protect your appeal rights,” he said. Again, the courts have shown that nothing succeeds like excess.https://t.co/OT6qYwXk8t
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) February 22, 2024
Engoron on Friday ordered Trump to pay $354 million and barred him from serving as an officer or director of any New York-based company or organization for three years following a civil lawsuit. He previously ruled on Sept. 26 that Trump was liable for fraud, revoking several business licenses held by Trump and ordering his businesses to close, but the appeals court Mr. Engoron's sentencing on October 6 has been deferred.
Mr. James sued Mr. Trump in September 2022, accusing him of inflating the value of his real estate holdings in order to obtain loans after the presidential election. hopeful It was to investigate Trump, who he labeled an “illegitimate president” during his 2018 attorney general campaign.James said he would consider seizing Trump's assets if he did not pay the $354 million fine within 30 days, ABC News said. report.
Legal experts denounced the decision, with George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley calling it a “confiscation” and saying that even if his appeal is successful, President Trump could still lose a lot of money. He pointed out that there is.
“By making this sentence so large, the judge is making it difficult to appeal the sentence,” Turley told “The Story” host Martha McCollum during a Tuesday appearance on Fox News.
President Trump and his lawyer Alina Haba did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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