A New York appeals court is set to hear arguments in former President Donald Trump’s fight to overturn a civil fraud judgment that could cost him close to half a billion dollars.
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Engoron found Trump, his company and executives including sons Eric and Donald Jr. liable for falsifying records, conspiring to defraud insurers and issuing false financial statements. He also found former Trump Organization executives Trump and his lawyers say the penalties imposed on Trump were “grossly unjust," some allegations should have been barred by the statute of limitations and that the state shouldn’t be policing private business transactions. They also say James improperly sued Trump under a consumer protection statute normally used against businesses that rip off customers.
Trump’s lawyers argue that upholding the decision would bestow James with “limitless power to target anyone she desires, including her self-described political opponents.”James’ office argues that Trump’s appeal is awash in “meritless legal arguments” and ignores volumes of evidence showing that he engaged in “fraud and illegality on an immense scale.”
Trump inflated his net worth on the financial statements by as much as $800 million, to $2.2 billion a year, the state has argued.
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