The New York attorney general’s office has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to end a multi-million dollar penalty in his civil fraud case. The case went to trial last year, and a New York judge found that Trump and his business had inflated the values of properties on financial statements used to obtain favorable loan and insurance rates.
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The judge ordered Trump to pay $454 million, including interest.
Trump appealed, while the appeals court has yet to issue a decision.
Deputy Solicitor General Judith Vale wrote in a letter to Trump’s attorney that they denied his call for New York Attorney General Letitia James to drop the case.
“The ordinary burdens of civil litigation do not impede the president’s official duties in a way that violates the U.S. Constitution,” Vale said.
James’ office added that Trump, as president, is not immune from civil cases that are not connected to his official office duties.
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Trump’s move is his latest attempt to eliminate his legal cases before he returns to the White House next month.
Special counsel Jack Smith has agreed to dismiss criminal indictments. Those indictments charged Trump with overthrowing the 2020 election and improperly handling classified documents. He cited the Justice Department policy against indicting a sitting president.
Tags: Civil court, Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Letitia James, Money, New York, New York City, Special Counsel
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THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS REJECTED PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP’S ATTEMPT TO GET RID OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CIVIL PENALTY IN HIS FRAUD CASE.
THE CIVIL FRAUD CASE WENT TO TRIAL LAST YEAR … WITH A NEW YORK JUDGE FINDING TRUMP AND HIS BUSINESS INFLATED THE VALUES OF PROPERTIES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS USED TO OBTAIN FAVORABLE LOAN AND INSURANCE RATES.
THE JUDGE ORDERED TRUMP PAY 454 MILLION DOLLARS, INCLUDING INTEREST.
TRUMP APPEALED AND THE APPEALS COURT HAS YET TO ISSUE A DECISION. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL JUDITH VALE WROTE IN A LETTER TO TRUMP’S ATTORNEY THAT THEY’RE DENYING HIS CALL FOR NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES TO DROP THE CASE SAYING …
“THE ORDINARY BURDENS OF CIVIL LITIGATION DO NOT IMPEDE THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICIAL DUTIES IN A WAY THAT VIOLATES THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.”
JAMES’ OFFICE ADDED TRUMP, AS PRESIDENT, DOESN’T HAVE IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL CASES THAT ARE NOT CONNECTED TO HIS OFFICIAL DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
THE EFFORT BY TRUMP IS HIS LATEST ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE HIS LEGAL CASES AS HE RETURNS TO THE WHITE HOUSE NEXT MONTH.
SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH HAS AGREED TO DISMISS CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS CHARGING TRUMP WITH OVERTHROWING THE 20-20 ELECTION AND IMPROPERLY HANDLING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS.
HE CITED JUSTICE DEPARTMENT POLICY AGAINST INDICTING A SITTING PRESIDENT.
FOR SAN – I’M LAUREN TAYLOR.
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