BREITBART | Published December 12, 2024
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) is refusing to drop the $454 million civil fraud judgment on President-elect Donald Trump and plans to continue defending it during his appeal of the case despite his impending inauguration, her lawyer said.
Trump, along with his two eldest sons Donald Jr. and Eric and other defendants from the Trump Organization, were ordered to pay the sum with an interest of $87,502 per day after Judge Arthur Engoron’s February 16 ruling, the Associated Press reported.
“Now, Donald Trump is finally facing accountability for his lying, cheating, and staggering fraud. Because no matter how big, rich, or powerful you think you are, no one is above the law,” James said in a press release following the ruling.
New York Deputy Solicitor General Judith Vale wrote on Tuesday a letter to Trump’s appellate lawyer, D. John Sauer, that “The ordinary burdens of civil litigation do not impede the President’s official duties in a way that violates the U.S. Constitution,” ABC News reported.
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SOURCE: www.breitbart.com
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Trump demanded James drop the case against him
New York Attorney General Letitia James said she will not drop the civil fraud case against President-elect Donald Trump. (ABC News/Screenshot/Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images)
FOX NEWS | Published December 12, 2024
New York Attorney General Letitia James said she will not drop the civil fraud case against President-elect Donald Trump as she waits for the appeal court decision, arguing presidents are not immune from civil litigation.
Trump and his attorneys demanded that James drop her civil fraud case against him, his family and his businesses “for the greater good of the country” last month.
Trump was ordered to pay a $454 million civil fraud judgment in James’ lawsuit against him.
Trump has appealed the ruling, and judges on a New York appeals court seemed receptive to potentially reversing the judgment altogether.
The New York attorney general’s office on Tuesday said they are not going to take action to drop the case against the president-elect.
James’ office argued that presidents do not have immunity from civil litigation arising from unofficial conduct, and said lawsuits “may proceed while the president is in office.”
James’ office also argued that the final judgment does not impact any conduct Trump may undertake as president. They also said Trump’s inauguration is “irrelevant to the 14 other defendants found liable in our case.”
James’ office also said that they are now waiting for a decision on Trump’s appeal, and said waiting for that decision on the civil matter “does not in any way affect Trump’s ability to serve as president.”
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SOURCE: www.foxnews.com
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