Trump Slams New York State Judge Engoron After $364 Mil Verdict
‘Election Interference’ And ‘Tyrannical Abuse Of Power’
BY TYLER DURDEN
Update: Trump has responded to Judge Engoron’s decision, calling him a “crooked” judge who’s just committed election interference (and much, much more).
“A Crooked New York State Judge, working with a totally Corrupt Attorney General who ran on the basis of “I will get Trump,” before knowing anything about me or my company, has just fined me $355 Million based on nothing other than having built a GREAT COMPANY. ELECTION INTERFERENCE. WITCH HUNT (more to follow!),” said Trump in a post to Truth Social.
“The Justice System in New York State, and America as a whole, is under assault by partisan, deluded, biased Judges and Prosecutors. Racist, Corrupt A.G. Tish James has been obsessed with “Getting Trump” for years, and used Crooked New York State Judge Engoron to get an illegal, unAmerican judgment against me, my family, and my tremendous business. I helped New York City during its worst of times, and now, while it is overrun with Violent Biden Migrant Crime, the Radicals are doing all they can to kick me out….”
And according to the former president, Engoron conspired with New York Attorney General Letitia James.
“This Election Interference and tyrannical Abuse of Power by a Crooked Judge and Crooked Attorney General cannot be tolerated. My case was already won in the Appellate Division, and more than 80% of the frivolous claims were wiped out. Yet, as I suspected, and in order to hurt me and the Republican Party politically, Crooked and Corrupt Judge Arthur Engoron ignored his loss at the Appellate Division, and came up with an outrageous $355 Million Dollar fine against me. Using a statute that has never been applied like this before, the Corrupt Judge conspired with the Crooked Attorney General, Letitia James, and punished a liquid and beautiful Corporate Empire that started in New York, and has been successful all around the world…..
“There were no victims, and not one person testified there was any fraud. The actual witnesses established my Net Worth exceeded that reported in my Financial Statements as those Statements never included my most valuable Asset – the TRUMP Brand. The Highly Respected Expert Witness said my Financial Statements were among the best he has ever seen. I paid over $300 Million Dollars in taxes to New York City and State, and they want me gone. They are Crazed Lunatics who are destroying everything in their way. It all starts with Biden’s attacks on his Political Opponent!”
Trump also said he’d appeal Engoron’s decision.
“The actual bankers who were involved in the loan transactions testified I was a highly sought-after “whale” of a client with “one of the strongest personal balance sheets” they had ever seen, and I was overqualified for the loans. Those banks earned more than $100 Million Dollars in profits doing business with me and my companies. But to justify his crazed attack on me and my family, this biased, Trump Hating Judge, ignored all this, and even said Michael Cohen told the truth, although Cohen admitted to lying hundreds of times, and lied right in front of the Judge during the trial. This shocking and corrupt Interference in the Free Markets for political gain places every New York business transaction at risk. We must make sure Corrupt Politicians and Judges cannot continue to abuse the power of their office, and violate the public trust. We have already won, and will continue the fight on appeal!”
A breakdown of the fine via Bloomberg:
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New York Judge Arthur Engoron has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $364 million for allegedly defrauding banks in order to acquire loans and other benefits – loans which the banks themselves testified they were satisfied with after doing their own due diligence.
Trump is also barred “from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York for a period of three years,” while his sons have been barred from serving as New York executives for two years.
BREAKING: A judge finds Donald Trump liable in his civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, fining him $364 million and prohibiting him from operations in the state for 3 years. pic.twitter.com/Wj8QLpRvy4
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) February 16, 2024
New York Attorney General Letitia James had sought $370 million from Trump, his company, and its top executives for what she claimed was “repeated and persistent fraud” – which included allegations of falsifying records and financial statements to the tune of as much as $2.2 billion.
Trump maintains that his financial statements to banks were conservative, and has called the case a “fraud on me.”
“This is a case that should have never been brought, and I think we should be entitled to damages,” Trump said on Jan. 11.
Following Friday’s decision, Trump’s attorneys hit back – calling it “manifest injustice” in a statement.
“This verdict is a manifest injustice – plain and simple”
Donald Trump’s legal team have issued a statement following the verdict which also bans Trump from running businesses in New York for three yearshttps://t.co/02spXph3ip
📺 Sky 501 pic.twitter.com/wKX50VCJdy
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 16, 2024
The months–long civil trial included testimony from Trump and his oldest children. The former president was combative in his day on the stand, blasting James as a “hack” and calling the judge “extremely hostile.”
Trump repeatedly complained about Engoron before and throughout the trial, and the judge slapped him with a partial gag order after he started blasting the judge’s law clerk as well. Trump’s complaints led to a flood of death threats against the clerk, as well as Engoron, court officials said, and Trump was fined $15,000 for twice violating the order. -NBC News
During the trial, Deutsche Bank executive David Williams, who directly worked on at least one of several loans obtained by Trump over several decades, testified that it’s “atypical, but not entirely unusual” for a bank to internally slash a client’s stated asset values by 50% and approve a loan anyway, as they did with Trump, Bloomberg reported in November.
“It just depends on the circumstances,” said Williams, a managing director at the bank.
Deutsche Bank, which loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to Trump for properties in Miami, Chicago and Washington, cut his stated net worth in 2011 and 2012 from about $4.2 billion to $2.3 billion, according to internal bank credit memos. The same documents indicated the bank approved the loans anyway because it expected them to generate a profit based on Trump’s history of successful developments and other criteria.
Trump, who denies wrongdoing and claims the case is politically motivated, is calling to the stand this week four current and former Deutsche Bank employees — including the family’s former private banker Rosemary Vrablic — as part of his defense case, seeking to flip the script on the state’s version of events. -Bloomberg
The testimony undermined AG James’ premise, that Trump defrauded the German bank. But of course, none of that matters to Engoron – while Trump’s Martyr status just intensified.
Expect this decision to be reflected in upcoming polls.
This ruling is what’s criminal. https://t.co/ChopCG3rCP
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) February 16, 2024
NEVER FORGET: The judge who fined Donald Trump $364 million laughed, smiled and smirked for the camera in court.
This isn’t about “justice” — These people are openly celebrating what they’re doing.
Disgusting.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 16, 2024
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(TLB) published this article by Tyler Durden as posted at ZeroHedge
Header featured image (edited) credit: Trump/Engoron/org. ZH post
Emphasis added by (TLB)
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I’m not American but this is what you get when you had the chance to “drain the swamp” but didn’t – NYC is a bastion of international jewry.
And here you go Trump – “father of the vaccine” and Mr. “Warp speed” – these Neocons traitors, Zionists whatever you want to call them are the people who want to destroy you now.
Think about it next time you “stand with Israel” and put on your Kippah and hug that wall that is nothing more then a 1st century Roman Fort, and pretend it is “holy”.
Make no mistake who is running the show, they will stab you in the back, think about it when you shake hands next time with that mass murderer Netanyahu next time.
Make no mistake who wants Trump gone from becoming President, it is clear they pull out all the JEW tricks to prevent it.
America is occupied territory, it’s been so for many decades, but mention this and you are beaten with the “anti-semite racist stick”.
This doesn’t fly anymore after the genocide massacre on Palestinians from the apartheid state called Israel.
So Mr. Trump, IF you do get in office – just go scorched earth on all traitors in government and positions positions of power.
END THE FED (gone is the so called 34trillion Debt) and remove everyone from the media and 3 letter agencies who do not solely serve the interests of the USA, this is the only way to make America great and FREE again.
This is a witch hunt clearly, it shows the whole world how deep the ROT is in the US.
It’s absolutely sad to see how this puppet Biden regime (his JEW overlords) are destroying America.
And no – not all Jews are evil.. lets get that clear.
MAGA!
#Trump Multi-Billionaire
COULD, and part of me wishes he would, JUST CLOSE ALL #NYState (as well as any/all DC and Atlanta areas) operations and properties – just LOCK THE DOORS and shutter the Buildings.
THE PROBLEM is, obviously, and of course, while it would be no real HURT to #Trump to do so, just #shutdown, close, put out of work all those employed at such in #NY, while he is in business and no doubt LAID OFF people here and there (over time, under various of his sub-business operations) I do not think he could find it in himself despite being so wronged by NY Politicians Leadership (and DESTROY their Tax Base and Millions they get from Trump operations in NY, to hurt them) to DO THAT TO ALL THOSE EMPLOYEES (and hurt those individuals and their Families).
Sadly there will be Collateral Damage to some innocent people, but forcing Blue State Voters confront their STUPID only hope for change.
The ultimate LEGAL REMEDY for Trump and ALL CONSERVATIVES, make Blue States bleed.