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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump calls on New York court to toss ‘legally and factually baseless’ fraud ruling

Donald Trump is once again appealing a blockbuster fraud penalty against the president and his real-estate empire after his political adversary, New York Attorney General Letitia James, won a multi-million dollar verdict against his sprawling family business.

Last year, a fractured state appeals court in New York tossed a $500 million penalty against Trump and his associates after judges determined the penalty, which has ballooned with interest, was “excessive.”

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