Donald Trump's attorneys asked a New York appeals court to halt his civil fraud trial while they battle a court ruling that last week ordered the dissolution of some of the former president's real estate empire's key holdings, including Trump Tower. According to the Associated Press, Trump's attorneys made the request of the state's intermediate appellate court to prevent the ruling on his businesses from being enforced.
New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron "clearly does not comprehend the scope of the chaos (his) decision has wrought," lawyers for the former president wrote in the 41-page appellate brief. Shuttering Trump's businesses "will unquestionably inflict severe and irreparable harm" on not only Trump and the other defendants in the suit, but also the employees and others "who depend on the affected entities for their livelihoods," they added.
