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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lloyd Green

Trump, the ‘law-and-order’ candidate, is an adjudicated fraudster

man in a suit and red tie surrounded by other people in suits, leaving a court house
‘Last week, a US court of appeals rejected his demand for absolute immunity. US presidents are not kings, the court reminded us.’ Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP

The week-that-was will likely weigh heavily on the 45th president for the months and years to come. On Friday, Arthur Engoron, a New York judge, found Donald Trump and his businesses liable for conspiracy and ordered them to pay $355m. On top of that, the court banned Trump from serving at the helm of any New York company for three years and his two adult sons from serving in that capacity for two years, while imposing a $4m penalty on both of the boys.

In a 92-page decision, Engoron also lacerated Trump’s pretensions of credibility. He repeatedly tagged Trump for his allergy to the truth.

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