Overview
- The Appellate Division ruled the penalty violated the Eighth Amendment’s ban on disproportionate punishments.
- Judges left intact findings that the president and his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump committed civil fraud by inflating Trump Organization asset values to obtain favorable loans and insurance.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James said she will appeal to the Court of Appeals to restore the monetary sanction.
- The 2024 judgment also imposed temporary bans on serving as officers or directors of New York corporations, leaving the status of business restrictions unresolved pending further review.
- Trump celebrated what he called a “total victory,” while his allies praised a “massive” win and James underscored that liability remains on the record.