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New York Appeals Court Vacates Trump’s $500 Million Fraud Penalty in Split Ruling

The divided ruling labels the penalty excessive under the Eighth Amendment.

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El presidente de Estado unidos, Donald Trump.
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ARCHIVO - El expresidente Donald Trump asiste a los argumentos finales en el juicio civil por fraude de la Organización Trump en la Corte Suprema del estado de Nueva York, en Manhattan, el 11 de enero de 2024. (Shannon Stapleton/Pool Photo vía AP, archivo)

Overview

  • Judges left intact the civil-fraud finding against President Trump, the Trump Organization, and his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
  • New York Attorney General Letitia James said she will appeal to the state’s highest court.
  • The panel issued 323 pages of fractured opinions, with some judges citing unconstitutional excess and one accusing the prosecution of political motives.
  • The decision keeps certain non-monetary restrictions in play, including limits on corporate leadership roles, though enforcement remains paused during further appeals.
  • Trump had posted a roughly $175 million appeal bond, which media report could be released following the vacatur of the monetary sanction.