When New York Attorney General Letitia James was running for that office, she campaigned on "getting" Donald Trump (in a very Stalin-esque "show me the man and I'll find you the crime" kind of way) and for now that has happened.
The judge in this particular case has imposed a huge penalty on Trump:
New York Judge Arthur Engoron ruled on Friday that former President Trump, his companies and fellow defendants must pay $364 million in the civil fraud trial over his business practices.
Why it matters: The ruling deals a massive financial blow to the GOP presidential frontrunner after he was recently ordered to pay $83.3 million in a separate trial.
- Trump was also barred him from running a business as an officer or director of a corporation in New York for three years.
It's a little surprising the judge just didn't round it up:
Why not just make it a cool $400 billion? https://t.co/dbsptW0kJS
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 16, 2024
There was no better way for the New York legal system to tell businesses "you're welcome to incorporate here but it might cost you big if someday we decide we don't like you."
An absolutely despicable political persecution with zero basis. Blatantly unAmerican. https://t.co/lgb9wben54
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 16, 2024
Did anybody think this particular judge was NOT going to hit Trump hard?
NEVER FORGET: The judge who fined Donald Trump $364 million laughed, smiled and smirked for the camera in court.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 16, 2024
This isn’t about “justice” — These people are openly celebrating what they’re doing.
Disgusting.
pic.twitter.com/HR6HpVBCHb
AG James would often take to Twitter to trash talk about Trump all while seeking gag orders to keep the former president and current GOP presidential candidate from giving it back.
George Washington law professor Jonathan Turley was on Fox News and shredded the political witch hunt nature of what unfolded in New York.
Watch:
BREAKING: Legal scholar Professor Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) EXPLODES After Judge Engoron Hits Trump with $364 Million Fine and 3-Year Ban in New York Civil Fraud Case, Says, "None of us could find a case like this!" Well, no one else has gone through this!!!!! WATCH pic.twitter.com/3Lk5Ef3tRl
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) February 16, 2024
"Everything short of throwing him into a wood chipper," and rest assured if they could, they would. We're surprised Letitia James didn't recommend that option. And all this comes along with the huge irony of Democrats trying to portray Trump as the one who would "try to charge political opponents."
They are using a rigged judicial process to destroy a political candidate they cannot beat through direct competition.
— Steve Skojec (@SteveSkojec) February 16, 2024
They are showing you, right before your eyes, that all your fears about the 2020 election having been compromised were 100% accurate. https://t.co/9jPxTT9fsp
What's the difference between @TheDemocrats and Putin? https://t.co/CQ4P6uvHw6
— The Rule 5 Texan (@Rule5Tweets) February 16, 2024
It's certainly ironic, isn't it?
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