The New York State appeals court waited until the last minute to intervene and rule substantial modifications to the lower court ruling. [SEE pdf Here]
The timing here is transparently political. The court could have intervened earlier with this decision but appears to have preferred to allow the Lawfare narrative the maximum amount of time to permeate the anti-Trump news cycle. However, faced with the reality of a full appellate review later this year collapsing and reversing the underlying case, the NY court had few options other than timing their intervention.
The appeals court lowered the bond amount to the maximum possible in real terms. Meaning the demand for a $454 million bond was never sustainable, explainable, or legally comprehensible under all precedent. In reality it was an impossible bond for any organization to obtain, and ultimately that issue was going to lead to massive legal consequences within the New York state legal system. They might hate Trump, but without intervention New York would be collapsing their corporate business structure.
The lower court ruling was stayed, and the bond was lowered to an obtainable $175 million for the appeal. The lower court ruling against Trump organization officers was also stayed, allowing the corporate leadership of the various Trump organization LLCs to remain as they are. All of the substantive elements of Judge Engoron’s verdict were stayed, pending appeal.
Attorney General Letitia James was left only with a public relations narrative to sell, saying in part, “the $464 million judgment — plus interest — against Donald Trump and the other defendants still stands.” Duh, pending appeal – which is transparently obvious and the point therein.
Once again, Lawfare at its root is a narrative weapon used primarily to sway public opinion. AG James statement in response to the appeals court intervention is essentially an affirmation of this reality.
Appearing in New York to defend against another Lawfare operation, President Trump spoke briefly to the media after the ruling was made public.
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The hardline leftists always end up with a case of the ‘outcome sads’, because they do not accept the nature of Lawfare intent. However, the non-sheeple democrats and independents are eyes-wide-open to how this Lawfare nonsense works. Hence, President Trump climbing in the polling.
“It’s the beginning of the end.” or “The walls are closing in.” or, “__ fill in the blank __.”
I believe the initial judgement from Engoron was $355 million. The extra $100 mil tacked on is “interest.” What kind of loan-shark interest rate are they charging? 28 percent in a MONTH! Over 300% annualized?
The kind that is greedy and having seen that Trump had about 500 million cash on hand that he was saving to use in the Campaign, they wanted to take all his cash. Greedy Jerks!
Election interference in its purest form – take away his campaign funds. Simple and straightforward….and illegal as hell. Felony illegal. Treason illegal.
I sense a “boil coming to a head” in many instances and really do not think it will be very pretty when it finally pops
These are the same clowns that make noise about the high interest loans pay day places, but never do anything.
Want to violate the 8th amendment? Why no GO BIG?
Bernie Madoff who stole billions his bond 10 million….Trump no victim 464 million no crime…
Gulag: Judge naked pics declared PDJT guilty 3 months ago on the first day of hearings. The last three months were the sentencing phase not a trial. The judgement of $355 million announced recently then began accruing interest back to the first day 3 months ago. New York is charging 9% interest per MONTH. Bringing the total to $455 million.
Wouldn’t that interest rate violate usury laws in NY?
I am certainly not endorsing it, but I believe they tried to charge interest from 2019 or some time before when of course it should have been charged from when the illegal judgement was first charged!
And remember—James and Engoron repeatedly told us that the value of Trump’s properties are the Assessed State/County tax assessment valuation. If that is what they believe, where do they get off applying this high a bond to Trump’s properties? What this proves is Letitia James lied when she filed the lawsuit since she turned around and said Trump could drum up $454 million by–get this–selling his properties! It is important to remember that, funny though all of this is, it is not a joke. This gang isn’t fooling around. I still say this self-contradiction by James and Engoron is Trump’s best evidence to use to put an end to this ridiculous charade of a legal action.
Trump cannot be both a super-rich billionaire capable of drumming up $454 million in no time flat, or he is a “phony billionaire” with real estate that should be valued according to the State/County Tax Assessment on each of them, which is less than 10% of the market value of the properties. Why this aspect gets no play in this thing is beyond comprehension.
As Pennsylvanian, I will avoid at all costs any dealings with the State of New York! What a disgrace that state is to our country!
Yep, still an unconstitutionalist state run by 3rd world aspirants who are rapidly achieving 3rd world status in the blue cities.
NY will regret all this DEI BS when the sleeper cells they are feeding and housing are activated to make what happened in Russia look like Kindergarten. If I lived in NYC I’d run for the exit now……
President Trump spoke earlier today that he won’t trade on the NYSE anymore either, and that means Trump Social. They did not like hearing that.
I live in PA too. Howdy! I don’t think New York is a disgrace at all, it is the people in their courts and the people who “voted” for them to be there, which these daze is very questionable.
You have plenty of problems back home, what with your Department of Agriculture trying to out small farms put of business. And, sadly, it isn’t just your DOA.
I’d be happy to sacrifice to join some sort of peaceful action to harm NY financially but in reality they will suffer a huge terror event soon because of their little plan to overwhelm the country with illegal immigration. I would stay as far from NY as possible. They are living on borrowed time.
What keeps Engmoron from ignoring this appellate decision just like he did the first one? What can be done to remove these traitors from the bench?
Nothing will stop him from ignoring.
James says the fine still stands.
Time for some karma, an find out how much Engmoron and James inflated their credentials, then remove and prosecute them.
I went south on a drive to visit relatives today and for awhile I could listen to the AM radio host Plante who was playing clips of the speeches James has made about vowing to “get Trump<” etc.
I guess she has some really bad hemorrhoids. She also said something like all Republicans, or the white men who don’t want her, (I guess) are all “pale, male, and stale.” To most likely about a crowd of ten cheering her on…So glad I lost reception.
But holy moly, I am was so stunned by her viciousness that I can remember it about 14 hours later. Imagine being such a cunning snake that no jury was allowed. This “trial” would have been OVER on DAY ONE were the words I hear her say were entered into evidence, or even if they could find a jury pool that hadn’t heard the things she has said.
Content of character comes to mind here. Haven’t found content that I care to hear from this “AG.” Wow. And for me I can usually find something ….
“…white men who don’t want her…”?
She related to Old Gorilla Grip down in GA, by chance?
They both check far too many boxes to be brought to heel
she sounds just like politicians in South Afrika…..
Both are untouchable under DEI Standards for employment, her for the obvious reasons and Engmoron under the special classification of “easily paid off retard in power” lawyer classification.
Kama…WAY past due
As for prosecution or any form of accountability…good luck
I guess Trump is due a huge tax refund from the excess taxes the state fo New York collected on his “overvalued” properties all these years.
22,223,38,9,knives,hammers,bats,anything will work.
Ole Sparky, rope and guillotines? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Politics is a blood-sport.
Conspiracy by a judge, NY AG department, NY state Governor and legislators, DOJ and WH to coverup a stolen election and coup d’etat is still punishable as treason, if the coup included aiding and abetting a foreign government to overthrow the US constitution? Weren’t we officially still at war in Iraq and Afghanistan and funding a civil war in Ukraine too?
Then aiding and abetting an army of 10-20M foreign invaders into the US over the past 3 years kind of demonstrates the plan too.
I understand that Engoron is a former taxi driver. A better question might be, what can be done to keep these partisan morons from being appointed to the bench in the first place?
OMG! Can you imagine climbing into a taxi and seeing HIM as the driver?
Wonder how many people went out the other door, into traffic.
What a season to draw parallels. This is the season to honor the persecution of a King whose objective was/is the spiritual salvation of people.
Yet, during this season we also have a mere president who is being persecuted for his objective of saving his country from ruin.
May the King bestow protection and spiritual armament upon Donald John Trump! I think today perhaps He did. 🙏🇺🇲💓
Amen, Lorrie. Amen.
Today He did indeed!
Engmoron has been overturned five times.
Can President Trump sue someone as a vexatious litigant?
Out of, what, four cases?
LOL!
Attorney Bill Sipley, good news coming.
https://x.com/shipwreckedcrew/status/1772362274499440917?s=20
That seems to be the legal reaction this afternoon– That this judgment is not going to stand. Trump never got due process & the damage # is way out of whack. It is time to make Lawfare lawyers personally accountable.
Neither Judge Engoron(?) or James have “clean” hands on this trial. Campaigning for a job to “get” specific people should be a disqualifier to getting a job where you can “get” people like Trump, J6ers & Trump supporters. That is exactly why our founders left Europe.
Remarkable and infuriating how these clearly and demonstrably prejudicial statements are excused even encouraged when the goal is to Get Trump.
Poor Tish the dish and Nipple judge Engmoron had to call off their celebration at the Golden Corral. Rumor has it that they are both on suicide watch.
New York is sadly on track to become a crime infested, dirty, fecal smattered place where even the liberals can’t live.
When even illegals are complaining about New York collapsing there might really be a problem.
The cost of tying up $175 million for months on a spurious judgement will stampede investment out of New York.
It sure enough will.
The damage has been done.
Even after President Trump has prevailed, the mistrust will continue and New York will suffer.
I saw that look in a friend’s eyes who claims to be “conservative” (would vote for Chris Christie! and watches Fox News ) but has a bad case of TDS. I saw that look when he half heartedly asked me who I think will win in Nov. 2024. I told him Trump for all the obvious reasons: the border crisis, the economy, the political persecution of Trump, etc., etc., etc., and his response was just a sad eyed “yeah”.
Lawfare will always back down when challenged because once you can get to a court through the appeals process that isn’t cooked with a corrupt judge and/or partisan jury the case falls apart and the initial judgement reversed based on the application of existing law. Trump has a titanium spine.
The purpose is served. Fodder for propaganda by the Communist press and distraction of and stress to the target. PDJT is a seasoned warrior, unlike a lot of us, and has deep pockets. J6’ers are more like us. They’re being used for propaganda too, to induce fear in others who might challenge the regime.
Meanwhile, the Communist legal system fuels their private jets with all the windfall, plus other elite perks. That’s America. Sad 🙁
When I see the Gargoyles face, the first thought is, there is guy living in hell every day. The guy is one grotesques look person.
I’ve seen many photos and vids of regressive liberal commies the last few years and truly they are the most grotesque looking people on earth. Sorry it is true!
The look is of pure evil.
Was going write something about road kill, but it actually upsets me when I see dead animals lying along the roads. I think that Gargoyle and Teesha but watch crossing the streets in NY.
Read my post above about finding out Engmoron is your taxi driver.
“Gargoyle”… perfect description!
Two powerful black women destroying the places in which they are PUBLIC SERVANTS.
How served are you feeling?
They give black women a bad name. Black women should be speaking out loud and clear about this travesty. LOUD & CLEAR.
This is bribery and extortion. 100 times worse than anything they have falsely accused President Trump of.
We have that story here from a week or so ago, of the woman speaking out over the corrupt DA’s EO Hires
Yep. Go look at James Howard’s Kunstler’s Friday 22-Mar-24 post. I think he questioned the very same about two black , women agreeing to take on these cases.
They had the very AWFUL ROLE MODELS of white skinned women like HRC, McCord, Nuland, etc, to follow. Too darn bad for them. Oh and I forgot so many other’s but never mind.
These two women made choices to follow the path they are on. Its a road to nowhere or worse.
Express Lane to the 7th Circle of Hell entrance, no exit once entered.
By waiting until the minute, I was motivated to make a contribution because it looked dire. I wonder how many others did the same. If enough did the same thing, it backfired once again on the leftists.
It sure looks like Trump has a lot larger detail than Biden. I never see that many Secret Service Officers walking with Biden.
Peguin6 covers Biden pretty extensively. Away from the WH his detail is pretty robust. Not as many obvious at the White House. P6 is usually in the press room or outside covering the helicopters, plus some of the events Biden goes to.
If memory serves, PDJT has always had his personal bodymen, in addition to USSS, even while POTUS. That adds to the numbers.
Prior RNC Chair, Michael Steele, is mad that the bond got reduced…says Trump is getting special treatment. What an arse…
The next time anyone feels like carrying on about the democrats, they should think about these words from a former RNC head.
Clearly both the Right and the Left employ Anger Managers. Lying is ok when you’re acting I guess.
So these mindless minions are significantly hollowing out the once great NYC. Oh sure, they’ll blame shift, but they will have to bear the consequences of their actions. Indefensibly stupidly malicious. They’ll reap what they sow. Because they’re moral Lilliputians this axiom of accountability is a blank slate in their minds and hearts.
Simon Ateba
@simonateba
NEW: Outraged New York Attorney General Letitia James EXPLODES, says Donald Trump isn’t off the hook but is still accountable for ‘Staggering Fraud.’…
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Tony Seruga
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What the MSM is missing is the New York Court of Appeals pretty much stayed every aspect of this circus! 🤡
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Wonder where she got the idea for the pearls?
Bet she’s been watching “Flintsones” reruns in here spare time.
The Left is having a huge meltdown over the bond reduction….
I think they will literally explode when this case gets reversed by the higher courts…
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MSNBC guest reacts to Trump’s bond being reduced to $175 million: “This is so infuriating.”
On top of everything else, Letitia James is a baby killer. She had an abortion of convenience early in her career. She says she’s proud of it. The cow is pure evil.
What does the deep state have on Engoron? He’s acting like a trained seal doing their bidding.
He doesn’t strike me as being coerced, or under duress.
Rather, quite pleased with his lack of honor and integrity.
What’s most interesting to me is this “you must pay before you can appeal” bit somewhere in NY law. It’s flatly unconstitutional and denies constitutionally guarantees of due process. It’s good that it never had to rise to the SCOTUS level before simply being ignored.
They make unconstitutional law then ignore it so that at some point in the future they can attempt to use it against people. NY State and NY City love violating the US Constitution it seems. SCOTUS strikes down their gun legislations and they create new legislations which also violates the US Constitution shortly thereafter. It’s pretty disgusting.
But the motives behind this intervention are not for helping Trump otherwise the cost would have been removed entirely.
The motives are clearly to avoid the collapse of NY State/City as a place for doing international business. I think too much damage has already been done.
welcome to Zimbabwe or south Africa. Confiscation by the black radicals to make things more inclusive as the country sinks into mediocrity. Lawfare has used black prosecuters who are highly racist to take down Trump and steal his assets. That slippery slope leads to what South Africa is. Even though it is the white liberals like Mary McCord teaching these dirty DA’s how to do the dirty work for them.
Looney Latashia is a Soros owned house negro aka slave .. Fat Albert is a Soros owned slave.. Gorilla Grip Fani is house negro aka slave….Useful blacks bought and paid for by Soros….All may well lose their licenses to practice law before its over all have several million $ net worth on DA salaries…Time to Cut the head off of the snake Soros and his family…
Unfortunately none of this seems to matter to the idiots who want to live in NYC as shown by the bidding war the other day for condos in AOC’s district in a former parking garage.
Donald Trump should burn his NY properties to the ground now that he has his new windfall and never set foot in that hell hole again.
As can be seen from my previous posts I was for DeSantis during the primary season. Partly because of his successes in Florida, his conservative policies, and his willingness to fight the Marxists. I was/am concerned about Trump’s electability because of the endless lawsuits, his unpopularity with the suburban soccer moms, and the fact that he is a lightning rod for controversy.
Of course I was always going to vote for the Republican in the general election but now I am happy that Trump won the primary. The communists overplayed there hand and are making a mockery of our judicial system. Now I’m just scared to death that the Democrats (I use Democrats, Marxists, and Communists interchangeably) will steal the election away from Trump thus ending the great experiment of the USA.
What Trump is enduring is very personel for me. I just lost (sort of) a civil case brought against me by my sister. She thinks she won but the only victors were the numerous lawyers assigned by the judge as “conservators” of our mother’s estate. Legalized theft is what it is, stealing from a widow with dementia:(
The appellate decision seems precipitously timed. Anyone reserving judgment til closer to the election is going to get an up close big dose of what a corrupt govt looks like. Not just political opponents are adversely affected. Businesses, big and small, flee the mounting wave of rules and penalties they predict will be set by lawfare precedents. Neighborhoods, devoid of once flourishing businesses, decline as crime goes up. Putting the stay and decision off til Sep Nov tells me how long the fallout has to go. Should be a long hot summer in the City.
When I worked for Remington Arms the CEO described the problem with New York State is they’re not only anti-gun, but anti-business.
At this point Venezuela and North Korea are more favorable business environments.
Looney Latashia*** Fat Albert ***and Gorilla Grip Fani** are all house negroes owned by Soros to do the Democrat dirty work they are all dumb as rocks but multi million $ accounts net worth on 100 to 200 k a year salary Soros pays them as they are his personal slaves…
Off topic, but on topic.
Remember Mary McCord?
The Zelig like person that has been behind every step of the Trump smears?
Had a dog walking moment the other day.
It’s time to introduce the public to Ms Menace.
The press will be NO help.
But I was thinking of a way to introduce her to John Q Public.
Truck stops. How many truckers are fervent Trump supporters.
Imagine leaving some card in Truck stop bathrooms.
“Meet Mary McCord”. Include her Resume of malfeasance underneath.
Make it brief. Leave them anywhere you travel.
Gotta start somewhere.