New York Finds Donald Trump Guilty

For John, BLUF:  This kind of thing makes us look like a banana republic, or Russia.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Trump and associates ordered to pay $364 million in civil business fraud case

From The Washington Examiner, by Reporter Kaelan Deese, 16 February 2024, 3:18 pm.

Here is the lede plus one:

Former President Donald Trump and his associates were found liable by a New York court on Friday for committing decades of business fraud through his real estate empire, the Trump Organization, and a court ordered them to pay roughly $364 million in penalties.

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron’s ruling ordered Trump and his companies to pay millions of dollars to the state, while his adult children and other associates under the Trump Organization were ordered to pay additional fees in the millions.  Engoron barred Trump from “serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York” for three years, according to the ruling.

Of course it wil be appealed.

In the mean time, to whom does the New York City Mayor turn when he needs the next ice skating rink, or like facility, rehabilitated?

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff