Trump appeals ruling that kept fraud case intact, wiped penalty
The appeals court ruled the $464 million fine violates the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause but upheld fraud findings against Trump and his company.
- Donald Trump is appealing a New York court ruling that upheld fraud findings against him while removing a penalty exceeding $500 million.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James filed the initial case, claiming Trump inflated his net worth for financial benefits.
- The appeals court agreed that Trump committed fraud but deemed the penalty excessive under the Eighth Amendment.
- Trump declared the outcome a "TOTAL VICTORY," though James vowed to continue pursuing legal actions, stating that the ruling affirmed his wrongdoing.
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Why Trump is appealing the New York civil fraud ruling after claiming ‘TOTAL VICTORY’
When a New York appeals court threw out the nearly half-billion-dollar penalty against Donald Trump, New York Attorney General Letitia James vowed to appeal. But now it's the president who is seeking to appeal the civil fraud ruling.

Trump Appeals Fraud Ruling After $500M Penalty Erased
President Donald Trump is appealing a divided New York court decision that upheld fraud findings against him but erased a half-billion-dollar penalty, setting up another showdown in the state's highest court, The Hill reported. Trump's attorneys filed a notice of appeal Tuesday in New York's Court of Appeals, challenging a midlevel ruling that left intact a civil fraud case but tossed out a financial judgment exceeding $500 million. The case, br…
New York, Aug 26 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump will appeal a recent court ruling that held him responsible for civil fraud in his company but invalidated a million dollar fine that was imposed on him in 2024, after a trial in New York, according to his lawyers. Last week, an appeal court invalidated for “excessive” the $454 million fine imposed by Judge Arthur Engoron on Trump and other defendants, including his two older children, in the …
Trump asks court to toss remaining civil fraud penalties after getting his massive fine thrown out
NEW YORK (AP) — Days after getting his staggering civil fraud penalty thrown out, President Donald Trump asked New York’s highest court on Tuesday to overturn his other punishments, including a multiyear ban on him and his two eldest sons holding corporate leadership positions. Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal with the state’s Court […]
Trump Appeals Latest Ruling In Civil Fraud Case
The Hill reports: President Trump has appealed a New York court’s ruling that kept the sprawling civil fraud case against him intact, despite tossing out the roughly $500 million penalty imposed upon him and his business empire. His lawyers on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal with New York’s highest court, signaling their intention to …
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