Skip to main content
institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

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.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?

17 Articles

Center

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 …

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Reason broke the news in United States on Monday, August 25, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
For You
Search
BlindspotLocal