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submitted 5 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Attorneys from James’s office requested the punishment in post-trial motions filed Friday in the Trump fraud case.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is calling for a $370 million fine against former President Donald Trump and his companies and a lifetime ban on him and two of his former company executives from the real estate industry in the state.

Attorneys from James' office requested the punishment in post-trial motions filed Friday in the Trump fraud case. They said that Trump owes $168 million of interest allegedly saved through fraud; $152 million from the sale of the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C., the site of one of Trump's hotels; $60 million through the transfer of the Ferry Point Golf Course contract; and $2.5 million from severance agreements for former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Howard Weisselberg and ex-Trump Organization controller Jeff McConney.

James also called for lifetime bans for Trump, Weisselberg and McConney from participation in the real estate industry as well as from serving as officers or directors in New York corporations or entities. The attorney general also asked for five-year bans for Trump's eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, with the same conditions.

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[-] theodewere@kbin.social 125 points 5 months ago

so after lots of investigation into this shitstain, the NY AG says he can't be trusted to even participate in business in the state of NY.. not just real estate, he can't serve as an officer in any corporation, because he can't be trusted..

yet everyone who voted for him gave him access to all of our secrets, and the ability to destroy lives if he felt like it

[-] Elderos@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

Thanksfully he has also been reported to be grossly incompetent and inept so this might have saved us.

[-] butt_mountain_69420@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I think the quote from Rex Tillerson was "fucking retarded."

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

"Surely he's gonna hurt the people I hate the most this time!"- Inbred Fuck-Stick.

[-] carbonprop@lemmy.ca 72 points 5 months ago
[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 43 points 5 months ago

I don't know, banning Trump from real estate for just a year or two doesn't seem like much.

[-] RainfallSonata@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

James also called for lifetime bans for Trump, Weisselberg and McConney from participation in the real estate industry as well as from serving as officers or directors in New York corporations or entities.

It's lifetime. I mean, it's right there in the title. You didn't even have to read the article.

[-] PhatalFlaw@lemmy.world 60 points 5 months ago

Pretty sure that's the joke...

[-] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago

The joke is that he's over 80 and visibly unhealthy

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago

Unhealthy?? He has a VIBRANT orange glow.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago
[-] Oderus@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

I'm guessing you are being sarcastic, or joking that lifetime for Trump is just a year or two. But it's impossible to tell for sure, If it's sarcasm, I'd recommend adding a /s so it clear.

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 19 points 5 months ago

My upvote ratio suggests my gamble paid off this time.

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

No, no! Do not bring that reddit bs /s.

Fuck anyone that doesn't grasp sarcasm.

[-] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Poe's law is a real thing though. And /s is much older than Reddit.

Maybe we could use the percontation mark instead⸮

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@sh.itjust.works -2 points 5 months ago

No. People should use their minds for a few moments to figure it out. I don't care that many can't manage.

[-] SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Omg you’re still going on about this! Dude, let it go. You are the only person I ever see complain about the use of /s.

[-] groupofcrows@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 months ago

He can easily afford this. His lawyers keep telling everyone...

  1. Trump is a multi-billionaire.
  2. Maralago itself is worth half a billion (or more) so he only needs to sell one property.
  3. Everyone across the known universe wants to do business with Trump because he is so successful and famous. He will be back on his feet in no time, in fact he is probably laughing at how pitiful this penalty is. /s
[-] crsu@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

40 years too late

[-] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 4 points 5 months ago

In a separate motion filed Friday, the defense attorneys said the evidence doesn’t support a finding that he intended to defraud, and said the same applies to Weisselberg and McConney. The lawyers argued that attorney general’s office has failed to prove insurance fraud and has not demonstrated any real-world impact, and banks did their own due diligence on the financial statements.

Reminds me of something else:

That didn't happen.

And if it did, it wasn't that bad.

And if it was, that's not a big deal.

And if it is, that's not my fault.

And if it was, I didn't mean it.

And if I did, you deserved it.

[-] butt_mountain_69420@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

They'll let him pay it out at $12/yr

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