NY State Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Donald Trump's Nearly $500 Million Civil Fraud Judgment

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Trump maintains that he is worth several billion dollars and testified last year that he had about $400 million in cash, in addition to properties and other investments.
57% : If upheld, Engoron's ruling will force Trump to give up a sizable chunk of his fortune.
47% : Trump, his company and top executives including his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. "created and used financial statements rife with blatant misrepresentations and omissions to maintain loans worth more than half a billion dollars and to generate over $360 million in ill-gotten profits," Magy wrote.
46% : Trump inflated his net worth on the financial statements by as much as $800 million to $2.2 billion a year, state lawyers said.
43% : If Trump is unsuccessful at the Appellate Division, he can ask the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, to consider taking his case.
40% : James has said that if Trump is unable to pay, she will seek to seize some of his assets.
38% : That includes interest that continues to accrue even after Trump posted a $175 million bond in April to halt collection of the sum and prevent the state from seizing his assets while he appeals.
36% : "Wednesday's scheduling of oral arguments adds to a busy September for Trump, as he campaigns to retake the White House while navigating the aftermath of multiple courtroom losses.
35% : Engoron found that Trump, his company and top executives schemed for years to puff up his financial statements to create an illusion that he and his properties were more valuable than they really were.
33% : Trump and his lawyers contend the case should never have gone to trial, the statute of limitations barred some allegations, and the state shouldn't be policing private business transactions.
27% : Trump denies wrongdoing and he and his lawyers say no one was harmed.
26% : Trump is scheduled to debate his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, on Sept. 10.
26% : The judge ordered Trump to pay $355 million in penalties, accounting for what he deemed "ill-gotten gains" derived from his inflated financial statements, including lower loan interest rates and profits from projects he wouldn't have otherwise been able to finish.
21% : Two days later, Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in the criminal case -- though his lawyers have asked that it be postponed until after Election Day, Nov. 5.
15% : Trump is asking the Appellate Division to overturn Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron's Feb. 16 finding that he lied to banks, insurers and others about his wealth on financial statements used to secure loans and make deals.

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