Donald Trump ordered to pay over $350m in New York financial fraud case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : On the stand, Trump argued he could just look at a building and decide its worth.
53% : Trump also valued multiple rent-stabilized apartments in his Trump Park Avenue condominium at market rates.
50% : The actual trial was held to determine whether Trump would have to pay a fine.
39% : Engoron also barred Trump and others from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or entity in New York for three years.
38% : "All you have to do is look at a picture of the building and say: 'That building,'" Trump said, talking about the Trump office building at 40 Wall Street.
36% : Trump has denied all wrongdoing and will likely appeal the decision.
30% : Prosecutors had asked Engoron for a lifetime ban along with $370m, the amount they said Trump had profited after lying about his net worth and receiving lower interest rates from lenders.
28% : Prosecutors had to show Trump and the other defendants, including Trump's adult sons and former Trump Organization executives Allen Weisselberg and Jeff McConney, had acted with intent.
26% : Engoron ruled Trump had misrepresented his net worth to lenders and ordered the cancellation of the Trump Organization's business certificates, essentially ending its ability to continue operation in New York.
22% : Prosecutors argued that Trump had lied on government financial statements, allowing him to receive more favorable loans from lenders.
22% : The court also heard that Trump overvalued his Seven Springs estate in Westchester County, New York, telling lenders that the property had development potential, though local residents had blocked Trump's plans for the property.

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