Letitia James Rejects Donald Trump's Appeal Claim

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : The appeal document said that, far from being victims, Trump's bankers "raved internally about their business with him and were eager for more."It added that if Trump's actions were fraud, "then that word has no meaning," and the attorney general's "power to seize and destroy private businesses" would therefore be "boundless -- and standardless."Engoron's ruling also barred Trump, Weisselberg and McConney from serving as officers or directors of any New York corporation or other legal entity in the state for three years.
36% : Trump, the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential election, has maintained his innocence, saying the case was politically motivated.
28% : In September 2022, James sued Trump; his two adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump; the Trump Organization; and two firm executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeff McConney, over allegations that Trump had inflated his assets to get more favorable business loans.
27% : On February 16, Judge Arthur Engoron, who oversaw the trial, ruled that Trump would have to pay about $355 million in penalties, with interest bringing the figure to $454 million.
16% : Kise accused James and Engoron of trying to run Trump out of New York, which he added was bad for the city.

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