Trump's lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn 'egregious' civil fraud verdict

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.
52% : In the civil fraud case, Engoron found that Trump, his company and top executives -- including his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr. -- schemed for years to inflate his wealth on financial statements used to secure loans and make deals.
47% : Monday's appeal filing is the latest development in a momentous legal and political stretch for Trump, who last week accepted the Republican party's presidential nomination just days after he was hurt in a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
47% : James, a Democrat, has said that if Trump is unable to pay, she will seek to seize some of his assets.
45% : Trump and his lawyers laid groundwork for their appeal months by objecting frequently to Engoron's handling of the trial.
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.
36% : The judge ordered Trump to pay $355 million in penalties, but with interest the total has grown to more than $470 million -- including $16.8 million that has accrued since the verdict.
35% : Trump posted a $175 million bond in April to halt collection of the judgment and prevent James' office from seizing his assets while he appeals.
27% : On July 1, the Supreme Court sided with Trump in ruling that ex-presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts performed while in office, further delaying his Washington, D.C., election interference case and causing his sentencing in his New York hush money criminal case to be delayed until Sept. 18 while his lawyers fight to have that conviction thrown out.
26% : Trump called Engoron's decision "election interference" and "weaponization against a political opponent."
25% : Trump contends the law she sued him under is a consumer-protection statute that's normally used to rein in businesses that rip off customers.
23% : James' office said Trump and his lawyers are raising unfounded arguments.
22% : In paperwork filed with the state's mid-level appeals court, the former president's lawyers said Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron's Feb. 16 finding that Trump lied to banks, insurers and others about his wealth was "erroneous" and "egregious.
20% : Trump's lawyers went to the Appellate Division at least 10 times to challenge Engoron's prior rulings, including during the trial in an unsuccessful bid to reverse a gag order and $15,000 in fines for violations after Trump made a disparaging and false social media post about a key court staffer.

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