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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 119 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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 10 months ago (1 children)

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 10 months ago

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

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

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

[–] carbonprop@lemmy.ca 70 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] RainfallSonata@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that's the joke...

[–] RainfallSonata@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

Oh. I thought jokes were supposed to be funny.

[–] groupofcrows@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 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 10 months ago

40 years too late

[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 4 points 10 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 10 months ago

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