NY AG Seeking $120 Million More From Trump After Fraud Trial

Attorney General Letitia James had originally sought $250 million in damages when she sued in 2022. But the amount grew considerably during trial and then in a post-trial brief.

From The Washington Post:

The New York civil case could end up barring [Trump] from doing business in the state where he built his real estate empire. On top of that, state Attorney General Letitia James is seeking the $370 million penalty, plus interest — up from a pretrial figure of $250 million, nudged to over $300 million during the proceeding.

The state says the new sum reflects windfalls from wrongdoing, chiefly $199 million in profits from property sales and $169 million in savings on interest rates, as calculated by an investment banking expert hired by James’ office.

Trump is throwing just the kind of all-caps social media temper tantrum we’ve all come to expect from the guy who thinks he should be dictator.

More from The Post:

He complained that the attorney general was seeking $370 million and instead “should pay me,” asserting that businesses are fleeing New York.

(According to the state Labor Department, the number of private sector jobs in New York increased 1% in the year that ended this past November, compared to 1.6% nationally.)

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