Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month.In letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s attorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment by submitting a proposal for the judge to sign just days after the ruling. Trump has 30 days from when a judgment is entered to post bond and appeal.
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- Donald Trump has requested a one-month delay in enforcing the $355 million judgment against him in the civil fraud case, citing an “unseemly rush” by Attorney General Letitia James to enforce the judgment.
- Trump’s legal team has highlighted that they have 30 days from the judgment’s entry to post bond and file an appeal.
- The judgment, issued by Judge Arthur Engoron, includes a $355 million fine plus interest and a three-year ban on Trump serving as an officer of any New York business.
- Trump’s attorneys argue for a stay of enforcement for 30 days to allow for an “orderly post-Judgment process,” noting that the court-appointed monitor remains in place, which they claim should mitigate any concerns from the Attorney General’s office regarding the delay.
The Associated Press has the story:
Trump asks judge to delay enforcing $355M civil fraud decision for one month
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Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month.
In a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s attorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment by submitting a proposal for the judge to sign just days after the ruling.
Trump has 30 days from when a judgment is entered to post bond and appeal.
Last week, the judge ordered Trump to pay $355 million plus interest and imposed a three-year ban from acting as an officer of a New York business.
Trump’s attorney said if the judge decides to enter the attorney general’s judgment the defendants “request the Court stay enforcement of that Judgment for thirty (30) days. Given that the court-appointed monitor continues to be in place, there is no prejudice to the Attorney General in briefly staying enforcement to allow for an orderly post-Judgment process, particularly given the magnitude of Judgment.”
