New York State Attorney General Letitia James hailed a “huge victory” on Friday after Donald Trump was fined $355 million for financial fraud through his Trump Organization real estate empire, AFP reported.

“This is a huge victory for this state, for this country and for everyone who believes we should all play by the same rules, even former presidents,” the New York Supreme Court judge wrote in a statement. in October 2022.

The unprecedented decision is a blow to the fate of the former US president, who is running for re-election in November.

In a 92-page court document, New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron barred Trump from conducting “any business or entity in New York for three years” and ordered him to pay $354.86 million in restitution.

The 77-year-old tycoon has not stopped speaking out against the justice he sees at the hands of President Joe Biden’s Democrats, denouncing “a process worthy of a banana republic.”

His lawyers argued that the file had no legal content.

Unlike this year’s criminal trials — such as the one set for Thursday, March 25, regarding payments to a porn star — Donald Trump does not face jail time in this civil case.

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