Feb. 15, 2024; New York, NY; USA; Former President Donald Trump walks from the courtroom at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Feb. 15, 2024, after a procedural hearing ahead of a trial over a hush money payment to an adult film star before the 2016 election. During the hearing, the judge set the start of the trial for March 25th. Mandatory Credit: Seth Harrison-USA TODAY NETWORK
(New York, NY) — A verdict is expected today in the New York civil fraud trial involving former President Trump’s businesses. State Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a 370 million dollar fine and a lifetime ban of Trump’s company operating in New York state. Trump is accused of inflating his net worth in order to obtain more favorable loans. Trump says the case in politically motivated and that the banks made their money so there is no victim. A judge has already ruled that Trump engaged in fraud and today will decide the penalty.
