Reminder: This is the civil fraud trial. It's not criminal. Basically, Trump is being sued by NY for fraud. There's no jury, only a judge and penalties could be dissolution of Trump's companies in NY or huge financial penalties. No jail time.
Of note, the judge has already issued summary judgment that Trump inflated his assets which basically means the evidence is so strong, those particular facts are not in dispute and won't be argued on their factual basis during the trial. They are just taken as fact. Because of that, he has issued an order to revoke Trump's business certificates in NY (pending end of the trial and possible stay when Trump appeals.)
However the lawsuit has many parts and those other parts must be proven on their factual basis and then damages calculated, and penalties assessed. Trump's side can try to appeal most parts of trial.
stratospaly on October 2nd, 2023 at 15:07 UTC »
I hate the man but his lawyer rocking the ASUS Gaming laptop gave me a chuckle.
GamingWithBilly on October 2nd, 2023 at 15:19 UTC »
Between Donald and his attorney, in the background, is a man pretending to hold a cup and dunk his teabag.
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DoomGoober on October 2nd, 2023 at 15:29 UTC »
Reminder: This is the civil fraud trial. It's not criminal. Basically, Trump is being sued by NY for fraud. There's no jury, only a judge and penalties could be dissolution of Trump's companies in NY or huge financial penalties. No jail time.
Of note, the judge has already issued summary judgment that Trump inflated his assets which basically means the evidence is so strong, those particular facts are not in dispute and won't be argued on their factual basis during the trial. They are just taken as fact. Because of that, he has issued an order to revoke Trump's business certificates in NY (pending end of the trial and possible stay when Trump appeals.)
However the lawsuit has many parts and those other parts must be proven on their factual basis and then damages calculated, and penalties assessed. Trump's side can try to appeal most parts of trial.
The trial is expected to last months.