Trump's lawyers put Dem AG on notice for targeting his family in NY fraud fight: 'Cannot stand'

Donald Trump’s representatives have filed a brief arguing that a New York court should dismiss the liability finding in a civil fraud case concerning his real estate valuations. The appeal contends the case was brought with legal flaws, involved improper statements targeting Trump and his businesses, and was pursued in an unprecedented and unlawful manner. Trump’s legal team asserts that Attorney General Letitia James lacked the authority to bring the case, arguing it involved private transactions and subjective estimates rather than public harm or fraud.

• Trump’s lawyers filed a brief in the New York Court of Appeals seeking to overturn a $464 million civil fraud liability finding.
• The appeal argues the case should not have been heard due to legal flaws and improper targeting of Trump and his businesses.
• It claims New York Attorney General Letitia James lacked the authority to bring the case, as it involved private commercial transactions, not public harm.
• The defense contends that Trump’s property valuations were subjective estimates, not fraudulent misrepresentations, and that lenders were sophisticated parties who profited from the transactions.
• The appeal also argues that the penalties imposed were excessive, unlawful, and politically motivated, citing James’s prior public statements against Trump.