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Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against Trump

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An appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump, ruling Thursday in New York state’s lawsuit.

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against Trump (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    An appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump, ruling Thursday in New York state’s lawsuit.

  2. ABC 30 Fresno

    Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    An appeals court has thrown out the civil fraud penalty against President Trump, ruling in NY's lawsuit accusing him of exaggerating his wealth.

  3. New York Post

    Trump’s massive $500M civil fraud fine in AG Tish James’ case thrown out by NY appeals court (opens New York Post)

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    A New York appeals court Thursday has threw out the massive $464 million judgment dealt to President Trump after he was found liable at a civil trial for business fraud.

  4. NBC News

    New York appeals court throws out Trump's more than $500 million fraud judgment (opens NBC News)

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    A New York appeals court on Thursday dismissed a $500 million civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump and his companies for routinely over-valuing their properties in financial statements.

  5. Insider

    Appeals court tosses Trump's $500 million civil fraud penalty — but leaves a path open for appeal (opens Insider)

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    A group of five New York judges struck down the fines issued by the trial court, finding it excessive — but couldn't agree on much else.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Trump (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The decision came seven months after the Republican returned to the White House. A panel of five judges in New York’s mid-level Appellate Division said the verdict, which stood to cost Trump more than $515 million and rock his real estate empire, was “excessive.”

  7. WMUR

    New York appeals court voids the nearly $500 million civil fraud penalty against Trump (opens WMUR)

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    A New York appeals court has thrown out the nearly half-billion dollar judgment against President Donald Trump in the civil fraud case brought by the state’s attorney general.

  8. The Hill

    Trump takes victory lap after NY appeals court throws out $500 million fraud fine (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump celebrates as New York appeals court throws out $500 million civil fraud penalty against him, calling it a 'Political Witch Hunt.'

  9. RedState

    Breaking: Appeals Court Tosses Massive Civil Fraud Penalty Against President Trump (opens RedState)

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    New York appeals court dismisses massive civil fraud penalty against President Trump.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    US court throws out massive fraud penalty against Trump – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A New York appeals court has ruled that US President Donald Trump will not be required to pay a $464 million (nearly €400 million) fine but it upheld other punishments in the civil fraud case.

  11. The Hill

    NY appeals court dumps Trump’s $500 million fraud fine but upholds judgment (opens The Hill)

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    New York appeals court throws out nearly $500 million civil fraud penalty against Trump, but judgment remains. Blow to Attorney General Letitia James's case, as excessive fine deemed unconstitutional.

  12. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Appeals court throws out $464M Trump civil fraud penalty | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> In a triumph for Donald Trump, a New York state appeals court today threw out an approximately half-billion-dollar penalty against the president, in a fraud case that had been one of his biggest legal setbacks before his return to the White House.

  13. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Appeals court throws out civil fraud penalty against Trump (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    An appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump, ruling Thursday in New York state’s lawsuit accusing him of exaggerating his wealth.

  14. UPI

    Appeals court throws out $500M judgment against Trump (opens UPI)

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    A divided appeals court tossed the nearly $500 million judgment that President Donald Trump owed to New York for a fraud ruling. Other penalties will stay.

  15. The Daily Signal

    BREAKING: Court Throws Out Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Penalty Against Trump (opens The Daily Signal)

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    A New York appeals court threw out the $355 million fraud penalty against President Donald Trump on Thursday.

  16. Fortune

    Appeals court throws out $515 million civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump, calling it “excessive” (opens Fortune)

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    Despite throwing out the massive civil fraud penalty, a New York appeals court upheld a judge’s finding that Trump exaggerated his wealth for decades.

  17. News Nation Now

    Appeals court throws out $500M civil fraud penalty against Trump (opens News Nation Now)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has thrown out the massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump, ruling Thursday in New York state’s lawsuit accusing him of exaggerating his wealth. …

  18. Al Jazeera

    New York appeals court tosses $515m civil fraud penalty against Trump (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The court’s ruling delivers a major victory to the US president, who has rejected accusations he inflated his assets.

  19. Fox32 Chicago

    Appeals court throws out half-billion-dollar civil fraud penalty against Trump (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    A New York appeals court threw out Trump’s massive civil fraud penalty, calling it “excessive." Here’s what we know.

  20. Deadline

    New York Appeals Court Tosses Out $464 Million Civil Fraud Penalty Against Donald Trump (opens Deadline)

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    The court did uphold a judge's ruling that Trump was liable for fraud.

  21. The Washington Free Beacon

    Appeals Court Vacates 'Excessive' Fine Against Trump in Case That President Called a 'Witch Hunt' (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out a $500 million civil fraud fine against President Donald Trump, ruling that the "excessive" penalty imposed last year in Democratic state attorney general Letitia James's case is unconstitutional.

  22. Wyoming Public Media

    An appeals court throws out a massive civil fraud penalty against President Trump (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Trump, in a social media post, claimed "total victory" after the ruling, which spares him from a potential half-billion-dollar fine for decades of exaggerating his wealth.

  23. NBC Chicago

    Live updates: Appeals court tosses Trump's civil fraud penalty; California to vote on redistricting (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A New York appeals court in a lawsuit accusing Trump of exaggerating his wealth called the more than $500 million in damages "excessive."

  24. The Guardian

    Court throws out $500m civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump (opens The Guardian)

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    Trump was sued by New York over inflated financial statements used for favorable terms from lenders and insurers

  25. CBS News

    New York appeals court throws out $527 million penalty in Trump civil fraud case (opens CBS News)

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    A New York appellate court threw out the $527 million penalty in the civil fraud case against President Trump and others on Thursday, ruling that the fine was "excessive."

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