Another day, another $114,553.04 in interest. That’s been the shade-filled message New York Attorney General Tish James has actually been spreading out on social networks. You’ll remember James’s workplace succeeded in their civil scams case versus Donald Trump and the Trump Organization, getting an enormous punitive damages — $450+ million — loosely specified as a “shit ton.”
Seriously, Judge Arthur Engoron truly tossed the book at ’em, in part due to the fact that “[t]heir complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological.” And that’s something James required to social networks to crow about.
In an enormous triumph, we won our case versus Donald Trump for taking part in years of amazing monetary scams to enhance himself.
Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, and his previous executives need to pay over $450 million in disgorgement and interest.
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 16, 2024
You see, the judge included interest to the $355 million disgorgment, and the interest simply continues growing. By Friday, the interest had actually tallied to an outstanding number, something James fasted to mention.
$464,576,230.62
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 23, 2024
And with each passing day, another social networks pointer of the extra $114,553.04.
+$114,553.04 https://t.co/YySFtkX0i4
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 24, 2024
And it’s growing…
+$114,553.04 = $464,805,336.70 https://t.co/gugrACDTpC
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 25, 2024
These real-time suggestions of the ever-increasing financial obligation of the previous president/presidential prospect are peak 2024. And you’ve gotta love that civil charges aren’t something Trump can pardon himself out of, ought to he win the presidency once again.
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