2026年8月26日 美国东部时间晚上7:33 / 福克斯新闻
本次上诉认为4.5亿美元的罚款过高，且本案本就不该被提起
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周三，总统唐纳德·特朗普的代表向纽约上诉法院提交了一份诉状，要求法院推翻他在一起涉及特朗普房地产估值的4.64亿美元民事欺诈案中的责任认定。
上诉方认为，本案存在多处法律瑕疵，从一开始就不应被受理。
“本案本就不该被提起，该判决不能成立，”诉状中写道，“此案极不寻常；它不仅涉及大量针对特朗普总统、其家人及其企业的不当言论，还涉及以完全前所未有的非法方式针对上述对象适用[纽约州法律]的决定。”
此次上诉是特朗普总统反击其在两届政府任期期间所经历的、他称之为政治操弄性诉讼的最新举措。这也为特朗普提供了新的机会，以对抗该判决中仍对他生效的部分处罚。
纽约州医疗补助欺诈单位因执法不力被冻结资金后，利蒂希娅·詹姆斯遭猛烈抨击
纽约，纽约州——2024年2月16日：司法部长利蒂希娅·詹姆斯在针对前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的民事欺诈审判宣判后举行的新闻发布会上发言，摄于2024年2月16日纽约市。亚瑟·恩戈隆法官裁定前总统犯有操纵其净资产的共谋罪，并处以3.35亿美元罚款，同时禁止他在三年内担任任何纽约公司的高层职务。法官还禁止小埃里克·特朗普和小唐纳德·特朗普任职两年，并处以超过400万美元的罚款。（迈克尔·M·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社摄）
2022年，纽约州司法部长利蒂希娅·詹姆斯对特朗普提起诉讼，指控其存在200项欺诈行为。具体而言，她的办公室指控特朗普经常高估纽约市的房产价值，以获取优惠贷款或保险费率，违反了《纽约州行政法》第63(12)条。该条款授权司法部长起诉屡犯欺诈或非法行为的案件。
该法律将欺诈定义为“任何用于欺诈的手段、计划或诡计，以及任何欺骗、虚假陈述、隐瞒、压制、虚假借口、虚假承诺或显失公平的合同条款”。
特朗普在2023年被认定有罪。
因此，特朗普需支付3.55亿美元加上利息的赔偿金，并被禁止在两年内担任任何纽约公司的高管或董事。他还被禁止在三年内向任何纽约银行或金融机构申请贷款。尽管中级上诉法院后来撤销了金钱赔偿判决，但特朗普的律师认为， underlying的责任认定和剩余的限制措施也应被推翻。
数十亿美元特朗普和解案中，针对所谓“政治迫害”受害者的道歉和现金即将到位
纽约，纽约州——2024年1月11日：前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在纽约最高法院出席民事欺诈审判时离开法庭，摄于2024年1月11日。在其律师反对亚瑟·恩戈隆法官坚持要求特朗普遵守案件“相关、实质性证据事实”的要求后，特朗普不会进行自己的结案陈词。在由州司法部长利蒂希娅·詹姆斯提起的此案中，特朗普面临永久禁止在纽约州开展业务以及3.7亿美元罚款的处罚。（迈克尔·M·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社摄）
周三提交的上诉从五个关键方面对判决提出异议。
诉状认为，詹姆斯总检察长无权提起本案，指出本案涉及私人商业交易，而非对公众造成的伤害。它还辩称，特朗普的估值反映的是银行方独立评估的主观估算，而非欺诈性虚假陈述。
“本案所谓的‘受害者’只是少数极度精明的银行和保险公司，它们从未声称受到伤害，反而急于与特朗普总统及其家族开展业务，并从这些交易中获利超过1亿美元，”诉状中写道。
上诉还进一步指出，检方关于估值过高的前提基于一种错误观念，即房地产具有单一客观价值——任何偏离该价值的行为都必然是欺诈。
“按照这种宽泛得令人瞠目结舌的理论，纽约州总检察长可以基于几乎任何想象出的理由，对本州内的任何商业交易指手画脚，”文件中写道。
在处罚方面，上诉方认为4.5亿美元的退赔金额过高、非法，甚至违宪。
最后，上诉方辩称，仅从本案带有政治色彩的性质来看，就足以阻止案件进入审理程序。
“纽约州总检察长无法指出，针对处境相似的开发商（或任何其他类型的被告）存在任何基于类似本案指控行为的第63(12)条执法行动，”文件中写道。
杰伊·克莱顿离职后，特朗普任命詹姆斯·麦克唐纳领导权力巨大的纽约南区检察官办公室
纽约，纽约州——2023年10月4日：前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在纽约州最高法院出席民事欺诈审判的第三天出现在法庭上，摄于2023年10月4日。前总统特朗普可能被迫出售其资产，此前亚瑟·恩戈隆法官撤销了他的商业执照，并裁定他在构建其房地产帝国期间多年存在欺诈行为，而司法部长利蒂希娅·詹姆斯对此提起诉讼，要求获得2.5亿美元的赔偿金。此次审判将确定他及其公司将因欺诈行为受到多少处罚。（玛丽·阿尔塔菲尔/泳池摄影/盖蒂图片社摄）
“詹姆斯女士多次称特朗普总统为‘罪犯’；承诺‘调查特朗普总统及其商业交易’、‘审查……与特朗普相关的房地产交易’、‘接管……他在纽约的业务’；并威胁特朗普总统的‘家人’和‘他圈子里的任何人’，”文件中写道。
詹姆斯的办公室没有立即回应福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求。
利奥·布里塞尼奥是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者，此前曾在《世界杂志》担任记者。
Trump’s lawyers put Dem AG on notice for targeting his family in NY fraud fight: ‘Cannot stand’
August 26, 2026 7:33pm EDT / Fox News
The appeal argues the $450M penalty is excessive and that the case should have never been brought
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On Wednesday, representatives of President Donald Trump filed a brief in the New York Court of Appeals, arguing that the court should throw out his liability finding in a $464 million civil fraud case that centered on Trump’s real estate valuations.
The appeal argues that the case had several legal flaws that should have prevented it from being heard in the first place.
“This case should have never been brought, and the judgment cannot stand,” the appeal reads. “This case is extremely unusual; it involves not only reams of improper statements targeting President Trump, his family, and his businesses, but also a decision to apply [New York law] against those targets in a completely unprecedented and unlawful way.”
The appeal is the latest instance of President Donald Trump pushing back against what he has characterized as politically charged lawfare that he endured between his two administrations. It also gives Trump a renewed opportunity to push back against some of the penalties that still apply to him from that verdict.
LETITIA JAMES HAMMERED AFTER NY MEDICAID FRAUD UNIT FUNDING FROZEN OVER INEFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 16: Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference following a verdict against former U.S. President Donald Trump in a civil fraud trial on February 16, 2024 in New York City. Justice Arthur Engoron ruled against the former president finding him liable for conspiring to manipulating his networth and fining him $335 million and imposing a three year ban from serving in top roles at any NY company. The judge also banned Eric and Donald Trump Jr. for two years as well as a fine of more than four million dollars.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
In 2022, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump, alleging 200 instances of fraud. Specifically, her office alleged that Trump had routinely overvalued properties in New York City in order to secure favorable loans or insurance rates in violation of New York Executive Law § 63(12). The provision instructs the attorney general to prosecute cases of repeated fraudulent or illegal acts.
The law defines fraud as “any device, scheme or artifice to defraud and any deception, misrepresentation, concealment, suppression, false pretense, false promise or unconscionable contractual provision.”
Trump was found liable in 2023.
As a result, Trump was required to pay $355 million plus interest in damages and was banned from serving as an officer or director of any New York company for two years. He was also banned from applying for loans from any New York bank or financial institution for three years. Although an intermediate appeals court later vacated the monetary award, Trump’s lawyers argue the underlying liability finding and the remaining restrictions should also be overturned.
APOLOGIES AND CASH HEADED TO ALLEGED ‘WEAPONIZATION’ VICTIMS IN BILLION-DOLLAR TRUMP SETTLEMENT
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 11: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he leaves the courtroom during his civil fraud trial at New York Supreme Court on January 11, 2024 in New York City. Trump won’t make his own closing arguments after his lawyers objected to Judge Arthur Engoron’s insistence that Trump stay within the bounds of “relevant, material facts that are in evidence” of the case. Trump faces a permanent ban from running a business in New York state and $370 million in penalties in the case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James.(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The appeal submitted on Wednesday argues against the verdict along five key lines.
The document argues that Attorney General James lacked the authority to bring the case, noting that the case involves private commercial transactions rather than harm to the public. It also contends that Trump’s valuations reflected subjective estimates that lenders independently evaluated rather than fraudulent misrepresentations.
“The only supposed ‘victims’ here are a handful of ultrasophisticated banks and insurers that have never claimed to be injured, were eager to do business with President Trump and his family, and made over $100 million from these transactions,” the appeal states.
The appeal further argues that the prosecution’s premise of overvaluation is based on the misguided idea that real estate has one objective value — and that deviations from that value must be fraud.
“Under that breathtakingly broad theory, NYAG can second-guess any business transaction in this State on almost any imagined grounds,” the filing reads.
And on the penalties, the appeal argues that the $450 million disgorgement is excessive, unlawful and even unconstitutional.
Finally, the appeal argues that the politically charged nature of the case, on its own, should have been enough to halt its consideration.
“NYAG cannot point to a single Section 63(12) enforcement action against similarly situated developers (or any other type of defendant) based on practices comparable to those alleged here,” the filing states.
TRUMP PICKS JAMES MCDONALD TO LEAD POWERFUL SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AFTER JAY CLAYTON’S DEPARTURE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 04: Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in the courtroom for the third day of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 04, 2023 in New York City. Former President Trump may be forced to sell off his properties after Justice Arthur Engoron canceled his business certificates and ruled that he committed fraud for years while building his real estate empire after being sued by Attorney General Letitia James, who is seeking $250 million in damages. The trial will determine how much he and his companies will be penalized for the fraud.(Mary Altafeer-Pool/Getty Images)
“Ms. James repeatedly called President Trump a ‘criminal’; promised to ‘investigate President Trump and his business transactions,’ ‘review … Trump-related real estate transactions,’ and ‘take on … his business in New York’; and threatened President Trump’s ‘family’ and ‘anyone in his orbit,” the document states.
James’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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