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Appeals Court Tosses Trump’s $500 Million Civil Penalty in Business Fraud Case

A judge said the penalty violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines.
Appeals Court Tosses Trump’s $500 Million Civil Penalty in Business Fraud Case
Former President Donald Trump sits in New York State Supreme Court during the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization in New York City on Jan. 11, 2024. Peter Foley/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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A New York appeals court has thrown out the half-a-billion-dollar penalty that President Donald Trump received in his business fraud case.

The decision on Aug. 21 was issued after a hearing in 2024 in which the appeals court seemed skeptical of the case against Trump.
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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