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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
President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 18, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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President Donald Trump has scored a significant win, with a New York appeals court throwing out the half-a-billion-dollar penalty he received in his business fraud case.

The decision on Aug. 21 was issued after a hearing last year 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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