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I know Trump has done a lot of illegal stuff to make money over the years, but this trial is specifically about the over valuing of his properties in New York state. $300 million and loss of owning and operating businesses in the state, even temporarily, is a huge punishment for what he was on trial for.

If only his many other trials end the same way then maybe he will have faced justice. We'll have to see.

I'm no expert by any means but I think once he's kicked out of NY, it's going to be pretty difficult for him to get back in.

He also has the court appointed monitor for the next 3 years which he already complained is costing him money (by stopping him from committing more fraud).

On top of that, banks will think twice before doing business with him in the future making it very difficult for him to make money without risking what he already has

While I agree that it should have been much more, I think (well more of a hope) that the long term damage this will do will cost him and his family far more than if he never committed fraud in the first place... Then again, he's shown an amazing ability to avoid consequences this far

Amount is pretty close to what the prosecutor asked for.

it says a lot about the political coverage in the media and half of the voting population, but I'm not sure it says something about all of us. some of which were raising alarms and flags for 50 years (I'm not that old but I know people that were) and were ignored. sometimes intentionally.

In Norway, we have had a wave of politicians leaving their minister posts or other high positions due to tax evasion on use of governmental appartments, small incidents of inside trading and lack of citations/plagiarism on their master thesis. It all seems so small nd innocent comparred to what Trump has done while still running strong for his party.

To be fair, Trump is his own class of corrupt.

You should hear about the fucked up shit his dad did with coney island.

Your dad is correct but what he's either leaving out or failing to realize is that he's more corrupt than other politicians. He isn't like them because he's worse.

And only banned from serving as an officer or director. Engoron cancelled the dissolution order, so he keeps his real estate holdings and his ownership interests.

Honestly, the whole ruling is utter bullshit based on both the amount of fraud and Trump and his lawyer's behavior in court.

It really should be permanent based on the scope of fraud.

He’ll either be dead, hiding out in Russia or Saudi Arabia, or president by then.

3 years might be long enough to let the big macs catch up to him

On at least one of his towers, they just skip numbering some floors so that the numbers are higher and makes it sound more impressive.

He defrauded everyone else. Surely he won't defraud us.

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This is actually a massive win.

3 year ban from serving as an officer or board member, but doesn’t have to give up any companies, and retains ownership?

Given the rampant corruption and fraud and how long it’s been going on; that’s the least that should have happened.

He better start writing some checks before there's a land rush for Trump Tower.

Because of the $100 million debt, Forbes magazine calculated the tower's net worth at $371 million

He may not live another three years (hopefully).

OJ Simpson was found not guilty criminally and guilty civilly. It's a thing.

Does anyone think he's actually going to pay?

Then they seize his assets to cover it. Trump Tower goes to public auction.

Well, there wouldn't have been prison in any case from this trial, as it was a civil suit, not a criminal one. But, he is facing 91 felony charges in total spread across a few cases that are currently working their way through the court, so maybe. Probably not. But maybe.