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So does Team Trump have a strong case here. We're gonna ask Sol Weisenberg former white white water deputy independent council on a Fox News contributor So what do you think does he have a strong case here? And what does happen next in this time frame? Well, I'll put it to you this way I Understanding I'm not an expert on New York civil fraud law, but it seems to me. There's some real constitutional problems with 355 million dollar Judgment when there is no victim no financial loss of any kind I think that is a you have a ripe argument you have an argument for a substantive due process violation But the question is has this been preserved at trial? That I'm not I'm not sure of but it just seems to me to be an outrageous Amount given the judges findings that there's no there's no victim no monetary victim here His team says Sol the case quote raises serious legal and constitutional questions Regarding fraud claims findings without any actual fraud So there's a lot of discussion about the message. This is sort of sending businesses In New York or businesses that potentially want to do business in New York Steve Moore was our guest yesterday as an economist And he weighed in on that discussion over the message this lawsuit sends listen These kind of liberal rulings make it so difficult for people to do business there New York needs to restore its greatness But it's not it's not a downward slide and I don't understand why the governor and why a judge would make this decision At a time when New York has to be attracting businesses back not not repelling them Do you think there's anything to that? So all this this debate seems to be growing right now on those who think this is going to send a message to Business owners not to do business here in New York Well, I think the bigger message is it's going to send a message to certain businesses and business owners if you are a Radical conservative or if forget about what your politics are if you if you end up Offending or insulting whatever the current woke orthodoxy is what will happen to you keep in mind? There was no there was no jury here and the judge crows about this in his opinion judge Inger on he says I don't need a jury under under New York law, but that's based on a 2011 opinion that said you don't need a jury Because this is an equitable remedy that means we're not and that monetary damages are incidental, but that isn't what happened here the monetary damages were 55 million dollars so that stands that law on its head and I think that they do have again a Potential constitutional argument here a very strong one if they appropriately raised it at trial So this means more than half of Trump's New York City portfolio could be wiped out next month And that would include two golf resorts a 248 million dollar Tower at the 40 Wall Street building is penthouse at Trump Tower We put some of those up on the screen. This is obviously what's at stake It appears the ladies at the view are having a field day with this Trump civil ruling listen here Trump is going to use this judgment to say look it's a witch hunt they're trying to bankrupt me those other cases are also witch hunts Into some of the public that's gonna resonate. I do think and this is not due to any emotion towards Trump I think the punishment was excessive this Ruling to the number it has been held is slightly playing into the optics that this was political Gee well if they've lost the view on the case they're making here with this fine to Trump I mean never they lost everybody excessive says the ladies at the view Well, you know forget about the optics for a minute It's it's the substance of what was done here And the other argument you mentioned earlier is basically under this special statute That's been in existence for several years. You don't have to have any of the traditional elements of fraud To bring a fraud case such as you know a victim material Reliance so focus on the substance is what I would say and it's outrageous. There's no way you can defend this judgment Wow Really appreciate your analysis on that song great to have you on the program today. Thanks for joining us

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