In court documents released on Monday, Donald Trump's legal team said that his over $400 million New York civil fraud penalty would be 'a practical impossibility' for him to pay.ContextNew York Attorney General Letitia James brought a civil fraud lawsuit against former President Trump in 2022, accusing him—as well as his adult sons, Donald Jr.
Lending credence to this theory, his legal team previously asked if the former president could pay a portion of the amount, $100 million, to launch an appeal of the ruling.Newsweek reached out to Trump's office via email for comment on Monday.
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