New York Attorney General Letitia James welcomed Judge Arthur Engoron's staggering $354 million fine against Donald Trump on Friday by declaring at a news conference: "Everyone must play by the same rules."
The record suggests that James held Trump to different rules.
Letitia James an for Attorney General in 2018 calling Trump an "Illegitimate" president and vowing to use the law to pursue him.
There was no evidence that Trump intended to mislead anyone; loan applicants frequently overestimate their assets' values.
Engoron - a registered Democrat - issued a summary judgment finding Trump liable for fraud before Trump had any opportunity to present any evidence in his own defense.
James not only wanted to slap Trump with hundreds of millions of dollars in fines; she also wanted to ban him from doing any business in the state in future, and wanted to take away control of his existing businesses and place them in receivership custody.
Ultimately, Engoron fined Trump $354 million - $450 million, with pre-trial interest - and barred Trump from doing business in New York for three years.
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