The judge who ordered former President Donald Trump to pay some $354 million in fines — plus interest — in a civil fraud case in New York has rejected a request by Trump’s lawyers to hold off on formalizing that decision for 30 days.
As reported by CBS News, Judge Arthur Engoron of the New York State Supreme Court made his decision known in an email directed to the ex-president’s legal team and the New York Attorney General’s Office CBS said Engoron announced his intention to sign a judgment proposed by the state to finalize the high-priced ruling.
“You have failed to explain, much less justify, any basis for a stay,” Engoron wrote in comments addressed to Trump attorney Clifford Robert, CBS said. “I am confident that the Appellate Division will protect your appellate rights.”
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