According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on February 21, local time, former Trump in the United States asked the judge in charge of the civil fraud case to target his 3The execution of the sentence of the $5.5 billion fine was postponed for a month, but the judge in the case rejected the request on the 22nd.
On April 4, 2023 local time, former Trump arrived at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York to be arraigned for the "hush money" case. Photo by China News Service reporter Liao Pan.
According to CNN, Trump's lawyers, in a letter to New York State Supreme Court Justice Ngorong, accused New York Attorney General James of being "untimely" eager to enforce the verdict and submitted a proposal for the judge to sign just days after the ruling. Trump's lawyers also said the defendants "asked the court to suspend the execution of the judgment for 30 days."
According to CBS, Judge Ngorong rejected the request in an email to Trump's lawyers on the 22nd, saying that he would sign the judgment of the final award, saying: "You have not explained and justified any basis for the stay of execution." "I trust that the Appeals Division will protect your right to appeal. ”
Judge Ngorong pronounced a verdict in Manhattan, New York on the 16th, Trump was convicted of financial fraud and must pay 3$5.5 billion in fines and related interest. Trump and his associated institutions and businesses are prohibited from applying for loans from financial institutions registered in New York State for three years, and Trump himself may not serve as an executive or director of any New York State business for the next three years.
After Judge Ngolon handed down the verdict, Trump said he would appeal the ruling and harshly criticized Ngorong and James, claiming their actions were "politically motivated." (China News Network).