Tish James Is Absolutely Keeping Score

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New York Attorney General Letitia James (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Another day, another $114,553.04 in interest. That’s been the shade-filled message New York Attorney General Tish James has been spreading on social media. You’ll recall James’s office was successful in their civil fraud case against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization, getting a massive financial penalty — $450+ million — loosely defined as a “shit ton.”

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Seriously, Judge Arthur Engoron really threw the book at ’em, in part because “[t]heir complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on pathological.” And that’s something James took to social media to crow about.

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In a massive victory, we won our case against Donald Trump for engaging in years of incredible financial fraud to enrich himself.

Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, and his former executives must pay over $450 million in disgorgement and interest.

— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 16, 2024

You see, the judge added interest to the $355 million disgorgment, and the interest just keeps on growing. By Friday, the interest had tallied to an impressive number, something James was quick to point out.

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$464,576,230.62

— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 23, 2024

And with each passing day, another social media reminder of the additional $114,553.04.

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+$114,553.04 https://t.co/YySFtkX0i4

— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 24, 2024

And it’s growing…

+$114,553.04 = $464,805,336.70 https://t.co/gugrACDTpC

— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 25, 2024

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These real-time reminders of the ever-increasing debt of the former president/presidential candidate are peak 2024. And you’ve gotta love that civil penalties aren’t something Trump can pardon himself out of, should he win the presidency again.

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Arthur Engoron, Courts, Donald Trump, Letitia James, Money