Dershowitz to Newsmax: $464M Judgment Against Trump Intended to Prevent Appeal

Constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Tuesday that the $464 million judgment against Donald Trump in the New York civil fraud case is "unconscionable" and "unconstitutional," and it is designed to prevent the former president from being able to appeal.

Trump has thus far been unable to obtain a bond that would allow him to appeal the $464 million judgment against him without posting the full amount himself, his attorneys said Monday. "The purpose of imposing so high a fine was precisely to prevent the appellate courts from slapping down the judge and saying, What are you thinking? That kind of money for this kind of event?" Dershowitz said. "It's a cruel and unusual fine in violation of the Eighth Amendment and the process by which he's being denied an appeal is also in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

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