It’s worth calling out @Euphonious_Polemic for having clarified that the current Letitia James/Trump trial is NOT simply a penalty phase:
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So the determination of “guilt or innocence” under the Civil Fraud charge isn’t yet complete.
As a practical matter, though, I’m not clear on how granularly the penalties could be assessed, or if – effectively – there’s an all-or-nothing aspect to this.
I’m assuming the claims/charges tie to individual properties, and that fighting the judgment on remaining claims still has the potential to reduce the money judgment and Equitable Relief penalties Trump could potentially face.
Though … it’s possible that prevailing in remaining claims could save him some money judgments but have no effect on being stripped of his ability to do biz in NYS.
Maybe
ETA: cite for the top part:
Upon the foregoing documents, it is hereby ordered that defendants motion for summary judgment is denied, plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment is granted in part, and plaintiff’s motion for sanctions is granted in part, all as detailed herein