# Question abou Mr Trump's fraud trial

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [November 21, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-abou-mr-trumps-fraud-trial/993486 "2023-11-21T17:39:43Z")\
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Here’s a previous thread discussing the civil statute which authorizes the AG NY to bring this action.

It’s a civil statute to prevent fraudulent business practices.

> [@The Trump civil trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-civil-trial/991167):
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> Isn’t fraud a crime? Why isn’t this a criminal case? Who is the plaintiff? If New York State is the plaintiff, does that mean that NYS suffered a financial loss as a result of Trump’s fraud? If Trump is ordered to pay $100m, who gets the money?

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