Eric Trump mocked as he slams Judge Arthur Engoron's 'horribly sad' $355M ruling in civil fraud case

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Eric Trump attacked New York Judge Arthur Engoron who presided over the civil fraud trial against his father, Donald Trump on Friday, February 16, and penalized him for approximately $355 million, calling the entire ordeal "horribly sad."

On Fox News's 'The Ingraham Angle', Eric said, "My father built a skyline of New York City. And this is the thanks he gets for doing absolutely nothing wrong, not a dollar of financial loss? The exact opposite, hundreds of millions of dollars in financial gain."

He ranted, "Every single witness testified we have nothing to do with this. They went in, witness after witness, this is not what they did in the company. It didn’t matter to this guy. You know, we were trophies on a wall for this guy. This is the state of New York."

Eric Trump calls New York a 'hopeless place' after Judge Arthur Engoron's $355 million ruling

Eric lashed out at Judge Engoron after he ruled that the ex-POTUS was liable to pay $355 million for allegedly conspiring to manipulate his net worth to receive tax and insurance benefits. 

Before the civil fraud trial began, the judge had found Trump and his top executives, including his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr, who served as executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization, liable for fraud, according to The Hill.

The verdict is lower than the $370 million requested by Attorney General Letitia James, but interest could raise the penalty to $450 million.

In addition, the 45th president's sons have been ordered to pay over $4 million each and are prohibited from serving in top business roles in New York for up to two years. On the other hand, Donald Trump has been barred for three years.

Eric criticized the state's leadership, alleging that the lawsuit was politically motivated from the outset, echoing his father's claims.

He remarked, "I caution anybody. I caution anybody even thinking about moving to New York to just be careful. This is not the state that my father grew up in. This is not the state that we grew up in. This is the demise of a politically weaponized system. And it’s horribly sad."

"New York is a hopeless place at this point. It’s so sad. This judge ruled against my father before we even went to trial. He ruled against our entire family. It was a setup from the very beginning," sighed the second son of Donald Trump. 

Eric further claimed, "This was never supposed to be in that court. It was supposed to be in the commercial division. They would never allow it to get there."

He pledged to appeal the decision, deeming it "egregious," and added, "I promise you we’re going to get it overturned."

Internet trolls Eric Trump for ranting over $355 million civil fraud ruling

Soon after Eric's rant over the $355 million ruling in Donald Trump's New York civil fraud ruling came to light, netizens wasted no time in poking fun at POTUS' second son. 

One remarked, "always playing the victim. Beta beta beta," and another added, "They should be used to it by now. They’ve gone through this before. Losing businesses due to fraud. Trump University and The Trump Foundation are the first ones that come to mind."

A person pointed out, "The list of his and his family's frauds is seemingly unending. He shouldn't be complaining. He should be apologizing," while someone else quipped, "Well, hopefully it will be the state you go to prison in."

"Their tears taste fantastic," expressed an individual. 

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