The radical left knows no inhibitions when it comes to attacking those who aggravate their sensibilities or oppose their objectives. Former President Donald Trump remains the fixation of their wrath—and free market capitalism is under assault.
The New York attorney general and an extremely liberal New York judge have determined to ruin Trump financially and take down his real estate empire. Like a well-coordinated, two-prong assault in the Middle Ages to annihilate castle fortifications, AG Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron are using both legal and financial means to destroy Trump and force the liquidation of property at fire sale prices.
I shudder to think if their unconstitutional efforts are successful—the frightening precedent it sets for business owners in New York and beyond. As we wrote previously, Judge Engoron wrongly convicted Trump without a jury trial in a fraud case in which no one was harmed and all stakeholders made money in a Trump real estate financing deal.
Now the judge has declared that Trump can’t appeal the case, unless he first pays a fine of $454 million. Requiring payment for the right to due process is more akin to extortion by a heavy-handed Kangaroo Court, clearly in violation of the 8th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution which says, “nor excessive fines imposed.” If the leftists of New York get away with this strong-arm tactic, all business owners will shudder with fear and think about leaving the becoming-rubble Empire State.
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