The New York governor has told business owners in her state that there is “nothing to worry about” after Donald Trump was fined $355m and temporarily banned from engaging in commerce in the state when he lost his civil fraud trial Friday.

In an interview on the New York radio show the Cats Roundtable with the supermarket billionaire John Catsimatidis, Kathy Hochul sought to quell fears in some quarters that the penalties handed to Trump for engaging in fraudulent business practices could chill the state’s commercial climate.

Asked if businesspeople should be worried that if prosecutors could “do that to the former president, they can do that to anybody”, Hochul said: “Law-abiding and rule-following New Yorkers who are businesspeople have nothing to worry about because they’re very different than Donald Trump and his behavior.”

She added that the fraud case against Trump resulted from “really an extraordinary, unusual circumstance”.

Hochul’s comments were directed at some New York business leaders who said they were concerned that the attorney general Letitia James’s case against Trump could deter businesses and investment from coming to the state. Hochul noted James’s case demonstrated how Trump and some allies obtained favorable bank loans and insurance rates with inflated real estate values.

The governor said most New York business owners were “honest people, and they’re not trying to hide their assets and they’re following the rules”.

Hochul said most business owners would not merit state intervention.

“This judge determined that Donald Trump did not follow the rules,” Hochul added. “He was prosecuted and truly, the governor of the state of New York does not have a say in the size of a fine, and we want to make sure that we don’t have that level of interference.”

Delaware has just learned a lesson the hard way at the same time this was going down. Delaware failed to approve Musks pay package for Tesla. Musk then moves Spacex and Neuralink companies from Delaware to Texas, and has scheduled a shareholders vote for Tesla to do the same.

Keep being stupid, blue states.

It was a one time political hit but any business person knows that there’s never a ‘one time’ anything especially if the government on any level is successful and they can get away with it. I would run from NY in a flash

Nothing to fear folks

Sieg heil and you are safe

Fascists protect facists

(02-19-2024 10:54 AM)shere khan Wrote:  Nothing to fear folks

Sieg heil and you are safe

Fascists protect facists

And work on your goose stepping.

I still ask the question, how many others have been brought to court over the same issue as Trump.. Nobody can seem to answer the question.. I was referenced once to call the DAs office in NY and see..

We go live to the NY Governor's office ...

Remain calm; all is well; ALL IS WELL!

(02-19-2024 11:10 AM)gdunn Wrote:  I still ask the question, how many others have been brought to court over the same issue as Trump.. Nobody can seem to answer the question.. I was referenced once to call the DAs office in NY and see..

There is none. These are created laws and crimes just for Trump. Libs or a better word ‘totalitarians’ only care about results not the dangers that will befall this nation if we go down this path

Quote:Hochul said… that the fraud case against Trump resulted from “really an extraordinary, unusual circumstance”.

Yeah — someone she hates is in danger of getting elected President, and had a lot of financial assets in NY.

(02-19-2024 11:10 AM)gdunn Wrote:  I still ask the question, how many others have been brought to court over the same issue as Trump.. Nobody can seem to answer the question.. I was referenced once to call the DAs office in NY and see..

Various media is reporting that no similar case (i.e., no known victim of the alleged fraudulent behavior) has been prosecuted for over 70 years.

"A fool and their money are soon parted."
DeutcheBank got their money back, plus. They weren't fooled.

If anyone, Trump's a fool if he ever does business in NY again.

Notice the lack of defense from the left in here.

Anyone else feel like they're living in an Ayn Rand novel and Florida is "Colorado".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged

(02-19-2024 11:27 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Notice the lack of defense from the left in here.

"The left in here" are tired of downplaying your imagined fears

(02-19-2024 11:44 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 11:27 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Notice the lack of defense from the left in here.

"The left in here" are tired of downplaying your imagined fears

It’s not imagined it’s reality.

Laws and prosecutions carved out for a specific person is very dangerous

(02-19-2024 12:14 PM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 11:44 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 11:27 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Notice the lack of defense from the left in here.

"The left in here" are tired of downplaying your imagined fears

It’s not imagined it’s reality.

Laws and prosecutions carved out for a specific person is very dangerous

From "the Left's" perspective, Donald Trump saw justice for actions he committed. Under that perspective, it looks like the right wants to withhold justice because they believe Donald Trump is above the law, which is far more worrying than pretending that this decision will have any impact on business dealings in NYS

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(02-19-2024 01:01 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 12:14 PM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 11:44 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 11:27 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Notice the lack of defense from the left in here.

"The left in here" are tired of downplaying your imagined fears

It’s not imagined it’s reality.

Laws and prosecutions carved out for a specific person is very dangerous

From "the Left's" perspective, Donald Trump saw justice for actions he committed. Under that perspective, it looks like the right wants to withhold justice because they believe Donald Trump is above the law, which is far more worrying than pretending that this decision will have any impact on business dealings in NYS

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The only reason these businesses have to be reassured is because they likely have done the same thing Trump just got took to court for. They know it, the governor knows it, and most who have ever submitted valuations know it.

(02-19-2024 01:01 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 12:14 PM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 11:44 AM)Kruciff Wrote:  

(02-19-2024 11:27 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Notice the lack of defense from the left in here.

"The left in here" are tired of downplaying your imagined fears

It’s not imagined it’s reality.

Laws and prosecutions carved out for a specific person is very dangerous

From "the Left's" perspective, Donald Trump saw justice for actions he committed. Under that perspective, it looks like the right wants to withhold justice because they believe Donald Trump is above the law, which is far more worrying than pretending that this decision will have any impact on business dealings in NYS

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What justice? No one involved complained that injustice was being conducted other than the AG who openly said she was targeting him. Therefore it’s not pretending that other business people should worry