Trump continues day-long meltdown over judge's fraud ruling: 'Nobody has been as unhinged'
September 27, 2023
Former President Donald Trump continued his ranting on his personal social media site Wednesday after a judge ruled that he grossly inflated his wealth.
In a caps-heavy rant, Trump raged once again about New York Judge Arthur Engoron valuing Mar-a-Lago at just $18 million.
"WE NEED JUSTICE IN OUR COUNTRY!" he raged.
In fact, the court put the value between $18 million and $27.4 million. Trump is likely having the property devalued by it being a public space rather than a private home.
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"This political hack judge, who values, Mar-a-Lago, the most spectacular parcel of real estate in Palm Beach, and perhaps all of Florida, at $18 million in order to reduce valuations on my financial statements, which are, in fact, lower than my actual net worth, must be stopped," said Trump.
Trump went on to make a similar point that his son, Eric Trump, made during a Tuesday night rant on social media where he claimed that the Mar-a-Lago structure alone was worth over $1 billion.
"I have had very unfair judges since entering politics, but nobody has been as unhinged as this guy," said Trump on Truth Social. "Mar-a-Lago is worth, perhaps, 100 times more than he values it. Other properties are likewise worth substantially more. I am worth billions more than my very conservatively stated financial statements, and therefore could not have defrauded the banks, who all made money & were all paid back, or are current, with no defaults or any other problem. Additionally, there is a powerful Disclaimer Clause on the first pages of the Financial Statements. It states that nothing in the Financial Statements should be accepted as fact!"
Trump had the opportunity to fight the case in court, but instead agreed to a bench trial, which meant Trump's own lawyers handed the case over to the judge he said was "unhinged."