Trump's defense appeals the ruling that holds him responsible for fraud in his company

Donald Trump's defense lawyers on Wednesday appealed the summary ruling of a judge who a week ago found the former president responsible for persistent fraud at the Trump Organization for inflating the company's assets to obtain financial advantages.

Trump's defense, which had already anticipated that it would take action in response to the ruling, delivered the appeal documents while the third day of the civil trial was being held in which six other charges brought by the New York Prosecutor's Office regarding the alleged fraud are being settled. in the Trump Organization.

Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that Trump, his children Donald Jr.. and Eric, his company and two partners were responsible for fraud for years and ordered the cancellation of the operating licenses of his entities in the state, which resolved the main charge in the case and put the Trump family's income in check.

Since the trial began this Monday, Trump has appeared in the courtroom every day, taking the opportunity to vindicate the validity of his asset valuations and his businesses in general, and also to attack the judge, prosecutor Letitia James and the civil process, which considers political persecution.

On Tuesday, the former president was reprimanded by Engoron after posting a photograph of the judge's secretary accompanied by a personal attack, and received an order limiting his use of social networks and an order that he also imposed on the lawyers of both parties.

During the break of this third day, the Republican favorite for the White House sent a campaign email to raise funds in which he indicated that he had “left the court for today”; It is not clear if he will appear again.

Prosecutor James, who remained silent on Tuesday, spoke out after her absence: “I am not going to allow myself to be harassed.”. Mr. Trump is no longer here. Donald Trump's 'show' is over. “This was nothing more than a political ruse, a fundraising stop,” he said, according to CNN.

Until now, the trial, which will last until the end of December, has focused on the testimony of a former accountant for the firm Mazars, who prepared the financial condition statements – on which the case is based – for the Trump Organization and the former president.

The accountant, Donald Bender, entered fully into accounting matters and declared during the interrogation by the Prosecutor's Office that the Trump Organization was in charge of providing him with his data and that for some years it hid relevant documents from him, while the defense today tried to reduce his credibility.