N.Y. justices grill both sides in Trump's appeal of $450M civil fraud verdict

Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A panel of New York appellate court justices grilled both the New York attorney general and a lawyer for Donald Trump Thursday during a hearing seeking to overturn a $452 million civil court verdict against the former president.

A five-judge panel for the Appellate Division of New York's First Judicial Department -- the state's second-highest court -- peppered New York Deputy Solicitor General Judith Vale and Trump attorney Dean John Sauer with pointed queries during the hearing in a New York City courtroom, leaving the impression they may be willing to overturn or a least limit the massive financial penalty handed to Trump and his company in February.

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