Trump urges New York appeals court to toss out $454M civil fraud judgment

Former President Trump's lawyers urged an appeals court Monday to toss out the nearly half-billion dollar judgment against him in his New York civil fraud case, calling it an "unauthorized, unprecedented power-grab" by the state's attorney general.

The $454 million judgment against Trump, after a state judge found he altered his net worth on key financial statements to receive tax and insurance benefits, dealt a stark blow to his family’s business empire and stands to drain his personal...