Mary Trump fired off a series of jokes on social media after her uncle and cousins were found liable for fraud by a New York judge.
Judge Arthur Engoron on Tuesday ruled that Donald Trump; his two adult sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.; and his real estate business, the Trump Organization; provided false financial statements and repeatedly inflated their wealth to lenders and insurers.
Engoron revoked the Trump Organizationâs business certifications, complicating the former presidentâs ability to do business in the state.
The ruling came in a civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James against the Trumps. James is seeking $250 million in damages.
âBreaking: Donald,â Mary Trump posted on X (formerly Twitter) when the news first circulated.
In another post, Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist and author of two critical books about her uncle, shared a tweet from a MAGA supporter who had written to Eric Trump: âWe are praying for your entire family and for this country!â
âThank you for your kind words on this wonderful day,â Mary Trump wrote.
She also shared a screengrab of a post from her cousin, in which he railed against the ruling, characterizing it as âa coordinated effort with the Attorney General to destroy a manâs life, company and accomplishments.â
âEric who?â she quipped.
Next, she pointed to her uncleâs record of history-making, including his newest title: the first former president to be found liable for fraud.
âItâs been a long time coming, but after everything Donald has put this country through, WE HAVE PREVAILED,â she posted.
It’s official: Donald Trump is the:
1st man in the Oval Office to be impeached twice
1st man in the Oval Office to incite an insurrection
1st to lose the popular vote TWICE
1st to be found liable for rape
1st to be INDICTED
And nowâŚ1st to be found a fraud in court.
But⌠pic.twitter.com/0cIVpHa4Nu
â Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) September 26, 2023
Trumpâs lawyer, Christopher Kise, said they would appeal the ruling, calling it âcompletely disconnected from the facts and governing law.â
In a post on his Truth Social site, Trump said his âcivil rights have been violatedâ and called for a reversal of âthis horrible, un-American decision,â insisting he had âdone business perfectly.â
Engoronâs ruling resolves the key claim in Jamesâ lawsuit, but several others remain. He will decide on those claims, and Jamesâ request for damages, at a trial scheduled to start on Oct. 2. Trumpâs attorneys have requested a delay.
The decision is just the latest blow to the former president in a legal whirlwind thatâs seen him indicted four times since March. He also faces trial next year for those cases, which concern his handling of classified documents, his attempted coup and the alleged falsification of business records in New York.