During a brief but rapid-fire dialogue, four of the five justices on the panel expressed support of Trump's arguments for overturning, or at least modifying, the costly verdict against the former president and his New York-based real-estate and golf-resort empire.
The immense penalty in this case is troubling," that judge, Justice Peter H. Moulton, also said, speaking toward the end of Thursday's hearing in an intermediate-level state appellate court.
A second justice suggested the state's present and future attorneys general need firmer "guardrails" in pursuing fraud cases.
The justices also suggested the fraud case's underlying law - New York's AG-empowering Executive Law 63(12) - needed an overhaul.
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