Trump slams ‘total sham’ $355M fraud ruling on campaign trail, believes decision will make businesses leave NY

Former President Donald Trump slammed the $355 million fine he was ordered to pay in his fraud case — and warned that businesses will flee New York state as a result of the decision.

On the campaign trail Saturday night in Waterford Township, Michigan, Trump railed against “lunatic” Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron’s ruling a day earlier after he was found to have inflated his net worth by billions to secure favorable bank loans.

“The case is a complete and total sham.It’s a sham case,” Trump told the crowd at the rally, while maintaining his innocence. 

“There were no victims, no damages, no defaults, no complaints, no nothing. There was nothing,” he said.

The front-running GOP presidential candidate repeated his claims that the lawsuit — brought against Trump, his company and his sons by New York Attorney General Letitia James — was an attempt by Democrats to thwart his presidency.

“This is merely an election interference ploy by a crazed attorney general … working closely with a very bad judge,” Trump said.

“Judge Engoran just fined me $355 million for doing everything right,” he declared.

Trump said he intends to appeal the decision — which also bars him from running the Trump Organization or serving as a director or officer of any other company in New York for three years.

“If justice is anything in New York State then we’ll win,” he declared.

He predicted an exodus of businesses from the Empire State, scared off by the legal system.

“As a result of this decision, businesses are going to leave New York state, taking thousands of jobs with them because they can’t subject themselves to this,” Trump said.

“And if this persecution of political opponents continues nobody will want to do business in the United States of America any longer,” he added.

He called on Congress to impeach Joe Biden to stop what calls the “weaponization” of the Department of Justice.