The judge’s ruling in Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud case could cost him all his available cash. It also bars the former president from running a business in the state for three years.
Legally, it can be explained quite easily.
Civil liability must only rise to the standard of “preponderance of the evidence”, meaning something like ‘more likely than not’.
A criminial conviction however, must rise to the standard of “beyond reasonable doubt”.
That’s the difference.
I get that. I just don’t understand why the public prosecutor’s office didn’t at least try. But hey, maybe they will later on. I guess we will have to wait and see.
Yes, seems so. But it’s really the weirdest thing, i’d say.
The weirdest thing is the platypus. That mf’er glows under UV.
Damn, that’s another level of weird indeed.
Legally, it can be explained quite easily. Civil liability must only rise to the standard of “preponderance of the evidence”, meaning something like ‘more likely than not’. A criminial conviction however, must rise to the standard of “beyond reasonable doubt”. That’s the difference.
I get that. I just don’t understand why the public prosecutor’s office didn’t at least try. But hey, maybe they will later on. I guess we will have to wait and see.