SC Attorney General Alan Wilson declares victory as Trump $500M fine thrown out by NY appellate court

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a major victory today as a New York appellate court agreed with a multi-state “friend-of-the-court" brief he led defending President Donald Trump against a $500 million fraud judgment, which Wilson called “a blatant abuse of power and a weaponization of the justice system.”

“This ruling is a win for every American who believes in fairness and the rule of law,” Wilson said. “If radical prosecutors can target a former President with crushing fines not tied to any real harm, they can target any citizen, any business, and any political opponent. South Carolina is not going to sit back and let partisan lawfare destroy our country.”

Wilson, joined by 14 other states, argued that the breathtakingly large judgment against President Trump was unconstitutional, violating both the Eighth Amendment’s ban on excessive fines and the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of due process. The appellate court’s approval ensures the states’ voice against politically motivated lawfare has been heard.

Wilson added, “We drew a line in the sand. We said enough is enough. And today, the court agreed that the Constitution must come first, not partisan politics.”

You can read the court’s full opinion here.