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A Manhattan clerk formally entered the $454 million civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump and his co-defendants, turning last week’s ruling into an official debt that can now accrue interest while Trump pursues an appeal.
Trump’s lawyers asked on Feb. 21 for a 30-day stay of enforcement in the New York civil fraud case, and Judge Arthur Engoron rejected the request on Feb. 22, before the judgment was entered on Feb. 23.