"Political Figures React to Trump and Musk Fraud Judgments: Implications for the Rule of Law"

Former Republican Florida Gov. Jeb Bush defended former President Trump in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, criticizing the recent New York civil fraud court case that ordered Trump to pay a $354.8 million fine plus interest. Bush and co-author Joe Lonsdale argued that the rulings represent a crisis for the soundness of the courts and the business environment, warning of potential damage to the economy and arbitrary enforcement against entrepreneurs. They called for a dispassionate legal system and urged appellate courts to review the rulings. Trump has appealed the judgment, alleging political motivation by the presiding judge and New York Attorney General Letitia James.