Hi, everyone. It's 4 o'clock in New York. You hear that?

It's the sound of Donald Trump's business empire imploding, a ruling by a New York judge

that Donald Trump committed fraud by grossly inflating the value of his real estate holdings

exposes the Trump org as nothing more than House of Cards. New York Times writes this

about the impact of the judges' stunning ruling, quote, by effectively branding him a cheat

the decision in the civil proceeding by Justice Arthur F. and Goron undermine Trump's relentlessly

promoted narrative of himself as a master of the business world, the persona that he

used to mesh himself in the fabric of popular culture, and that eventually gave him the

stature and resources to reach the White House. Now, some of the most recognizable signs

and symbols of the Trump empire could be taken away from him. As the New York Times reports,

New York Attorney General Leticia James had sought to bar Trump from doing business in

New York, in part by canceling certificates that allow his properties to operate there.

Justice and Goron granted that punishment, which could have enormous repercussions for

the Trump org. For example, Trump could lose control of several properties, including

Trump tower in Midtown Manhattan, and a flagship commercial building at Forty Wall Street.

His grip over his Westchester Country Golf Club is also threatened. The judge makes it clear

that Donald Trump has no one to blame but himself, not just for years of fraud, but for

mounting a defense on, quote, bogus arguments. More from that ruling, quote, in defendants'

world, rent-regulated apartments are the same as unregulated apartments. Restrictions

can evaporate into thin air. The Attorney General of the State of New York does not have

the capacity to sue or the standing to sue, and square footage is subjective. This is a fantasy

world, not the real world. Now, looming over Donald Trump, his family in the Trump

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