In February, a Manhattan trial judge found that Trump and other defendants — including his adult sons, Don Jr. and Eric, along with several business associates — fraudulently inflated his net worth and the value of his real estate properties to obtain favorable rates from banks and insurers.

Some judges on the New York Appellate Court have indicated they might overturn Donald Trump's $489 million fraud judgment. During oral arguments on Thursday, one judge called the case "troubling" and questioned if it was an example of "mission creep.