Trump is on a 'losing streak': attorney on NY verdict

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STORY: He is on a major losing streak," said attorney Mitchell Epner of Rottenberg Lipman Rich, P.C. in New York. "He is facing not only the guilty (verdict) for the Trump Organization, all of his attempts to stand in the way of the special counsel moving forward in the criminal investigation with regard to the Mar-a-Lago documents have been pushed aside. That case is going to move forward. The investigation by Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney down in Georgia, is moving forward. They've been able to get Mark Meadows to have to testify. Senator Lindsey Graham has had to testify. This is the part in 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' where they take a look out and they see the entire Bolivian army arrayed against them."

Following Tuesday's verdict, the New York state judge set a sentencing date for Jan. 13. The Trump Organization - which operates hotels, golf courses and other real estate around the world - faces up to $1.6 million in fines over the conviction.

The company had pleaded not guilty. Trump himself was not charged in the case.

"Nobody's going to jail," said Epner. "On January 13th, the question will just be one of dollars and cents. How much does the judge sentence the Trump Organization to pay in fines? And I do not think that the Trump Organization really will suffer, whether that's the maximum $1.6 million or some lesser amount. I'm certain that with all of the legal fees that they've paid, they've paid way more than that amount of money in defending the case. This has never been about the fine."

While the fine is not expected to be material for a company of the Trump Organization's size, the conviction by a jury could complicate its ability to do business by spooking lenders and partners.