In a decision issued Thursday, the Manhattan appellate court still found that Trump broke the law by inflating the valuation of assets like Mar-a-Lago and his Trump Tower penthouse, but it said

President Donald Trump is declaring victory after an appeals court threw out the massive civil fraud penalty against him.

New York Attorney-General Letitia James says she will appeal the decision, which upheld the ruling that Mr Trump inflated his net worth but quashed the financial penalty set by a judge.