Mission Creep ..

 

A least two of the justices from the five-justice panel from the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department — the state's second-highest court — seemed skeptical about the enormity of the judgment handed down in the case, which has ballooned to $489 million. One of the justices called the "immense" amount "troubling."

But Judge Peter H. Moulton questioned if James’ office was engaging in “mission creep,” and whether the law she sued Trump under had “morphed into something that it was not meant to do.” 

At the same time, Moulton suggested the lawsuit and actions like it may deter similar actions going forward, reasoning that “in the future, some deal might not go down well and someone would be harmed by that.” Just a thought.