Former President Donald Trump was dealt a major financial blow on Friday, February 16 when Justice Arthur Engoron ordered him to pay almost $355 million in New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit. When interest is factored in, that figure increases to $450 million. Engoron’s ruling comes after the damages juries imposed on Trump in former Elle Magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll’s civil defamation lawsuits: $5 million in the first one, $83.3 million in the second. In an op-ed published by MSNBC’s website, veteran legal expert Michael Conway lays out some reasons why t…