{"id":1651463,"date":"2022-09-21T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1651463"},"modified":"2022-09-21T13:38:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:38:20","slug":"team-trump-fires-back-at-ny-ag-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/team-trump-fires-back-at-ny-ag-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Trump Fires Back at NY AG Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she is suing former President Trump and his children for allegedly engaging in \u201cnumerous acts of fraud\u201d regarding past financial statements.<\/p>\n<p>James and the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s office have been engaged in a 3-year investigation into whether Trump lowered property values on his tax forms but raised them in paperwork for lenders.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat AG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11235765\/Trump-SUED-New-Yorks-Democratic-AG-Letitia-James.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claims Trump<\/a> used \u201cgreatly inflated, grossly exaggerated, and objectively false\u201d numbers in documents produced by his accountants and executives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Trump and the Trump Organization repeatedly and persistently manipulated the value of assets to induce banks to lend money to the Trump Organization on more favorable terms than would otherwise have been available to the company,\u201d James said,<\/p>\n<p>This allowed them \u201cto pay lower taxes, to satisfy continuing loan agreements and to induce insurance companies to provide insurance coverage for higher limits and at lower premiums.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James is filing a civil fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BDM5y4k20W\">pic.twitter.com\/BDM5y4k20W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1572612575409623040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/trump-sends-easter-message-of-peace-and-prosperity-slams-democrats-trying-to-destroy-our-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump Sends Message Of \u2018Peace And Prosperity\u2019 \u2013 Slams Democrats Trying To \u2018Destroy Our Country\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Trump Lawyer Fires Back Over Letitia James\u2019 \u2018Meritless Claims\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>The total amount of the \u2018fraud\u2019 alleged by Letitia James amounts to $250 million, as she accused Trump, his children, and his business associates of conducting the \u201cart of the steal.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump\u2019s attorney Alina Habba fired back and called the claims \u201cmeritless\u201d while suggesting James is more motivated by her \u201cpolitical agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, I filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for engaging in years of financial fraud to enrich himself, his family, and the Trump Organization.<\/p>\n<p>There aren\u2019t two sets of laws for people in this nation: former presidents must be held to the same standards as everyday Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewYorkStateAG\/status\/1572611509351772165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s filing is neither focused on the facts nor the law,\u201d Habba said in a statement, \u201crather, it is solely focused on advancing the Attorney General\u2019s political agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that our judicial system will not stand for this unchecked abuse of authority, and we look forward to defending our client against each and every one of the Attorney General\u2019s meritless claims,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When New York Attorney General Letitia James ran in 2018, she called Trump an \u201cillegitimate president,\u201d promised to be a \u201cpain in his ass,\u201d said Trump was \u201cfueling her soul,\u201d said \u201cI look forward every day to suing Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, she filed a civil suit against Trump and his kids <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mDB8w9jfNQ\">pic.twitter.com\/mDB8w9jfNQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1572615317980856321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/33-republican-senators-finally-start-demanding-accountability-for-hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">33 Republican Senators Finally Start Demanding Accountability for Hunter Biden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>James Vowed to Be a Real Pain in the Ass<\/h3>\n<p>One almost has to chuckle at the fact that Letitia James, with the resources of one of the most powerful Attorney General offices in the nation, conducted a three-year probe into the matter and could only come away with a civil lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>She spent three years chasing Trump and his kids and all James got was a lawsuit barely exceeding the parameters of a People\u2019s Court case.<\/p>\n<p>Indicating that the never-ending desire to get Trump will continue, James said she believes state and criminal laws may have been violated in the matter and referred her findings to the US attorney\u2019s office for the Southern District of New York and the IRS.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Actions have consequences. We\u2019re seeking to:<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fMake Trump pay $250 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fBan the Trumps from running NY businesses for good.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fBan Trump and Trump Org from buying commercial real estate in NY for 5 yrs.<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0fWe\u2019re making a criminal referral to the U.S. Dept of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewYorkStateAG\/status\/1572611511750639618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for that \u2018political agenda\u2019 \u2013 James literally made it clear that she planned to eat, sleep, and dream about Trump once she was elected to the office of AG.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, we\u2019re going to definitely sue him,\u201d she said trying to motivate voters. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be a real pain in the ass. He\u2019s going to know my name personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWe\u2019re definitely gonna sue him we\u2019re gonna be a real pain in the ass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Letitia James is an unhinged, left-wing political activist. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p9YNj2vZrb\">pic.twitter.com\/p9YNj2vZrb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1572614112516968455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former President Trump has blasted James in the past for engaging in what he calls a \u201cwitch hunt\u201d and suggested she is a \u201cracist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Trump Organization back in December issued a statement regarding the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only focus of the New York AG is to investigate Trump, all for her own political ambitions. \u2026 This political prosecution is illegal, unethical and is a travesty to our great state and legal system,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Trump mocked James\u2019 failed campaign for Governor of New York in wishing her a \u2018Happy\u2019 Easter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy Easter to failed gubernatorial candidate and racist Attorney General Letitia James,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay she remain healthy despite the fact that she will continue to drive business out of New York while at the same time keeping crime, death, and destruction in New York!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW!<\/p>\n<p>President Donald J. Trump:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy Easter to failed gubernatorial candidate and racist Attorney General Letitia James. May she remain healthy despite the fact that she will continue to drive business out of New York while at the same time keeping crime, death, and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X22xhcDdEX\">pic.twitter.com\/X22xhcDdEX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realLizUSA\/status\/1515709933387501568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a statement released <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/109037444657827753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minutes ago<\/a> on his Truth Social media platform, the former President suggested he couldn\u2019t believe James moved forward with the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought this case would be brought \u2013 until I saw her really bad poll numbers,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is a fraud who campaigned on a \u2018get Trump\u2019 platform, despite the fact that the city is one of the crime and murder disasters of the world under her watch!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit comes just 49 days out from Election Day.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she is suing former President Trump and his children for allegedly engaging in \u201cnumerous acts of fraud\u201d regarding past financial statements. 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