{"id":2142800,"date":"2024-01-07T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T22:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorney-calls-letitia-james-fame-hungry-after-raising-fine-in-civil-fraud-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2024-01-07T17:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T22:09:10","slug":"trump-attorney-calls-letitia-james-fame-hungry-after-raising-fine-in-civil-fraud-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorney-calls-letitia-james-fame-hungry-after-raising-fine-in-civil-fraud-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s lawyer slams Letitia James as &#8216;attention-seeking&#8217; for increasing fine in fraud lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-attorney-calls-letitia-james-fame-hungry-after-raising-fine-in-civil-fraud-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2142800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President Trump&#8217;s Attorney Accuses New York Attorney General \u200dof Fame-Seeking<\/h2>\n<p>Alina Habba, the attorney representing former President Donald Trump, \u200chas criticized New York&#8217;s Democratic attorney general, Letitia \u2062James, for being &#8220;fame-hungry.&#8221; James recently announced\u2062 that the state is seeking fines of up \u200dto\u2063 $370 million \u2062in a civil fraud lawsuit against Trump&#8217;s business empire.<\/p>\n<h3>New Filings and Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>In\u2063 September 2022, Letitia James sued Trump and his business\u2062 associates, \u2063alleging fraudulent business\u2064 statements that inflated the value of his assets. She argued that\u200d this was done to secure more favorable business terms and claimed that Trump \u2063should owe $250 million. Last week, James issued new filings in the case,\u2063 presenting \u2064new evidence that she believes \u2062justifies raising the fines\u200b to\u2062 $370 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Ms. James\u2063 has,\u200b in my mind, always been a bit of a fame-hungry\u200c human being that has put her politics in front of the interest of \u2063New York State,&#8221; Habba stated in an interview \u200cwith Fox\u2063 News&#8217;s Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She wants to\u2063 completely\u2062 wipe clean the bank account\u200c of the Trump Organization. She wants to hurt individuals who have done nothing wrong. She wants to disgorge them of their severance pay,&#8221; Habba added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While\u2064 Habba dismissed\u2064 James&#8217;s filings as\u200d a shallow attempt to &#8220;up\u200c the ante,&#8221; the attorney general pointed to evidence that has emerged throughout the case. James categorized \u2064the damages into three groups: earnings Trump\u2064 gained from interest \u2064rate savings due to misstating his assets, &#8220;bonuses&#8221; paid to Trump Organization employees involved in \u2063the alleged scheme, and profit from two deals that James claims were obtained fraudulently.<\/p>\n<p>The two deals in question involved $139 million in profit\u200b from the sale of \u2063the Old Post Office in\u200c Washington and $60 million in \u200cprofit \u200dfrom the sale of the Ferry Point \u200dgolf course \u2063in New\u200c York\u200c City.<\/p>\n<h3>A Long-Standing Interest<\/h3>\n<p>Letitia James&#8217;s interest in \u200cTrump extends \u2064beyond her five-year tenure in office. During her campaign in 2017, she referred to Trump as a &#8220;con man&#8221; and promised to expose his real estate\u200d dealings. Habba argues \u200bthat the experts\u200d who testified on behalf of Trump during the trial should affirm \u200dthat Trump\u200b did nothing wrong and that his statements actually \u2064provided too much information with no\u2063 victims.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;And Deutsche Bank said, \u2018Hey, we loved\u2063 working\u2063 with Trump. He actually paid his loans off early in many instances, \u2063if not on\u2064 time. We all made money,\u2064 and he \u200dover-invested in the\u200c properties, the assets related to the mortgages, and he \u2063was a great client,'&#8221; Habba added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Judge Arthur Engoron, presiding\u200b over the \u2064trial, ruled before the\u200b trial began that Trump was guilty of James&#8217;s allegations and ordered \u2064the dissolution of his New York business. Closing arguments are scheduled for January 11, and Engoron will \u2063decide on penalties by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>The trial&#8217;s purpose now \u2063focuses \u2063on whether Trump and the defendants violated six state fraud\u200d statutes and whether disgorgement, the amount Trump should be forced\u200c to pay, will be ordered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/trumps-attorney-accuses-new-york-attorney-general-of-being-fame-hungry\">Click here to \u2062read more from The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What specific evidence does\u2062 James\u200d present in\u200d her filings to support her claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-five-takeaways-this-is-what-we-know-about-letitia-jamess-fraud-lawsuit-against-trump\/\" title=\"Top Five Takeaways: This Is What We Know About Letitia James\u2019s Fraud Lawsuit Against Trump\">fraudulent business practices<\/a> by the Trump Organization?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Out that the \u2063new\u200d evidence supports \u2064her claims of \u2063fraudulent business practices by the Trump Organization. James&#8217;s filings include documents\u200b that allegedly\u200d show how Trump and \u200dhis associates manipulated the value of \u2062assets, misrepresented income, and deceived lenders and investors.<\/p>\n<p>In response \u2064to Habba&#8217;s accusations, James&#8217;s spokesperson released a statement saying, &#8220;The Attorney General&#8217;s role\u200b is to hold accountable those who commit fraud, no matter \u2064their political\u200b affiliation or celebrity\u200d status. The case \u200cagainst the Trump Organization is based on\u00a0extensive evidence, and we are confident in our claims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The civil\u2062 fraud lawsuit against \u200cthe Trump Organization has been a closely watched case since its inception. It examines whether\u200c Trump&#8217;s business empire inflated the value of assets to secure loans and tax breaks,\u200b while simultaneously lowballing the value of\u2063 those assets to reduce taxes on other\u200c occasions.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit is just \u200cone of several legal challenges that Trump faces. He \u200bis also under investigation \u2062by prosecutors in Manhattan and Atlanta, and\u2064 he is \u2063embroiled in various lawsuits related \u200bto his presidency and \u2064business dealings.<\/p>\n<p>This \u200blatest development, with Habba accusing\u2063 James of being\u200d &#8220;fame-hungry,&#8221; reflects the contentious nature of the legal battles surrounding \u200cTrump. \u2062Critics see it as an attempt to deflect attention \u200bfrom \u200cthe\u2063 allegations against \u200chim, while\u2062 supporters believe it is \u200ban indication \u2064of a biased and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inspector-general-closes-ethics-probe-into-elaine-chao-angering-dems\/\" title=\"Inspector General Closes Ethics Probe Into Elaine Chao, Angering Dems\">politically motivated attack<\/a> on a prominent figure.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the \u200ccivil fraud\u2062 lawsuit against the Trump\u2064 Organization will \u2064significantly impact Trump&#8217;s financial\u200b and legal standing. If found guilty, he could face \u2064substantial fines and penalties, and it could also undermine his credibility \u200cand reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of\u2063 the\u200d motivations \u200cbehind the accusations and\u2064 counter-accusations, it is crucial that the legal process unfolds impartially and diligently. The allegations against\u200b Trump \u2062and his business empire are serious and \u200drequire a thorough examination of the evidence presented.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u200bcase progresses,\u200c it will be interesting to see how Habba&#8217;s accusations against James will be addressed\u2064 and whether they will have any impact on the \u200bfinal outcome. \u2063In the pursuit of justice, it is\u200b essential to \u2064focus on the facts, the evidence, and the legal arguments presented by both parties.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the civil fraud lawsuit\u2062 against\u2063 the Trump Organization will shape\u2063 the narrative surrounding the former president&#8217;s business\u200b practices\u2062 and could have \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-warn-iran-biden-nuclear-deal-will-be-trashed-when-gop-retakes-power\/\" title=\"Republicans Warn Iran: Biden Nuclear Deal Will Be Trashed When GOP Retakes Power\">long-lasting implications<\/a> for his future endeavors. It is a case that goes beyond mere allegations of fraud; it is emblematic of the\u2064 larger issues concerning transparency, accountability, and the\u2063 integrity of public\u200d figures and institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fraudulent practices. Trump&#8217;s lawyer, Alina Habba, criticized James, accusing her of seeking attention and fame by pursuing a hefty fine of $370 million against Trump&#8217;s business empire in a civil fraud lawsuit. 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