{"id":2365841,"date":"2024-11-07T20:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-having-it-trumps-lawyer-issues-stern-warning-to-letitia-james-after-dem-ag-vows-to-fight-back\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T20:18:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:18:32","slug":"not-having-it-trumps-lawyer-issues-stern-warning-to-letitia-james-after-dem-ag-vows-to-fight-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-having-it-trumps-lawyer-issues-stern-warning-to-letitia-james-after-dem-ag-vows-to-fight-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Having It: Trump&#8217;s Lawyer Issues Stern Warning to Letitia James After Dem AG Vows to &#8216;Fight Back&#8217;"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fnot-having-it-trumps-lawyer-issues-stern-warning-to-letitia-james-after-dem-ag-vows-to-fight-back%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=2365841&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--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-days-in-january-all-living-former-secretaries-of-defense-warn-trump-over-election-fight\/\" title=\"Seven Days in January? All Living Former Secretaries of Defense Warn Trump Over Election Fight\">recent development<\/a>, New York Attorney General Letitia\u200c James publicly expressed her commitment to\u2064 counter any potential \u2062actions from President-elect Donald Trump and his administration. She asserted that her office \u200cis prepared to defend against any attempts to cut funding to \u2063New York and vowed to confront what she\u2063 deemed revenge or retribution from Trump. Trump&#8217;s attorney, Mike Davis, responded\u2062 with a direct\u2063 challenge to James, asserting they \u2063would not tolerate any legal actions against Trump in his second term, suggesting \u200csevere consequences if she proceeded. This exchange has spurred commentary regarding political \u2063tensions in New York, particularly from figures like Governor Kathy Hochul, who joined James in her stance against Trump. Critics have described their responses as overly emotional and politically misguided. James and Trump have a contentious history, marked by James&#8217;s earlier promises to \u2062hold Trump accountable, and her previous success in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-jessica-clarke-muffs-john-kennedys-basic-question-during-hearing-you-want-to-take-another-crack-at-that\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee Jessica Clarke Muffs John Kennedy\u2019s \u2018Basic\u2019 Question During Hearing: \u2018You Want To Take Another Crack At That?\u2019\">civil fraud case<\/a> against him, adding complexity to the growing conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If New York Attorney General Letitia James wants a war with President-elect Donald Trump, she will regret it, a lawyer for Trump said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, James launched a preemptive strike against the incoming Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So no matter what the next administration throws at us. We&rsquo;re ready. We&rsquo;re ready to respond to their attacks. We&rsquo;re ready to respond to any attempts to cut or eliminate any funding to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-michigan-house-member-files-to-impeach-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Michigan House Member Files to Impeach Governor Gretchen Whitmer\">great state<\/a> of New York,&rdquo; she said on Wednesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/ny-ag-letitia-james-vows-to-fight-trump-retribution-as-all-criminal-cases-poised-to-be-shut-down\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So just, so despite what has happened on the national stage, we will continue to stand tall in the face of injustice, revenge, or retribution,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump lawyer Mike Davis said he&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-life-groups-hit-back-new-york-ag-letitia-james-court-allege-unfair-witch-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ready to rumble<\/a>, according to a video clip <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1854615830358614487?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me just say this to Big Tish James, the New York attorney general: I dare you, I dare you to try to continue your lawfare against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/trump-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> in his second term because, listen here sweetheart, we&rsquo;re not messing around this time, and we will put your fat a** in prison for conspiracy against rights. I promise you that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;Trump&rsquo;s lawyer Mike Davis issues dark warning to NY AG Letitia James:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I dare you to try to continue your lawfare against President Trump&hellip; listen here, sweetheart, we&rsquo;re not messing around this time and we will put your fatass in prison for conspiracy against rights.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FfGGxzsaq6\">pic.twitter.com\/FfGGxzsaq6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1854615830358614487?\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, think long and hard before you want to violate President Trump&rsquo;s constitutional rights or any other American&rsquo;s constitutional rights. It&rsquo;s not going to happen again,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>James was joined by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in declaring they would fight back against whatever Trump might want to do, leading the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/07\/opinion\/kathy-hochul-and-tish-james-say-screw-the-voters-as-trump-makes-ny-red\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> to editorialize that their anti-Trump comments amounted to a &ldquo;very <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">public temper tantrum&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that was as &ldquo;internally incoherent as it is politically moronic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/06\/opinion\/hochul-james-put-their-embarrassing-anti-trump-agenda-over-new-yorks-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> columnist Michael Goodwin beheld the James-Hochul show, he called it a &ldquo;two-person wrecking crew.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have seen many bad performances by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-number-of-front-line-health-care-workers-refusing-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"Shocking Number of Front Line Health Care Workers Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine\">public officials<\/a>, but Hochul and James hit rock bottom,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No grace, no patriotism, only the crazy-talk assumption that the worst-case scenario is inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their view is so blinkered that they must be getting their fake news from outlets that have a fetish for calling Trump Hitler and warning that he is going to destroy America,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-legal-team-fantastic-day-court-battles-draconian-454-million-fraud-judgement-brought-letitia-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James<\/a> and Trump have a history of antagonism.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/letitia-james-response-donald-trump-2024-election-1981725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>, in 2018, James ran for office vowing to &ldquo;take on&rdquo; Trump, and in February, won a civil fraud case against him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jim-jordan-threatens-letitia-james-subpoena-trump-prosecutor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> d his thoughts about James on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113228098359447458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Witch Hunt, by Letitia James, is SO BAD for New York City and State. Companies are refusing to come in and invest as long as it is outstanding, and others are leaving because of it &mdash; and nothing can stop them. The negative impact on New York State, and JOBS, is like no other case that has been prosecuted in many years &ndash; A TOTAL DISASTER! Letitia James knows this, but doesn&rsquo;t care &ndash; To her, it&rsquo;s just a Political Campaign. 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On Wednesday, James initiated a proactive move against the upcoming Trump administration, stating that they are prepared for any challenges or attempts to cut funding for New York. She emphasized their commitment to standing firm against injustice and retaliation. Trump&#8217;s attorney Mike Davis responded assertively in a video clip, challenging James and warning her of serious consequences if she continues her legal actions against Trump during his second term. He urged her to reconsider any violations of constitutional rights. James was supported by Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul in their stance against Trump, which led the New York Post to criticize their remarks as politically misguided and incoherent. The history between James and Trump includes previous antagonism, with James having campaigned on opposing him and winning a civil fraud case earlier this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2365842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Davis-v-James.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4742,32869,32506,3634,7267],"class_list":["post-2365841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-lawyer","tag-legal-battle","tag-letitia-james","tag-trump","tag-warning"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Davis-v-James.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365841"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365845,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365841\/revisions\/2365845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}