New York Attorney General Letitia James is refusing to drop the civil fraud case against Trump.
Letitia James argued US presidents are not immune from civil lawsuits.
In February, after 11 weeks of a Soviet-style non-jury trial, far-left Judge Engoron ordered Trump to pay more than a $355 million fine and barred Trump “from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York for a period of three years.”
The $355 million judgment PLUS daily interest swelled to $464 million.
Letitia James previously sought $370 million in ‘damages’ when there was no victim in a civil fraud case against Trump. She also sought to ban Trump and his sons from operating any businesses in New York. She accused Trump of inflating his assets and defrauding lenders and insurance companies.
In September New York appellate judges appeared skeptical of Letitia James’s NYC civil fraud case against President Trump.
The New York appeals court has not yet reversed the judgment, and Letitia James is refusing to back down.
Fox News reported:
New York Attorney General Letitia James said she will not drop the civil fraud case against President-elect Donald Trump as she waits for the appeal court decision, arguing presidents are not immune from civil litigation.
Trump and his attorneys demanded that James drop her civil fraud case against him, his family and his businesses “for the greater good of the country” last month.
Trump was ordered to pay a $454 million civil fraud judgment in James’ lawsuit against him.
Trump has appealed the ruling, and judges on a New York appeals court seemed receptive to potentially reversing the judgment altogether.
The New York attorney general’s office on Tuesday said they are not going to take action to drop the case against the president-elect.
James’ office argued that presidents do not have immunity from civil litigation arising from unofficial conduct, and said lawsuits “may proceed while the president is in office.”
Letitia James violated Donald Trump’s civil rights and the civil rights of the American people. Those are prosecutable offenses.@RogerSeverino_ pic.twitter.com/ZXhpq0jnag
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) December 10, 2024
Last month Letitia James vowed to continue to go after President Trump after he won the presidential election in a landslide.
Letitia James was completely unhinged during her press conference.
“So here we are. We’ve studied their platforms. We’ve identified certain possibilities, fact patterns. We’ve created contingency plans,” she said. “So no matter what the next administration throws at us, we are ready. We are ready to respond to their attacks.”
After targeting Trump with a bogus civil fraud case, Letitia James accused Trump of being the one seeking revenge.
“We did not expect this result, but we are prepared to respond to this result. We are prepared to fight back once again,” Letitia James said.
“This is not the time to be fearful, New York. But faithful. And steadfast. Knowing that I as the attorney general, along with my entire team, we are guardians of the law. And we are prepared, my friends, to fight back,” she said.
WATCH:
NY AG Letitia James calls for more lawfare in response to President Trump’s monumental win:
“We did not expect this result, but we are prepared to respond to this result. We are prepared to fight back once again.” pic.twitter.com/w9rBKwF6Yj
— Real Mac Report (@RealMacReport) November 6, 2024
Heritage Foundation VP Roger Severino said Letitia James violated Trump’s civil rights and the civil rights of the American people.
Those are prosecutable offenses.
Letitia James violated Donald Trump’s civil rights and the civil rights of the American people. Those are prosecutable offenses.@RogerSeverino_ pic.twitter.com/ZXhpq0jnag
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) December 10, 2024
