New York Attorney General Letitia James is back in the spotlight. This time after urging a judge on Friday to force former President Donald Trump to pay $370 million for alleged suspicious real estate practices and permanently ban him from accessing New York real estate. real estate industry.
“In my opinion, Ms. James has always been someone who was hungry for a little bit of fame and who has always put her own politics ahead of the interests of the state of New York,” Alina Haba, a lawyer representing the former president, told Fox News. Ta. Maria Bartiromo from “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“After having experts say in court that the statements were undervalued, we had experts from the reference team of the Nobel Prize Executive Committee tell the judges: [Trump] He did nothing wrong, his statement actually provided too much information and there were no victims. And Deutsche Bank said, “We loved working with Mr. Trump.” In fact, he often paid off his loans early, if not on time. We were all making money, but he was over-investing in real estate and assets related to mortgages and was a great customer. ”
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State Attorney General Letitia James attended a public safety announcement to prevent gun violence at City Hall. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Haba has “upped the ante” on Trump's penalty after initially seeking $250 million from Trump for allegedly inflating James' net worth to benefit banks and insurance companies. He said he had decided to do so.
According to USA Today, “this number increased further as additional buildings and assessed values were revealed during the 44-day trial to determine damages.”
Haba added: “She wants to completely wipe out the Trump Organization's bank accounts. She wants to hurt people who have done nothing wrong. She wants to strip them of their retirement benefits. “I'm doing it,” he continued.
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Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination, continues to face numerous legal challenges from multiple angles. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
“She's running a campaign after Trump, and she has to keep her political promises, so imagine how much she's going to hurt him personally. Honestly, New York It's very sickening and sad.”
Mr. Bartiromo delved deeper into the topic, saying that Mr. Trump had built an empire in New York and that Mr. James was calling for Mr. Trump to be completely banished from the Empire State's industry.
“That's pretty unusual, isn't it?” she asked Hubba. “What does President Trump expect from all this? He's still campaigning, obviously campaigning in Iowa this past weekend. Regarding all these legal issues, he's… What are you expecting and how are you going to get to the finish line in November? “
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Mr. Haba said Mr. Trump has remained “positive” as he navigates his legal challenges, and said he would like to think that judges can make decisions that are not politically partisan.
“For example, Mr. James is scheduled to adjourn and sum up on Thursday. The judge has put a gag order on me, and he has put gag orders on the president and all his lawyers. We hope he sees this through. “When they push this hard, they make it clear that their agenda isn't really about law or justice. It's about politics, and I don't think they're going to be able to do anything about these trials.” I sincerely hope that the authorities see this through.”
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