George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley told FOX News that Letitia James' campaign 'trophy pledge' to pursue Donald Trump is an embarrassment.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James' campaign pledge to sue former President Donald Trump and reportedly be a 'real pain in the a--' to him should be considered an embarrassment, said George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley. Turley told 'Hannity' on Wednesday that he previously criticized James while she was running for office in 2018 after she made such boasts and pledges about litigiously pursuing Trump.
Turley noted James never previously described exactly which criminal or civil offenses Trump would be charged with. In a montage of clips played by host Sean Hannity, James previously referenced threats to 'fundamental rights,' Trump's 'abuses' and an interest in finding whether the then-president 'laundered money.' 'ot mentioning what he might be charged with, I'm just going to charge him with something,' Turley added.
He underlined that he was not particularly analyzing the merits behind any of the flawed real estate valuation allegations or questions about bank filings, but simply the 'selective' isolating of Trump and the Trump Organization. James has expressed little interest in pursuing Democrats or liberal businesses accused of similar conduct and has instead chosen to also launch litigation against the National Rifle Association, he noted.
Trump said valuations cited by Judge Arthur Engoron are incorrect, and that no entity was financially hurt in any of the relevant transactions, and claimed Palm Beach County officials or experts also disagree with the figures cited by the judge. 'Under the New York law, you don't have to cost anyone a dime for James to demand what's called ‘disgorgement of profits,' and that's what she's arguing for here,' Turley said.
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