New York Attorney General Letitia James is no stranger to picking fights with powerful targets.
, branding the then-president a “con man” and ″carnival barker” and pledging to shine a “bright light into every dark corner of his real estate dealings.”a judge ruled Tuesday
She launched several lawsuits against the Republican's administration over his immigration and environmental policies when he was in the White House. James inherited an ongoing state lawsuit against Trump's charitable foundation, filed before she took office, and steered it to a settlement that included a $2 million fine.against Trump last year, alleging that his company deceived banks, insurers and others by overvaluing assets and his net worth on financial paperwork.
The ruling, if it stands after an expected appeal, could make it impossible for Trump to do business in New York and would strip him of the ability to make strategic and financial decisions over some of his properties in the state. The inquiry led to a remarkable downfall for the once-rising star in the Democratic party. Lawyers hired by Jameswhen they said Cuomo touched them inappropriately, commented on their appearance or made suggestive comments about their sex lives.
Critics, though, claimed James — a proponent of gun control — was trying to silence the nation's strongest voice of gun owners.POLITICAL BACKGROUND
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