Letitia James Plays Victim Card in Mortgage Mess Cover-Up

Now, this here is some Richter-scale irony: New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) has filed a motion asking to have the federal mortgage case against her dropped, claiming personal animus on the part of President Donald Trump. She really should take a good look in the mirror, but self-reflection isn't something liberals seem to be very good at.

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the federal fraud charges brought against her by the Trump administration, arguing the case was based on President Trump‘s political animus.
“The government targeted AG James for prosecution because of the President’s genuine animus towards her protected campaign speech and fulfillment of her statutory obligations as New York Attorney General,” The motion reads. “This indictment is the product of vindictive and selective prosecution, in violation of the Fifth Amendment.”
The 50-page filing details comments Trump has made about James, including rhetoric her attorneys said amounted to the “flagrantly unconstitutional” prosecution.

A case brought because of personal political animus? Seriously? That's what she's going with? After she literally ran for the Attorney General of New York, making "I'm going to get Trump" a major campaign point?

Self-awareness rating: Zero.

Here are a few of the details of Letitia James' motion:

The motion details James’ 2022 civil fraud investigation into Trump, who was out of office at the time, and his business empire. A New York judge found Trump liable for fraud and ordered him to pay a $354.8 million penalty comprised of ill-gotten gains from loan savings and property sales, which expanded to over $500 million with interest before an appeals court wiped the fine in August.
“This lawsuit, and AG James’ outspoken criticism of the President, triggered six years of targeted attacks,” James’s lawyers wrote in Friday‘s filing. “President Trump and his allies have used every insulting term in their vocabulary to deride AG James and call for criminal penalties in retaliation for the exercise of her rights and fulfillment of her statutory duties to fulfill her obligations as New York state’s attorney general.”

I'm not aware of "insulting terms" being legally actionable. But misrepresenting information on a mortgage application, which AG James stands accused of, is legally actionable, and it seems any citizen accused of any such action could and should face the same kind of consequences, should they be convicted.

AG James isn't the only one demonstrating this kind of industrial-grade irony, as my colleague Mike Miller recently wrote:

Former FBI Director James Comey, whose visceral hatred of President Donald Trump remains palpable, now has the unmitigated gall to ask a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department's case against him because of, as his legal team claims, "vindictiveness" and Trump's "personal animus" against him.
Comey was indicted on September 25 on charges of making a false statement and obstruction of Congress. Specifically, the charges are for allegedly lying to Congress during a 2020 Senate hearing focused on the FBI's investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign's contacts with Russia.

I'm not an attorney, nor do I play one on television. But it seems to me that these cases, personal animus or lack thereof notwithstanding, should be decided on the merits of the case, and should not be dismissed on what appears to be a plea of "Orange Man Say Mean Things." It remains to be seen what will happen next; it seems, too often, that our courts at times do not always do what they ought.

Whatever happens, we'll be here to cover it. Stay tuned!

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