Posted on 02/21/2024 10:34:18 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
New York Attorney General Letitia James is prepared to seize former President Donald Trump’s assets if he is unable to find cash to cover a $354 million fine in his civil fraud case, she said Tuesday in an interview with ABC News.
James told ABC News, “If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will ask the judge to seize his assets.”
Trump was fined $354.8 million plus approximately $100 million in pre-judgment interest on Friday after Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ruled the former president had inflated his net worth in order get more favorable loan terms.
Trump has said he will appeal the ruling. Still, he will have to pay the fine as a bond to New York State before he can appeal.
When asked about Trump’s defense that the banks were paid back for all loans and there were no victims in the case, James responded “financial frauds are not victimless crimes,” but did not name any victims and instead said the fraud was “massive.”
“He engaged in this massive amount of fraud. It wasn’t just a simple mistake, a slight oversight, the variations are wildly exaggerated, and the extent of the fraud was staggering,” she argued. She then raised a hypothetical situation, saying, “If average New Yorkers went into a bank and submitted false documents, the government would throw the book at them, and the same should be true for former presidents.”
James said she was eyeing Trump’s building on 40 Wall Street known as the “Trump building.”
“We are prepared to make sure that the judgment is paid to New Yorkers, and yes,...
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I’d like to see the assets of Gyorgy Schwartz seized instead.
Gangsta’ Government.
Wonder if the Florida AG has any option for filing an injunction on NY seizures inside their state pending appeals processes
Go on Leticia, start the war-
You’ll be at the top of the list.
She already started it
Violations of 1st, 4th, 6th, 8th, and 14th amendments, as well as Bill of Attainder.
A Constitutionally-observant DA would never have brought the charges.
A Constitutionally-observant judge would have thrown them out.
Good luck appealing this in the Soviet Enclave of New Yawk.
What a repulsive human being. I think of movies like Working Girl or Saturday Night Fever even that portrayed Manhattan as wealthy and successful. Can you imagine ever being able to maintain that sort of thing there with someone like her around?
By weaponizing the law, the Black DAette has forfeited her right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
She has attcked the very essence of the American Republic.
Theyre making this stuff up as they go along...
None of these travesties are based on established laws...
They added interest right from the start at sentencing ???
Which law covers that ???
Shes on a roll...
Shes drunk with triumph...
They are probably advising BLM and Antifa to get ready for a hot, bloody summer. I wonder if all those military-age Chinese men pouring over the border are part of their equation.
She’s done something that will blow back on her in ways she can’t imagine
The sensible big money is now terrified of her and will do anything they can to get rid of her
They know the extortion won’t end with Trump...unless you’re Larry Fink or Gyorgy Schwarz
Do it.
Because, of course she will.
It is the behavior of sociopaths such as this preening prosecutor that inspired my Freeper handle.
Heads On Pikes!
She knows there will be no blow-back.
The Radical Left (i.e., Democrat Party) is making its move. Between now and November, they will have overthrown the country. Hence, no blow-back.
They wouldn't play like there's no tomorrow unless they've got a plan. And they are making it quite clear, their plan does not include losing to Trump.
Letitia James, Arthur Engoron, and Fani Willis are just bit players, but they have been told about the plan. That is why they are strutting around like Schutzstaffel officers.
Engoron has a face that just begs for a swirlie...which he no doubt got plenty of as a kid.
Does Letitia James still lie about the nearly $50,000 in rental income she received but failed to disclose when she was running for office ??
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.