Letitia James' 'Desperation' Is Starting to Show-Donald Trump Attorney

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-fraud-letitia-james-desperation-
lawsuit-1863834

The New York attorney general is getting desperate as the former president
nears the White House, Trump's lawyer has said in a court filing.

Clifford Robert wrote a strident response to Letitia James' attempt this
week to have Trump banned from the real estate industry.

"This latest salvo reveals her desperation and obvious frustration with
President Donald J. Trump's ongoing ascent towards the White House,"
Robert wrote in a court filing on Wednesday. The full letter is posted
below.

In James' lawsuit against Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron has already found
that Trump fraudulently inflated the value of his assets to secure bank
loans. Colleen Faherty, a lawyer in James' office, wrote in a court filing
on Tuesday that banning Trump for life from the real estate industry was a
suitable punishment.

In her submission, Faherty compared Trump's situation to that of Martin
Shkreli, who was banned for life from the pharmaceutical industry for
attempting to create a monopoly while increasing the price of a life-
saving drug by over 4,000 percent.

Newsweek sought email comment from Trump's attorney on Thursday.

Robert wrote that James' "brazen attempt to compare this case to that of
Martin Shkreli fully demonstrates her willingness to wield the power of
her office recklessly in her crusade to destroy the front-running
candidate for President of the United States."

"Left unchecked, the Attorney General's conduct will cause irreparable
damage to the legal system and the New York business community. The Court
must and should therefore reject the Attorney General's reliance on the
Shkreli case as both misplaced and irresponsible," Robert wrote.

"As the record evidence established, not one witness, not one complaint,
and not one victim supports the Attorney General's manufactured claims of
'fraud' against President Trump. The Attorney General nevertheless cites
Shkreli in support of her request for imposition of a lifetime ban on
President Trump's conduct of lawful business in New York made without the
testimony of one witness, one complainant, and/or one victim who
established any 'fraud' ever took place," he added.

"The absurdity of the Attorney General's latest effort would be almost
comical but for the sobering future consequences of her shameless abuse of
power," Robert wrote to Judge Engoron. "Such shocking and tyrannical
interference in the free markets for political gain places every New York
business transaction at risk."

In her letter, filed on Tuesday, Faherty informed Engoron about the
appeals court decision in the case of Martin Shkreli, nicknamed "Pharma
Bro" by the media, who has been banned for life from the pharmaceuticals
industry. She noted that Shkreli was also fined more than $60 million.

According to Faherty, New York State Executive Law 63(12)謡hich was used
in the New York attorney general's lawsuits against both Trump and
Shkreli揚ives the court the ability to "issue a permanent and plenary ban
in a particular industry" and should be applied to Trump.

Trump, his two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, as well as
the Trump Organization, are co-defendants in the $370 million civil fraud
trial brought by James. She accuses the former president of inflating his
net worth by billions of dollars to obtain benefits such as better bank
loans and reduced tax bills.

The former president denies wrongdoing. Trump has repeatedly said that the
litigation was politically motivated to derail his 2024 presidential
campaign, given he is the frontrunner for the GOP nomination.

In September, Engoron ruled that Trump, his adult sons, their businesses
and executives committed fraud in their property valuations. The court
will decide on six other accusations, including falsifying business
records, insurance fraud and conspiracy claims.

The trial ended on January 11 and Engoron said he hoped to issue a ruling
by January 31.

https://d.newsweek.com/en/file/469098/trump-attorneys-letter-judge-arthur-
engoron.pdf


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