New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney on Monday criticized New York’s Democratic Attorney General Letitia James, saying James deserved to be barred from practicing law over her lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris last week, securing more than 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. During an appearance on FOX Business Network, Tenney accused James of trying to “take Trump out.” (Related: New York State Legislature Vows to Continue Lawsuit Against Trump)
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“[Trump] It could have done all kinds of things. He could have introduced Hillary Clinton, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, and all the others. [James] Comey, folks, he didn’t do that. And who was not successful [the] Did you create a list of enemies and not prosecute those who actually committed the crime? ” Tenney told host Larry Kudlow, a former Trump administration official. “Instead of taking advantage of all these people, state operators like Georgia, New York, … Shameless, Shameless, Shameless Letitia James, and all these people who are now trying to get rid of Trump.”
“Those people, the fact is, Letitia James should be disbarred and removed from public office for the kind of behavior we see in her, and I’m a barrister in New York.” Member of the Board of Directors, and it is absolutely disgraceful,” Tenney continued.
During the 2018 election campaign, James promised This is to investigate Mr. Trump. She called him an “illegitimate president.” Mr. James sued Mr. Trump in September 2022, accusing him of inflating the value of his real estate holdings in order to obtain loans.
Real estate experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that New York Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling means that Mr. Trump’s Marl, Fla. property, which some believed to be worth more than $250 million・He said he significantly underestimated the A-Lago property. On February 16, Engoron was sentenced by President Trump to pay $354 million, with additional fines bringing the total owed to more than $450 million.
President Trump posted $175 million bail on April 1 after a New York Court of Appeals judge reduced the former president’s bail on his appeal of Engoron’s civil fraud conviction.
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