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NY AG James NOT dropping civil lawsuit against Trump: "does not in any way affect Trump's ability to serve as president" [View all]
Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social
New York Attorney General Letitia James says she will NOT drop the civil fraud case against Trump as she waits for the appeals court decision — arguing presidents are not immune from civil litigation.
James' office says the matter "does not in any way affect Trump's ability to serve as president."
December 10, 2024 at 11:40 AM
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social
New York Attorney General Letitia James says she will NOT drop the civil fraud case against Trump as she waits for the appeals court decision — arguing presidents are not immune from civil litigation.
James' office says the matter "does not in any way affect Trump's ability to serve as president."
December 10, 2024 at 11:40 AM
https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3lcxol5x2kk2r
On edit: CNBC - Trump wants $480 million New York fraud case dropped for the ‘greater good’ — AG says no
Published Tue, Dec 10 202412:06 PM EST
Updated 19 Min Ago
Kevin Breuninger
The New York Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday rejected a demand from Donald Trump’s lawyer to drop the massive civil business fraud case that has put the president-elect on the hook for more than $480 million in fines.
“This Office will not stipulate to vacate the final judgment already entered by Supreme Court, New York County, in this action or otherwise seek to dismiss the action,” Deputy solicitor general Judith Vale wrote in a letter to Trump defense attorney John Sauer.
She was responding to a Nov. 26 letter in which Sauer urged state Attorney General Letitia James to dismiss the case “for the health of our Republic.”
“President Trump has called for our Nation’s partisan strife to end, and for the contending factions to join forces for the greater good of the country,” Sauer wrote, Fox News reported.
“This call for unity extends to the legal onslaught against him and his family that permeated the most recent election cycle,” the defense lawyer wrote.
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Published Tue, Dec 10 202412:06 PM EST
Updated 19 Min Ago
Kevin Breuninger
The New York Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday rejected a demand from Donald Trump’s lawyer to drop the massive civil business fraud case that has put the president-elect on the hook for more than $480 million in fines.
“This Office will not stipulate to vacate the final judgment already entered by Supreme Court, New York County, in this action or otherwise seek to dismiss the action,” Deputy solicitor general Judith Vale wrote in a letter to Trump defense attorney John Sauer.
She was responding to a Nov. 26 letter in which Sauer urged state Attorney General Letitia James to dismiss the case “for the health of our Republic.”
“President Trump has called for our Nation’s partisan strife to end, and for the contending factions to join forces for the greater good of the country,” Sauer wrote, Fox News reported.
“This call for unity extends to the legal onslaught against him and his family that permeated the most recent election cycle,” the defense lawyer wrote.
/snip
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