Donald Trump’s animosity toward New York Attorney General Letitia James is obvious. She’s the figure leading the Manhattan court case into the business dealings of him, his older sons, and the Trump Organization.
Trump senior has consistently blasted James via his failing social media platform, Truth Social. He has attacked her judgment and professionalism. He has called her “racist”.
Besides leading the investigation into his murky enterprises, there’s now another reason James is getting under Trump’s skin. According to him, she keeps smiling in court.
To see what he might mean, here’s a clip that his niece, Mary Trump posted on Monday.
For Trump Snr. James’ demeanor is a red rag to a bull. Again on Truth Social, he said, “Racist A.G. Letitia James is smirking all day long from her seat in Court,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
“You have a (Trump Hating!) Attorney General who’s seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages when not a single penny was lost by these banks, and that’s part of this (Unconstitutional!) Law,” he said, adding, “You can see from the reaction of A.G. James, every morning from that seat, that she is enjoying this, enjoying it a bit too much.”
Online, many had a very different interpretation of James’ appearance.
Looks like a person that is doing their job with their team and is satisfied with the outcome.
James was captured on camera on Monday, just before Donald Trump Jr. appeared as a witness for the defense. He, his father, and brother Eric deny all the charges against them, which include inflating property valuations in order to secure loans.
Don Jr. went on to spend an hour giving the court a slideshow presentation on the history of the Trump Organization and its property portfolio. It left James unimpressed, as was clear from a withering video she posted afterward.
Today, Donald Trump Jr. took the stand to try to defend his family’s fraud.
Rather than respond to any legal claim against him and his family, Trump Jr. spent his time talking through pictures of Trump properties.
“I had been told by others that we would be able to go in,” he told reporters outside the spin room.
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Tish James has done what so few prosecutors of Don the Con and his family have, which is to get all the evidence together and as impregnable as possible, then bring it to court to nail his corrupt, treasonous @ss. It is eating him alive that this Black woman, whom he considers beneath him, has him in a vise, and it is something to witness. Thankfully, Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg and Fani Willis have all taken notice, and the Con isn’t going to wriggle out of accountability as easily as he has in the past. Or shouldn’t, though given what a conniving grifter he is, who knows?
The most hilarious thing about all of this trial is how seemingly Trump and his lawyers don’t seem to understand that he’s already been found guilty of fraud in August. This trial is about weighing damages and penalties to that fraud conviction. But yet they act like they’re trying to prove their innocence and by doing so, as exemplified the other day w/ Jr’s testimony, continue to prove just how much more of frauds they are!
If you haven’t read any of the excerpts from his testimony, and think you can stomach his cringe for a bit, I invite you to read what he said. Talk about not reading a room, not doing your homework, and then completely face planting in public while not realizing you just torpedoed any defense your lawyers were trying to make.
I read today that Trump’s lawyers (who forgot to request a jury trial!) have apparently put out feelers about a settlement. But of course Trump declares all the settlement talk is coming from James and “I’ve done NOTHING WRONG!”
Exactly. Trump keeps complaining how this trial is unfair as it has no jury completely forgetting the fact it was him and his lawyers who waived the right to a jury.
Former President Donald Trump did not request a jury for his New York civil trial, but even if he had asked for one, the answer would’ve been “no”.
Engoron said that in paperwork certifying that the case was ready for trial, James’ office checked a box suggesting it be a non-jury proceeding.Trump’s team had 15 days to oppose that, but did not, Engoron said, because there was no point in doing so.
“It would not have helped to make a motion. Nobody forgot to check off a box,” Engoron said.
In the ongoing New York fraud case, the state is seeking $250 million in disgorgement, a kind of equitable remedy that is a clawback of ill-gotten gains — the amount of benefit that the state says Trump and the co-defendants personally received from alleged fraud. Authorities cannot ask a jury to make that kind of calculation.
New York Attorney General Tish James’ smile reflects the bone-deep satisfaction of a victory for justice against the biggest fraudster in American history. Looking at that smile gives me confidence that we still live in a country where the law is resolutely upheld, and applies to all Americans regardless of their wealth or influence.
I’d like to see a painting of Tish smiling just like that to be hung in the White House, an American Mona Lisa transmitting the depth and breadth of American justice for future generations.
He wanted to look menacing in his mugshot but ended up looking like a menace to democracy.
AG James is haunting him with her smile. Too bad loser. Suck it.
The only rational excuse for continuing to shoot his mouth off is to build a wall of noise in all these cases where he knows he will be found guilty. His statements are harmful to him by alienating rational people, like judges, if he has a chance to win. So, he’s either already given up the prospect of winning, or he is just plain crazy and can’t shut up even if it will hurt him. Or…both. I’m betting both.
I can’t wait till all of this is over and he is gone.
Can we stop giving tRump any attention and instead, focus on a Presidential candidate with ethics who can win? Marianne is beginning to look like the alternative.
It’s not looking good when our President is arming extremists actively killing thousands of children. Give the Palestinians back their land and bring our weapons and boys back home.
Imagine if America had a two-state system, a big one for whites and open-air prisons for blacks and Hispanics. The bigotry of apartheid is not to be enforced. If anyone can understand the bigotry, it is our community.
Tell me you know nothing about 50+ years of middle eastern foreign policy w/o telling me you know nothing about 50+ years of middle eastern foreign policy.
Are you completely unaware of US history, Ronbo? Sometimes you sound like you were beamed down from Mars!
“Imagine if America had a two-state system, a big one for whites and open-air prisons for blacks and Hispanics. The bigotry of apartheid is not to be enforced. If anyone can understand the bigotry, it is our community.”
We had LEGALIZED CHATTEL SLAVERY (1644-1865/1866), followed by de facto and de jure RACIAL SEGREGATION (1866/1876-1960s/1980s). You might not be aware of this, but the US was an apartheid state before South Africa, and even Adolf Hitler took pointers on how White Americans treated the First Nations people, African Americans and Mexican Americans in developing the Nuremberg Laws that oppressed Jews. If you don’t know about any of this, please look it up. We don’t need to imagine this, it was US history and its aftereffects are still with us.
The other thing, Ronbo, is that Don the Con is the leader of the Republican Party. He received 74+ million votes. That is more than the entire populations of the UK, or France, or Spain, or quite a few other countries. You might want to stop giving “tRump attention,” but the reality that most of us face is he will very likely be the Republican nominee, and in some polls, he is leading. Ignore him and this reality at your peril. The rest of us sure won’t!
Ms. James isn’t the only one smiling, Donald. If you don’t like her “enjoying this too much,” there is going to be a very harsh reality waiting for you when Judge Engoron allows all $250M in damages to be leveraged against your companies, you are barred from ever doing business in NY again, and you exit the courthouse to throngs of citizens dancing in the streets.
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Kangol2
Tish James has done what so few prosecutors of Don the Con and his family have, which is to get all the evidence together and as impregnable as possible, then bring it to court to nail his corrupt, treasonous @ss. It is eating him alive that this Black woman, whom he considers beneath him, has him in a vise, and it is something to witness. Thankfully, Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg and Fani Willis have all taken notice, and the Con isn’t going to wriggle out of accountability as easily as he has in the past. Or shouldn’t, though given what a conniving grifter he is, who knows?
jcool
for all of his talk about throwing out the constitution stunt queen whines about his rights a lot.
ZzBomb
The most hilarious thing about all of this trial is how seemingly Trump and his lawyers don’t seem to understand that he’s already been found guilty of fraud in August. This trial is about weighing damages and penalties to that fraud conviction. But yet they act like they’re trying to prove their innocence and by doing so, as exemplified the other day w/ Jr’s testimony, continue to prove just how much more of frauds they are!
If you haven’t read any of the excerpts from his testimony, and think you can stomach his cringe for a bit, I invite you to read what he said. Talk about not reading a room, not doing your homework, and then completely face planting in public while not realizing you just torpedoed any defense your lawyers were trying to make.
still_onthemark
I read today that Trump’s lawyers (who forgot to request a jury trial!) have apparently put out feelers about a settlement. But of course Trump declares all the settlement talk is coming from James and “I’ve done NOTHING WRONG!”
ZzBomb
@still
Exactly. Trump keeps complaining how this trial is unfair as it has no jury completely forgetting the fact it was him and his lawyers who waived the right to a jury.
abfab
Oh, his lawyers. They get it wrong all the time….it’s how he gets out of paying them for thier ”service”.
Sharky
@ZzBomb
Except that’s not the case at all.
As reported by CBS News:
Former President Donald Trump did not request a jury for his New York civil trial, but even if he had asked for one, the answer would’ve been “no”.
Engoron said that in paperwork certifying that the case was ready for trial, James’ office checked a box suggesting it be a non-jury proceeding.Trump’s team had 15 days to oppose that, but did not, Engoron said, because there was no point in doing so.
“It would not have helped to make a motion. Nobody forgot to check off a box,” Engoron said.
In the ongoing New York fraud case, the state is seeking $250 million in disgorgement, a kind of equitable remedy that is a clawback of ill-gotten gains — the amount of benefit that the state says Trump and the co-defendants personally received from alleged fraud. Authorities cannot ask a jury to make that kind of calculation.
“That leaves it up to the judge,” Engoron said.
bachy
New York Attorney General Tish James’ smile reflects the bone-deep satisfaction of a victory for justice against the biggest fraudster in American history. Looking at that smile gives me confidence that we still live in a country where the law is resolutely upheld, and applies to all Americans regardless of their wealth or influence.
I’d like to see a painting of Tish smiling just like that to be hung in the White House, an American Mona Lisa transmitting the depth and breadth of American justice for future generations.
dbmcvey
I love how she’s living in his “brain.”
LumpyPillows
A BLACK WOMAN is in a position of authority over Trump. She’s eating his ego alive.
Mister P
He wanted to look menacing in his mugshot but ended up looking like a menace to democracy.
AG James is haunting him with her smile. Too bad loser. Suck it.
abfab
I’m smiling with Ms James. Get them!
LumpyPillows
The only rational excuse for continuing to shoot his mouth off is to build a wall of noise in all these cases where he knows he will be found guilty. His statements are harmful to him by alienating rational people, like judges, if he has a chance to win. So, he’s either already given up the prospect of winning, or he is just plain crazy and can’t shut up even if it will hurt him. Or…both. I’m betting both.
I can’t wait till all of this is over and he is gone.
Ronbo
Can we stop giving tRump any attention and instead, focus on a Presidential candidate with ethics who can win? Marianne is beginning to look like the alternative.
It’s not looking good when our President is arming extremists actively killing thousands of children. Give the Palestinians back their land and bring our weapons and boys back home.
Imagine if America had a two-state system, a big one for whites and open-air prisons for blacks and Hispanics. The bigotry of apartheid is not to be enforced. If anyone can understand the bigotry, it is our community.
jcool
wow
marianne is a nut
our “boys” aren’t over there.
we sell them arms, it’s called commerce.
look up apartheid.
ZzBomb
Everything about this post is:
Tell me you know nothing about 50+ years of middle eastern foreign policy w/o telling me you know nothing about 50+ years of middle eastern foreign policy.
dbmcvey
Marianne?
Okay, now we know you’re either joking or a kook.
still_onthemark
I’d have thought Ronbo was a Vermin Supreme supporter.
abfab
He is but don’t distract him while we try to imagine the American two-state system…….
Kangol2
Are you completely unaware of US history, Ronbo? Sometimes you sound like you were beamed down from Mars!
“Imagine if America had a two-state system, a big one for whites and open-air prisons for blacks and Hispanics. The bigotry of apartheid is not to be enforced. If anyone can understand the bigotry, it is our community.”
We had LEGALIZED CHATTEL SLAVERY (1644-1865/1866), followed by de facto and de jure RACIAL SEGREGATION (1866/1876-1960s/1980s). You might not be aware of this, but the US was an apartheid state before South Africa, and even Adolf Hitler took pointers on how White Americans treated the First Nations people, African Americans and Mexican Americans in developing the Nuremberg Laws that oppressed Jews. If you don’t know about any of this, please look it up. We don’t need to imagine this, it was US history and its aftereffects are still with us.
Kangol2
The other thing, Ronbo, is that Don the Con is the leader of the Republican Party. He received 74+ million votes. That is more than the entire populations of the UK, or France, or Spain, or quite a few other countries. You might want to stop giving “tRump attention,” but the reality that most of us face is he will very likely be the Republican nominee, and in some polls, he is leading. Ignore him and this reality at your peril. The rest of us sure won’t!
HMFan
Ms. James isn’t the only one smiling, Donald. If you don’t like her “enjoying this too much,” there is going to be a very harsh reality waiting for you when Judge Engoron allows all $250M in damages to be leveraged against your companies, you are barred from ever doing business in NY again, and you exit the courthouse to throngs of citizens dancing in the streets.