Attorney Ira Sorkin, probably best known for defending disgraced financier/Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, is weighing in on Donald Trump‘s fraud lawsuit in New York.
Yesterday, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a 222-page civil lawsuit with the State Supreme Court in Manhattan against the Trump Organization.
It accuses the Trumps of “grossly” inflating the ex-president’s net worth by billions of dollars and giving false and misleading financial statements to lenders for at least a decade.
The lawsuit seeks a $250 million judgment and to ban the Trumps from ever leading companies in their home state of New York ever again.
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Speaking to NewsNation yesterday, 79-year-old Sorkin said he would be open to representing Trump, if the one-term, twice-impeached ex-president asked him to.
“Everyone’s entitled to a defense,” he said. “The problem he’s run into, of course, is that he apparently doesn’t listen to his lawyers. So you’re dealing with a very difficult client and trying to guide him in the defense of this case.”
Hmmm. Considering Bernie Madoff ended up being sentenced to 150 years in prison, the maximum sentence allowed, and dying behind bars of kidney disease, we’re not sure Trump would want Sorkin to represent him.
Then again, beggars can’t be choosers.
Sorkin went on to say that the most concerning part to him about James’ lawsuit is that she will be referring it to federal authorities in Manhattan, who may choose to open a criminal investigation into bank fraud.
“There’s an argument to be made the New Yorkers don’t particularly like Mr. Trump,” he said, “but don’t forget, New York has been the center of trying worldwide major drug dealers, terrorists, mafioso. And that has not prevented a jury from being selected.”
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In other Trump lawyer news, the ex-president’s former attorney Michael Cohen told Chris Hayes at MSNBC yesterday that he thinks James’ lawsuit will lead to the downfall of the Trump Organization.
“It’s going to put an end to the entire company,” Cohen said, adding that when James said during a press conference yesterday that it was his testimony before Congress about the Trump Organization that kicked off her investigation, he was “elated.”
“When she mentioned my name, I was obviously quite elated, to be honest, because I’m finally getting the recognition for what I’ve been sitting on the mountain tops yelling for three and a half, four years, which is that the Trump Organization is a criminal enterprise and that I got thrown under the bus by dear old Donald,” Cohen said.
Trump responded to James’ lawsuit on Truth Social yesterday by calling her a “fraud” who has caused “record numbers of people and companies to flee New York.”
“She is a fraud who campaigned on a ‘get Trump’ platform, despite the fact that the city is one of the crime and murder disasters of the world under her watch,” he wrote.
While you’re here, check out the trailer for the HBO’s 2017 movie “The Wizard of Lies” starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as Bernie and Ruth Madoff.
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abfab
Soul twins.
RIGay
“Everyone’s entitled to a defense,” he said. “The problem he’s run into, of course, is that he apparently doesn’t listen to his lawyers. So you’re dealing with a very difficult client and trying to guide him in the defense of this case.” Hmmm. Considering Bernie Madoff ended up being sentenced to 150 years in prison, the maximum sentence allowed, and dying behind bars of kidney disease, we’re not sure Trump would want Sorkin to represent him.
YES!!! PLEASE!!!! Represent him!!! You’ll be be both batting 1000 and become a national hero for once!
greekboy
A match made in hell
Jim
IF he doesn’t get his fees up front, he’s a fool
LMG
To Attorney James: Find something on Sorkin and lock him up with Trump in a single cell. Then throw away the key and inform the guards to disregard any screams coming from that direction.
ggontarek
Since tRump thinks New York is so bad to live in – then why did he set up shop there to begin with? He changes his mind more than a mother of a new born changes diapers.
fur_hunter
I want to see the Orange MORON in Prison!!!!!! I just hope I live long enough to see it happen.
rray63
Okay, I went along like all the rest of our community but I have to ask at this point. From animal control to the DA’s office there have been what, 5000 cases brought against this dork and they have all gone away. How much more do WE want to spend on this? Call me a troll at your own risk. Just tired of seeing good money that could be used to help people wasted.
LumpyPillows
He hasn’t been found innocent in 99% of them. He’s paid fines. This is bigger. The stakes are higher. He needs to be held accountable.
Jimmynj
I hope Trump and his family go down on this. The name Trump has been synonymous with failure and it’s time for all of them to go away to prison. That family is just garbage.
LumpyPillows
Because he can’t stop talking, Trump has already proven he’s guilty. No idea how any rational person can listen to Trump’s changing stories and not see the bold face lies. He says one thing and then in the same breath discredits what he just said with what his addled brain thinks is an even better lie.
His best way out is a massive burst brain embolism. It would be the first and last patriotic thing he’d do.
rray63
Wishing death on someone is a lovely way to show your character.
Invader7
That would be the ultimate karma. Hiring the lawyer who “helped” Madoff get 150 years in the slammer !!
Invader7
rray63 : Really? His supporters wish death upon us . PERIOD !!! Deal with it and get over yourself… We have to fight fire with fire. NO time for manners ,civility and class with deranged Neo-NAZIS trying to take over the USA !!!
johncp56
Yaaa look what happen to Beirne tRump should get the same, lock him up in gray gardens Mar-A-Lardo
johncp56
LOL!!! let us hope he does as good of a job as he did for Beirni jackoff
Richpontone
Let us see Bernie is burning in jail, his two sons committed suicide, his wife divorced, and whatever cash he had was turned over to his investors.
Bernie’s lawyer is just going to “”made off” with the Dotard’s Dough