Posted on 05/28/2022 2:28:34 PM PDT by Coronal
Former President Donald Trump lost his bid Friday to halt New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation into his business dealings.
A federal judge dismissed Mr. Trump’s case where the 45th president had argued for an injunction against Ms. James’ civil investigation, claiming the Democratic attorney general has been a partisan political opponent of his for years.
Mr. Trump claimed she was violating his constitutional rights by targeting him over his political views, but the judge didn’t agree.
“The fact that Defendant’s public statements reflect personal and/or political animus toward Plaintiffs is not, in and of itself, sufficient,” wrote Judge Brenda K. Sannes, an Obama appointee.
The judge, instead, granted Ms. James’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit. She had argued the former president was attempting to interfere with a state proceeding by using the federal court.
“Time and time again, the courts have made clear that Donald J. Trump’s baseless legal challenges cannot stop our lawful investigation into his and the Trump Organization’s financial dealings,” said Ms. James. “No one in this country can pick and choose how the law applies to them, and Donald Trump is no exception. As we have said all along, we will continue this investigation undeterred.”
A spokesperson for Mr. Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ms. James has alleged the former president’s business engaged in “fraudulent or misleading” valuations in obtaining loans and tax breaks for the Trump Organization’s business and real estate deals.
Her office began investigating Mr. Trump’s business in 2019 after Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal attorney, said financial records had been manipulated to obtain loans and gain tax benefit
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Trump really needs to appeal. This abortion loving lowlife who killed her own child publicly stated that it was her intention to prosecute Trump and projected her self loathing on him. She is unfit for public office and the courts should not allow this horrible woman to harass anyone. New York is rotting.
Tish the Dish needs to be removed from office.
She really said that in her response.
The GOPe hate Trump even more than the Democrats do, since he exposed them as frauds.
Trump’s role as I see it, is to keep exposing the posers, fakers, and the establishment’s hidden agendas. He can only do this from the outside.
If the NY courts stop him from running for president again we go to the DeSantis bench and Trump could run for governor of Florida
that is so dum...
Of course he rejected it. He’s a friggin’ RAT “judge”. No surprise here. A no brainer.
This so called “judge” is a Bonzoette. She should have recused her sorry ass. Latisha needs to be sent back to washing dishes at a pancake house. Neither of these two broads she be involved in this case. They are racists bigots.
We need to think about a plan C as well, someone they would never take seriously like Trump in 2016.
It’s not a probe when the probe never ends. Letitia James said she would investigate Trump as a campaign promise in 2018, then started her investigation at the end of 2019. It’s been at least 2 1/2 years, and she has nothing to show for it. This isn’t a probe, or an investigation. It’s clearly a political witch-hunt that she will keep alive until the 2024 Presidential election.
Any reasonable judge would throw this case out. She's going to be hoisted on her own petard, don't worry Trump's a fighter and he'll destroy her.
And black women wonder why black men date white women.
looks like this is their #1 way to keep him out of the f2024 race
Gosh - what would happen if a Republican white male state Attorney General was maliciously prosecuting Oprah Winfrey?
Nope. Trump won’t be stopped from running. I won’t vote for anyone else. Not until Trump gets to finish what he started.
A bunch of bullcrap from LaTitty James, one of the biggest retards in New York State. And that’s saying something.
Since when does a bank take the word of a property owner as to the value of his or her real estate when giving a loan?
They would have a neutral third party come in to do an evaluation or they would do it themselves.
Just unadulterated harassment by a demented black b*tch who announced in public her attention to go after Donald J. Trump and his family.
This fool of an attorney general should be removed from office for her vendetta against one of the greatest presidents in American history.
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