Posted on 04/20/2025 12:00:19 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
The Trump administration's criminal referral targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James for reported mortgage fraud likely never would have unfolded if not for the Democrat's years of targeting the president in court, a New York City real estate attorney and expert told Fox News Digital.
"To be perfectly frank, this is a retaliatory case brought by the president for what the attorney general did to him over the last several years," New York City attorney Pierre Debbas, partner and founding member of real estate law firm Romer Debbas, told Fox News Digital in a Zoom interview Thursday morning. "Both cases, quite honestly, are very weak cases.
"The attorney general's case that was brought against Donald Trump was honestly a pure manipulation of the legal system, and it was laughable," he continued, referring to the civil fraud case she brought against Trump. "Something that's never taken place in the history of New York that was isolated at one particular person for a politically driven purpose.
"Now, on the flip side, this serves the same purpose, right? This is the president's way of seeking retaliation against the attorney general for something that, in reality, is, while it's considered mortgage fraud, it's not criminal," he continued. "And it's not something that would have been brought upon had the attorney general not pursued a similar case with low merit against the president a few years back."
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“Retaliation”
Probably true, but its is SO called for. It is the ONLY way to stop this out of control lawfare. I’d love to see James convicted and given a long sentence, but that won’t happen.
See post #1.
“Both cases, quite honestly, are very weak cases.”
Nope. The case against Trump was non existent. The case against ol’ Lettie is slam dunk.
This jerk tries to play the “relevant “ card while trying to appear objective.
There is no relevance. President Trump did not do anything illegal but Letita James did!
Let’s see. She lied on her application form. That’s mortgage fraud.
There was a comment on the Fox site, if she lied about primary residence which precluded her from being NYAG per NY law, are all her actions as NYAG null and void? All cases dismissed including Trump?
Ah, she’s an officer of the court.
The sow “sowed” the seed and so shall she reap.
But it's the residency matter. If she wasn't qualified to be AG because of her residency....will every case she prosecuted be void...
Letitia James needs to be fined 400 million just to call it even law play.
....while it’s considered mortgage fraud, it’s not criminal,
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faux re-writes the laws: “committing fraud is not a crime”
I guess Tish James isn’t familiar with the old adage, “Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”
RETALIATORY OF NOT-———
SHE COMMITTED THESE FRAUDS LONG BEFORE NOV 2024.
Nope. Not weak. There are some very valid issues involving her real estate dealings.
This is the president’s way of seeking retaliation against the attorney general for something that, in reality, is, while it’s considered mortgage fraud, it’s not criminal,
Me thinks he doth protest to much. I suspect one might find some cases of “not criminal” mortgage fraud among his clients.
She thinks that the putrid NY legal system will let her wiggle out of this. We’ll see.
Up to 25 years for residential mortgage fraud in NY. I don’t think she will get that sentence though.
No. She is a criminal, and these are criminal referrals.
Only cases brought against Democrats will be labeled “retaliation” by the media.
Never will you see a case brought against a Republican be called by that word.
Just one more way the media props up Democrats.
“ in reality, is, while it’s considered mortgage fraud, it’s not criminal,”
…wrong! Mortgage fraud is criminal.
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