On Monday, leading 2024 presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump attended the first day of his "civil fraud trial" from far-left New York Attorney General Letitia James's (D) $250 million lawsuit against him.
James, who Trump has said ran on a platform to "get Trump" while ignoring everyday crime, starred down the defendant while he was in court. James has gone soft-on-crijme while attorney general alongside Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as they decide to focus their fire on Trump rather than the criminals harassing everyday Americans.
From 2018, the year Letitia James was elected, to 2021, murder skyrocketed 55 percent, aggravated assault rose 18 percent, and motor vehicle theft jumped 67 percent.
Trump, alongside his lawyers Chris Kise and Alina Habba, went before a smug, smirking, and laughing far-left Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron who has previously ruled that Trump’s stunning beachfront Palm Beach, Florida Mar-a-Lago estate, the Crown Jewel of Palm Beach, is only worth $18 million dollars, a claim real estate insiders have called “utterly delusional.”
Video cameras allowed into the courtroom for a brief moment - Judge gives a smile - Reporters are ushered out. pic.twitter.com/TSnxSLnLsQ
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Justice Engoron has sided with James and found Trump, his family, and his business empire, the Trump Organization, liable for fraud.
Before entering the courtroom, Trump spoke to reporters for nearly 10 minutes, declaring, "There was no crime, the crime is against me."
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump speaks before entering court in New York pic.twitter.com/nfknwxA8Yz
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"The crime is against me because we have a corrupt District Attorney and we have a corrupt Attorney General," Trump explained.
"This has to do with election interference, plain and simple," Trump said of the lawsuit.
"This is a continuation of the single greatest witch hunt of all time. It's a scam. It's a sham. In the meantime, people are being murdered all over the sidewalks of New York," Trump said.
"It’s a witch hunt and a disgrace. It’s all run by a corrupt Attorney General," Trump added.
During Trump's time in court, Letitia James kept her eyes on Trump at all times, creepily staring him down.
Letitia James spoke to reporters, as well, saying, "Today we will prove our other claims."
"My message is simple - No matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law. And it is my responsibility and my duty and my job to enforce it," James added.
Before heading into court, Trump wrote in a post on his top-rated social media platform, Truth Social, "JUST ARRIVED AT THE COURTHOUSE TO FIGHT A CORRUPT & RACIST ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND A ROGUE, OUT OF CONTROL, TRUMP HATING JUDGE, WHO REFUSES TO FOLLOW THE APPELLATE COURT DECISION WHICH KNOKS OUT 80% OF THIS SHAM CASE."
"THIS IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME. ELECTION INTERFERENCE," Trump added.
- Article Source:
DC Enquirer
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