We're sunsetting PodQuest on 2025-07-28. Thank you for your support!
Export Podcast Subscriptions
cover of episode Note from Elie 5/23: Letitia James Started It, but Trump's Payback Isn't the Answer

Note from Elie 5/23: Letitia James Started It, but Trump's Payback Isn't the Answer

2025/5/23
logo of podcast The Counsel

The Counsel
AI Deep Dive AI Chapters Transcript
People
E
Elie
Topics
Elie: 我认为 Letitia James 对 Donald Trump 的政治目的性起诉和 Trump 团队对 James 的报复行为，形成了一种恶性循环，最终不会有赢家。James 在竞选纽约州检察长时，就明确表示要针对 Donald Trump。在没有实际证据的情况下，James 就断言 Trump 参与了洗钱，并且可以被起诉。James 对 Trump 的起诉基于一个站不住脚的理由，即 Trump 在银行贷款申请中习惯性地高估其资产。James 在审判期间发表了不恰当的庭外言论，暴露了她打击 Trump 的动机。James 所谓的欺诈案受害者是那些已经获得全额偿还并从中获利的银行。Trump 赢得 2024 年大选，部分原因在于民众对 James 和其他检察官过度起诉的反感。Trump 公开表示要报复那些起诉和审判他的人。Trump 团队正在积极寻求对 James 的报复。Stephen Miller 对 James 提出了与 James 多年前对 Trump 相似的指控。Pulte 指控 James 在购买房产时提供了虚假信息，以获得更低的利率。James 否认了这些不当行为的指控，并称其为政治迫害。James 的律师承认 James 的文件中存在错误陈述，但认为这些错误是无意的且不重要的。James 的律师解释说，James 帮助她的侄女购买房产，并且 James 在文件中明确表示该房产不会是她的主要住所。联邦调查局正在调查 James 的案件。James 在回应调查时，不恰当地使用了她作为检察长的公共资源。James 将检察长办公室拖入她的个人麻烦中，可能会使她的同事成为潜在的证人。虽然 Pulte 的指控并非完全没有根据，但要起诉 James 仍然面临挑战，因为 Trump 渴望报复。即使联邦政府起诉 James，也很难定罪，因为证据不足，而且 James 在纽约仍然很受欢迎。James 对 Trump 的政治攻击是错误的，但这并不意味着 Trump 可以用同样带有恶意动机的起诉来报复她。武器化不是武器化的解药。James 发起了这场报复性的混乱，但这并不是结束它的方式。

Deep Dive

Chapters
Letitia James, while campaigning for New York Attorney General in 2018, explicitly targeted Donald Trump, vowing to take him down. After her victory, she pursued legal action against him, culminating in a civil fraud case with a substantial verdict against Trump. However, the case's flimsy nature and the AG's questionable actions during the trial raise serious concerns about political motivation.
  • Letitia James's 2018 campaign platform focused on prosecuting Donald Trump.
  • James declared Trump's guilt before seeing evidence.
  • The civil fraud case against Trump had a questionable basis, and involved questionable actions by James.
  • Multi-billion dollar banks, the purported victims, were fully repaid and profited from the loans.

Shownotes Transcript

Elie Honig is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and co-chief of the organized crime unit at the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted more than 100 mobsters, including members of La Cosa Nostra, and the Gambino and Genovese crime families. He went on to serve as Director of the Department of Law and Public Safety at New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. He is currently Special Counsel at Lowenstein Sandler and a CNN legal analyst. 

For a transcript of Elie’s note and the full archive of contributor notes, head to CAFE.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices)