NY Attorney General James getting a dose of her own medicine
Call it “turn about is fair play”. Call it “sweet justice”. Even call it “retribution”. But whatever you call it, the case of fraud being advanced against New York Attorney General Letitia James is yet another turn of the screw in a political world gone topsy turvy.
As New York’s top law official, James has made no secret of her intentions to bring down President Trump — and even lock him up, if she could. She made that a campaign promise when running for AG. She kept that promise in an unrelenting wave of prosecutorial actions against Trump.
James successfully got Trump’s company – including Trump and other family members — convicted of fraud – for which a judge imposed an extraordinarily high fine of $454 million. The case centered on the filing of false documents in conjunction with mortgage financing. That case is currently under appeal.
Now it is James’ turn to be the target of fraud charges – this time dealing with personal real estate transactions and mortgage applications. The irony within an irony is that James allegedly did some of it at the very same time she was running the case against Trump.
The charges against James include falsifying records to obtain favorable loan terms and misrepresenting significant descriptions of the properties. In one instance, she claimed a Virginia property to be her official residence – a fact that would disqualify her from being the Empire State’s attorney general. James also identified a Brooklyn property as four units when it has five units in order to obtain more favorable mortgage terms. She is also accused of listing her father as her husband on documents in 1983 and 2003.
The case was referred to the Department of Justice by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The FHFA started looking into the James issues in 2023. FHFA Director William J. Pulte — who has been in that position since March 14, 2025 – said that the potential charges against James include mail and bank fraud. At this juncture, it is not certain whether the DOJ will take up the case and pursue a formal investigation.
If an investigation is pursued, James has a lot to worry about. As we have been told many times, getting an indictment is no high hurdle. It is often said that prosecutors could indict a ham sandwich. And … federal prosecutors almost always win their cases. In fact, the acquittal rate is less than one percent. More than 89 percent of those with federal indictments plead guilty — often as part of a plea agreement.
As can be expected, James and her supporters are claiming the case is purely politically motivated and without merit. That puts Democrats in the ironic position of accusing the DOJ of operating politically after they have long criticized Republicans of undermining the justice system with such criticisms.
If the DOJ pursues the case, James will see what it is like to be investigated by an agency with unlimited financial and personnel resources. She will be in for a prolonged period of personal distraction as she fights in the federal courts – and in the court of public opinion. Not only will it be time consuming, but it will also be very expensive. She may have to sell off Boardwalk and Park Place, so to speak. If indicted, James could be compelled to resign as attorney general. She would be sidetracked even as her case against Trump is lumbering through the appellate process.
All things considered, I am betting that the DOJ launches an investigation.
So, there ‘tis.
Larry, if these charges you mention are correct, then she should be removed from office-end of story. Democrats do not like people who are accused (and convicted) of cheating the system to be their elected officials-unlike republicans who simply don’t care. I do find it amazing however that all of your writing since you got out of lockup has been on topics that have little meaning to most of the country-save one where you criticized the Ukraine dealings of the current regime. We are currently experiencing a total shit show in DC and all you can do is tell your readers “look over there” to avoid them seeing the mess you have unleashed in DC by voting for the orange turd. Not really surprising, but thought it worthy of comment…
Total bullshit. Your commie party stood behind Clinton when he lied under oath. Louis Lerner stone walled investigations And when Barack the magic negro, not my words, and Eric holder was caught smuggling guns into Mexico your crowd circled the wagons. And that’s to name a few. There’s several more. So don’t get all sanctimonious on us. You people don’t have any shame. But it’s looking like your party is being found out. Liars and crooks. What a legacy!
Tom, All of the things you mention pale in comparison to what is taking place in DC right now. We currently have a premier who openly thumbs his nose at the constitution (the term is ‘rendition’ when people are sent to a jail in a foreign country without a trial), openly flouts court orders (even from the Supreme Court), has allowed a private un-elected ‘citizen’ (an immigrant himself) to run roughshod through the government, firing people for no other reason than he wants to (which is going to cause the government services to grind to a halt), has illegally issued tariffs without congressional consent and has advocated taking over territories of our allies (and even entire countries) because he wants them. To even mention Clinton’s lying under oath resulting in impeachment (not something I am proud of, however….) or the gun mess with the narcos in Mexico (perhaps you remember the Iran/Contra affair-I think you were an adult in that era?), shows overwhelming ignorance on your part, something I only expect from Larry…. In my prior comments, I only mentioned that Larry is conveniently ignoring the total DC shitshow, instead telling his readers “look over here”, hoping they are ignoring what is actually going on with our government….
TOM: actually “Barack the magic negro” is both racist and your words. Look above in your post. There it is. Your words. You wrote them. And why? Did it add value? What was your intent? The only value it might add is you demeaning Obama because of skin color.
The term originated in the 50’s to describe an American black that eases racial tension on the screen and is on par with “porch negro,” “house negro,” and the rest. The song Tom refers to is about Sharpton lamenting this for Obama. But basically the song crosses the line, IMO, when it talks of Obama’s authenticity in being black.
Is that your point? Obama is not black enough for you? Not authentic? And why is color so fucking important?
Why are you racist? Because you feel the need to call out Obama for being Black rather than forgetting color and dealing with issues, actions, and facts. If you could just take your head out of your ass, you might see that Black has absolutely nothing to do with it. In your case, the term was used in a Republican song parody of Puff the Magic Dragon. The inclusion of the song on your party’s CD caused the guy who did it to resign from running for RNC head. That was back when Republicans were men. Before you found your voice.
But, since you study all things used to call out Blacks for being Black, and usually something demeaning, here’s your history lesson: *https://www.npr.org/2008/12/30/98828353/satire-race-and-the-magic-negro* You can soothe your savage nerves over it by telling yourself you are on the good side of the definition. But you ain’t, you’re being a racist. The terms adds absolutely nothing to the discussion, it has no value, we all know Obama is as Black as you are a White…….spewing trash.
As to the rest of your rubbish. Mike said follow the law, there’s hell in DC, and Larry’s articles pointing out the flaws of Democrats, past, present, and future, seem a diversion to what’s really going on. I think it’s time we all stop, Tom, because I hear a sound, you gotta look, what’s going down….. Again, start by taking your head out of your ass.
Clinton was supported in his lie by both sides. Many wondered the meaning of perjury for lying about legally getting a blowjob in the Oval. Myself, I was taught not to kiss and tell as part of being a gentleman. And I never have told.
Lois stonewalled, and was never indicted either. Her contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor that every Republican testifying over Chatgate deserves. She resigned but was never charged.
No one ran guns to Mexico. It was “gunwalking,” part of a larger operation that featured busted technology allowing too many guns to get away and then, later, come back across the border committing crimes on both sides. But remember, it’s not the gun’s fault. Some resignations and Holder gets contempt of Congress over executive privilege. No criminal charges.
Shit happens but Democrats live by the rule of law. We may deflect, distract, and drag it out, but we generally do the right thing following the Rule of Law. You have disappeared innocents to a El Salvadorian hell hole gulag where people go in, but never come out. You said you did and won’t do anything about it. You said you want to do citizens too. You know, the ones you deem “bad.” You are living under a King, not the Rule of Law. Check the gold chairs, gold curtains, good appliques below the mantle, gold trinkets on the mantle. The Founders sign under your rule.
And, for your edification, you are a white that often spews trash like this.
A black reporter from the Los Angeles newspaper referred to bathhouse Barry as the magic negro when it became clear that he had a good shot at winning. With a little bit of voter hanky panky no doubt. And I’m so glad that you support your party when they lie and obstruct justice. Mr. Dunger you have proven yourself to be a partisan asshole
Tommy, yes, that’s part of the story which starts in Hollywood in the 50’s, as I noted. And recently in the RNC song parody that got the author kicked from the ticket for RNC chairman. Of course, that’s a red herring and 180-degrees off-point, off-topic.
Don’t matter what rationale you have. They are your words, you printed them, you own what you write, and the phrase had absolutely nothing to add in terms of value to your piece except to demean him for the color of his skin. That’s racism. Just like your “bathhouse Barry” is your racist attempt to call out Barack Obama as gay and handing in bathhouses. All lies. Been lies for decades. What value does your support of this lie add to your argument? Why are you eliciting gay bashers? Sounds like you are a racist gay bashed who pulls this shit out of your ass for effect. Or are you just trolling?
And doubling down, distracting, rationalizing will not change that you are a gay-bashing-racist.
“And I’m so glad that you support your party when they lie and obstruct justice.” WTF are you even talking about? Where the fuck have I done that? Because I explained the facts re Clinton’s lie, Lois’ stonewall, and gunwalking. How the hell does that support lying and obstruction? That’s a demented thought.
Besides, let’s be honest, when it comes to lying and obstruction, you take the cake:
Bannon – Contempt of Congress conviction, went to prison
Chesebro — pled guilty to election rigging and will testify against Trump
Powell — ditto on the Chesebro plea
Navarro — convicted, went to progress, Contempt of Congress
Cohen — three years conviction, lying, campaign finance
Manafort — 7.5 years in prison, bank fraud, tax fraud and more
Papadopoulos — 14 days in jail fort lying
Stone — 45 days in prison for conspiracy and lying
Weisselberg — five months for perjury
Gates — 45 days for conspiracy and lying; he turned on Manafort
Broidy — foreign influence lobbying
Trump — fined $355M for lying to banks
From Nixon’s pussyfooting around Watergate to WMD’s, you top us for lies, and attempting to get away with them. Sure, we have our share, but you sure did not point out any really good ones. Why you are so fixated on Clinton’s blow job lie is your own perversion peccadillo. I hunt bigger game.
But Mike said “lock em up,” and I have said many times, if they break the law, throw the book at them, party notwithstanding.
Just not sure why you have such a hard-on for that which your party does so well, so often.
Larry, this is the thing you call a “what about” comparison used to misdirect attention away the matter at hand. The matter being Trump is no less guilty of the various crimes James found Trump complicit in and thought he had succeeded pulling off.
If what James is going through is at Trump’s behest it’s consistent with his raining retribution on the heads of those he deems as his enemies. His use of executive influence as POTUS is unprecedented evil vengeance and a tell tail sign of Trump’s corrupt character.
Hey, he is hiding his bad behavior in plain sight. It’s really unethical and unacceptable in an elected official, especially for the President..
Relating Trump’s story of negating common sense is something that can’t be made up. It”s waked out crazy town stuff out of SNL.
Larry, why the exception in Trump’s case? Anyone other than Trump would’ve laughed out of town, hauled into court, found guilty, and sentenced to a prison term. He is despicable as a person. What hold does he have on you? It sick when you stop and takes hard look at value vs cost. Demolition Man Trump continues racking up costs in the trillions with no sign of letting up of his own volition.
I really don’t care what’s considered racist or homophobia or whatever. But speaking of which, I can’t see the right in two guys or two gals having sex. But the point is I say what I damned well please. And I don’t apologize for being white or straight. My forefathers owned slaves in Virginia. I sure as hell don’t apologize for them.
Did I ask you to apologize? Do I care about your racist slave-owning forefathers? Did I ask you to apologize for being white, straight, or stupid? I did not.
“I sure as hell don’t apologize for them.” Oh no, tough guy eh….. who cares.
I do get bothered when racists spew this venomous filth. I realize you are compensating for your own shortcomings by telling yourself you are better than a bathhouse barry, the magic negro, because he hangs in a bathhouse and he’s an Uncle Tom. It that’s what you need to boost your downtrodden spirits so be it. Haters gotta hate. And short-dicks need to compensate.
I also wonder how Joe can take money for publishing such trash. I guess it’s just not important to Joe, as a gentleman of honor, to stand up to racism. So much easier to take the bucks, keep the cash register twirling, than it is to stand up to bullshit and put it down like the dog it is. CIA patriot my ass. Fucking ideological carpetbagger is more like it.
So, do what you shall, Tommie boy, and I shall too. Be a real man, use the n-word rather than hiding your rage with cute little digs at race. Fly your freak flag proudly, if you dare.
I spell my name: danger. And Tom spells his: racist, and proud of it, but scarred to use the n-word. NASTY.
So you want me to call someone a nigger? Ok. Who would you suggest? And bathhouse Barry is accused of hanging out in bathhouses to pick up guys. And what’s with the dick comment? Do you hang around bathhouses?
Is English your second language? You’re just imagining things and ranting. You seem fixated on bathhouses, dicks, ass, and blacks. Just come out and be done with it.
Nonce
Tom, I see. Thanks for coming out and admitting your perversions. We’ll just add that to your homophobic racism.
Racism doesn’t exist except for race baiting idiots who see a klansman behind every bush. So called civil rights people use that shit to line their pockets. What has Al sharpton done for a living for several years? Or Jesse Jackson? Or keyboard warriors like you? Or me? Lol. And probably 3/4 or more of the American people are homophobic. Are I will admit to that because the Bible is clear about the sin. So I’m also against stealing and lying and getting drunk.
Race baiting doesn’t exist except for racist idiots Klansmen hiding like the low class white trash they are behind false facts and rationalizations. So called racist Republicans use that shit to line their pockets. What has Tucker Carlson done for a living for several years? Or the Great Replacement hero MT Greene? Or keyboard warriors? Or homophobes like you who believes probably 3/4 or more of the American people are homophobic. Are you admit to that because you say the Bible is clear about the sin. So I’m also against stealing and lying and getting drunk.
Yeah, like you never got drunk….. Probably stole and many other sins too.
Son, racism is real. You can see for yourself. Use a mirror.
Sure I’ve broken the laws of God. We all have. I even got jailed on Mother’s Day for being drunk in public several years ago. That’s my claim to fame. But I’m really not a racist. But I already have the proof that the democrat party is racist. They still consider Robert C Byrd a great politician. If he had been a republican there would have been no buildings or roads all over West Virginia named after him. And bill Clinton’s speech at his funeral was priceless. And Byrd used to go to high schools and recruit kids into the kkk. And yes, I personally heard him on a talk show say “ nigger”. His words. So you idiots keep the legacy of the kkk alive and find more things to name after him. White power to the democrats and the memory of senator Byrd. Former senate majority leader.
Good to admit you are a big sinner even if you have to accuse everyone else to feel better.
And, I don’t know. I lived next to WV for many years, am a life-long Democrat, and never saw anyone follow the Byrd man like you do. Like a Byrd groupie you are. Leopard gots to show his spots, Tiger got to show his stripes. You know his named buildings, you listen to his eulogy given by Bill, you watch him on TV talk shows, and you claim WE are the ones keeping his racism alive. Go figure.
No, you are a homophobic racist, based on your own words. You can’t use those words claiming it’s OK because others did too. That’s the coward’s defense. But then again, aren’t all homophobic racists cowards to begin with. Isn’t it your own fears that spark these hatreds? Still blaming the Bible for your words?
I sense your meltdown coming, go for it!!!!
No meltdown. It’s a given that democrats troll for victims. Be they people of color or as queer as a football bat. Nonce.
Meltdown. Troll. Noem.