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Beau of The Fifth Column

Let's talk about Trump vs Letitia James, New York, and subpoenas....

Beau of The Fifth Column

Beau of The Fifth Column

Society & Culture

4.8965 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Let's talk about Trump vs Letitia James, New York, and subpoenas....

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about Trump

0:08.0

going after Letitia James. Federal prosecutors in Albany have issued subpoenas to New York

0:15.1

Attorney General Letitia James. The demands for information are reportedly related to the civil fraud case against

0:22.7

President Donald Trump, and another case related to the NRA. Trump's case is on appeal with the New York

0:30.7

State Appellate Division's First Department. This is the case where Trump and company were found

0:36.4

liable for 10 years of fraud,

0:38.9

allegedly with the goal of inflating Trump's net worth.

0:42.7

The judge determined Trump owed about $300 million,

0:46.4

and then, with interest, that number is somewhere around half a billion.

0:51.3

The NRA case dates back to 2020,

0:57.3

and it alleged that the group's former CEO,

1:05.6

Wayne LaPierre, among others, misappropriated donor funds. The jury determined LaPierre owed around $4 million. James sought what was known as the corporate death penalty in that case, but the judge struck that down.

1:13.6

A spokesperson for James said in a statement, quote,

1:17.6

Any weaponization of the justice system should disturb every American.

1:23.6

We stand strongly behind our successful litigation against the Trump Organization and the National Rifle Association, and we will continue to stand up for New Yorker's rights.

1:36.3

And an attorney for James said, quote, if prosecutors carry out this improper tactic and are genuinely interested in the truth,

1:45.5

we are ready and waiting with facts and the law. It's not known what exactly DOJ is looking

1:52.5

into or how far along they are in the probe. The immediate read for most legal observers

1:59.1

is that this is a, as James Attorney said,

2:03.1

quote, blatant and desperate example of this administration carrying out the president's political

2:09.4

retribution campaign. What's interesting is that some of Trump's conspiracy-minded base,

2:16.1

who for years viewed James as their enemy,

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