Victor Davis Hanson: Letitia James Is a Victim of Her Own Actions—Not a Trump ‘Revenge Tour'

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President Donald Trump is forcing the Democrats to face something they’re not used to: accountability. We’re seeing this play out with his indictment of Letitia James, the attorney general for the state of New York, who made being a Trump adversary a core part of her political brand. Now, she faces charges related to her Maryland property declarations, including discrepancies on federal forms and taxes. On today’s episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words,” Hanson contrasts this case with previous legal actions taken against Trump, highlighting the double standard that Democrats have gotten used to when it comes to evading justice—until now. “We saw, with Alvin Bragg and Letitia James and Fani Willis and Jack Smith, a miscarriage of justice. We all knew that those charges that these four prosecutors filed, A, would've never been filed had Donald Trump said he was not going to run again. B, they will never be filed against any other politician, no doubt. And C, if Donald Trump just said that he was going to run, but he decided he was a RINO or he was left-wing and he agreed with Letitia James' political views, he probably would've got off. He would never have been indicted. And you can diddle the same attitude from Judge Engoron. So, do you just let that all slide or do you look at what Letitia James has allegedly done? It's just simply a question.” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com (0:00) The Indictment of Letitia James (1:01) Details of the Charges (4:15) Comparisons to Trump’s Legal Battles (6:19) The Broader Implications of Lawfare (7:17) Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Attorney General of the State of New York, Letitia James, she's the chief law enforcement officer
0:05.2	remember of the entire state of New York, and she's been indicted by the federal Trump DOJ.
0:11.2	And the charges are varied.
0:13.1	She bought a property in Maryland, and that property she declared on a federal form to obtain
0:20.1	a mortgage and also state on taxes, she said that
0:23.6	that in one case would be her principal residence and another that it would be perhaps
0:28.4	a second home and not rented.
0:30.5	So what's going on?
0:32.1	Is that when somebody does a wrong, do you forget it and just say, let's move on because
0:36.7	if we don't, we'll enter a cycle of
0:38.7	ruinous tip-for-tat lawfare or do you say we're going to hold people responsible who broke the
0:44.2	law we're going to stop it because there will be deterrence hello this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal.
1:01.4	The Attorney General of the state of New York, Letitia James, has recently been indicted
1:06.5	by a grand jury.
1:09.3	She's the chief law enforcement officer, remember of the entire state of New York.
1:13.6	And the charges are varied, but they can be boiled down to she bought a property in Maryland. And that
1:22.1	property, she declared on a federal form to obtain a mortgage and various other considerations that would
1:31.0	also state on taxes. She said that that in one case would be her principal residence,
1:38.5	and another case, she said that it would be perhaps a second home and not rented.
1:54.4	And as early as 1983, she had applied for an income property where she may be mistakenly, but she wrongly described the property's square footage and rooms as a rental.
1:59.9	And more importantly, she allegedly put her
2:02.4	father down as her husband in this 1983 application. So all of this is coming to the fore, and she's
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