Letitia James has finally broken her silence on her multiple counts of mortgage fraud, and it defies belief. She investigated herself and discovered she was innocent. Too bad for her that there are so many receipts that disprove her claims. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) accused Letitia James of falsifying records, citing a 5-unit property in New York she claimed was only four units to get a more favorable loan.
But on Tuesday, the Trump administration referred James to the DOJ for mortgage fraud. How ironic that it appears that James is guilty of the charges she brought against Trump. And it’s even more ironic that it is his administration bringing the charges against her.
Errol Louis:
What is going on here? Did anybody contact you before this letter went out, accusing you of this, that, and the other, and making a criminal referral about real estate transactions?
Letitia James:
No, not at all. Let me just say to all New Yorkers and to all Americans: the allegations are baseless. The allegations are nothing more than a revenge tour. As you mentioned, my office was successful in securing a $454 million judgment against Donald Trump and others for exaggerating the value of his assets. He engaged in a pattern and practice of fraud, and the interest is accruing each and every day while the case is on appeal in the First Department. It’s important that individuals know this is nothing more than the continuing evolution of the tour.
He went after law firms, universities, immigrants, women. Thousands of federal employees right now are unemployed. Our government is in chaos and in disarray. Medicaid, Social Security, CFPB—and the list goes on and on and on. As you mentioned, each and every day, my office is leading the fight against these executive orders, which have no legal import at all—have no legal significance.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELWe are standing up for the rights and privileges of New Yorkers and Americans. I will not be silenced. I will not be bullied. I will not bend. I will not break. And I will not bow to anyone.
No one is above the law, including the President of these United States. The Office of the Attorney General will continue to stand up.
Errol Louis:
Let me follow up on some of what’s in this letter. It says, “According to media reports,” which, for us in the media, is a red flag—meaning that it seems to be based on some social media posts that I know were made by partisan political actors. But just let me ask you about some of the specifics in the letter. They’re saying that your house in Brooklyn is a legal five-family, and the mortgage on it is for a four-family house. Is that true?
Letitia James:
Let me just say that, Errol, as any good attorney, I will not litigate this case in front of a camera. It’s important that we respond to these allegations at the appropriate time and in an appropriate way.
But I will not go back and forth with respect to these baseless allegations. I am more focused, again, on standing up for the freedoms, the liberties, and for the rule of law in the state of New York.
Errol Louis:
I was under the impression, by all of this, that what they were really looking for is what they got—which is a headline saying, “Tish James is under criminal investigation.” Is that pretty much what’s going on here?
Letitia James:
Yeah, that’s what they got. That’s what they got. It’s unfortunate that you have some of these right-wing, conservative individuals who are camped out in front of my home and in front of the homes of my relatives in Virginia, harassing them each and every day.
It’s unfortunate—knocking on the doors of my neighbors and the neighbors of my relatives in the state of Virginia. It is nothing more than a headline, nothing more than, again, retaliation against all of the actions that I have taken successfully against Donald Trump.
Notice that James spent more time trashing Trump than proving she’s innocent.
James defends herself:
#letitiajames #mortgagefraud #trumpwasright
