New York AG Letitia James will seek sanctions on Donald Trump and his lawyers over falsehoods in fraud suit. (via Deadline: Legal Blog)
Among the instances cited in the letter is what the AG’s office calls an “obvious example” of a demonstrably false denial, when Trump’s team objected to an assertion that he was the inactive president of the Trump Organization while serving as president of the United States. Amazingly, James’ office points out that the government’s simple factual statement was taken directly from Trump’s sworn testimony in another case, even using “Mr. Trump’s own phrasing.
It’s a reminder that any of Trump’s falsehoods about matters large and small can be used against him in legal actions, even if they haven’t gained traction against him in the political sphere. While that may seem like a small example, it’s a reminder that any of Trump’s falsehoods about matters large and smallbe used against him in legal actions, even if they haven’t gained traction against him in the political sphere. We’ll be watching to see what the state judge in the case, Arthur Engoron, does as far as sanctions ahead of trial later this year.
A final note on the letter: Scheduling matters aren’t generally interesting, but I thought it’s worth pointing out that James’ office doesn’t want the Trump team to use litigation over sanctions or related issues to further delay the case. Rather, the letter asks the judge to expedite the matter, “to ensure that the pleading deficiencies do not delay the course of discovery and preparation for trial.”Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer.
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