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brooklynite

(94,713 posts) Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:00 AM Dec 2018

Incoming New York attorney general plans wide-ranging investigations of Trump and family

Source: New York

New York Attorney Gen.-elect Letitia James says she plans to launch sweeping investigations into President Donald Trump, his family and "anyone" in his circle who may have violated the law once she settles into her new job next month.

"We will use every area of the law to investigate President Trump and his business transactions and that of his family as well," James, a Democrat, told NBC News in her first extensive interview since she was elected last month.

James outlined some of the probes she intends to pursue with regard to the president, his businesses and his family members. They include:

* Any potential illegalities involving Trump's real estate holdings in New York, highlighting a New York Times investigation published in October into the president's finances.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/incoming-new-york-attorney-general-plans-wide-ranging-investigations-trump-n946706

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Incoming New York attorney general plans wide-ranging investigations of Trump and family (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2018 OP

SWEET!!! calimary Dec 2018 #1

+1 Power 2 the People Dec 2018 #31

There Are More Corrupt Elites Than Trumps And They Will Be Ignored PaulX2 Dec 2018 #2

Congratulations, you have found something negative to say YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #7

Taking Down the Trump's Would Be an Excellent Start dlk Dec 2018 #12

The AG has to start somewhere. Trump probably is connect to NCjack Dec 2018 #14

Agreed MaryMagdaline Dec 2018 #30

Why cut your fingernails? They'll just grow back. IronLionZion Dec 2018 #20

"Jail is for the poor"??? What poor are you talking about, the trumps? Perseus Dec 2018 #21

Not likely. I lived in NYC in late 70s-'06. trump has been corrupt... brush Dec 2018 #24

I was gonna say maybe Florida should too. Then GWC58 Dec 2018 #3

State crimes means no pardon power for OrangeTurd YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #4

"We want to investigate anyone in his orbit who has, in fact, violated the law" dalton99a Dec 2018 #5

Excellent. Use that NYT story. AndJusticeForSome Dec 2018 #6

The Trump Foundation is another treasure trove of crimes YessirAtsaFact Dec 2018 #8

Trump is what we need a Wall around nt AndJusticeForSome Dec 2018 #9

exactly bdamomma Dec 2018 #27

drill baby drill.... n/t getagrip_already Dec 2018 #10

She is going to do some much needed spring house cleaning. appleannie1943 Dec 2018 #11

Oh no, think of the children. safeinOhio Dec 2018 #13

You bet, watoos Dec 2018 #15

Let's not forget Beavis and Butthead crazycatlady Dec 2018 #29

New York is really going after him and his family BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #16

About time.... Adrahil Dec 2018 #17

You can start in the middle with Ryan, McConnell and VP Pence. ffr Dec 2018 #18

Can someone, who knows NY state politics irisblue Dec 2018 #19

And the AG before him, and the one before that Retrograde Dec 2018 #23

Remember this: Roadside Attraction Dec 2018 #22

and capone died of syphilis... Javaman Dec 2018 #25

I hope all if this opens people's eyes to the way wealthy people AJT Dec 2018 #26

exactly bdamomma Dec 2018 #28

calimary

(81,440 posts)

1. SWEET!!!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:03 AM

Dec 2018

Go get him, Ms. James!

Power 2 the People

(2,437 posts)

31. +1

Reply to calimary (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 04:03 PM

Dec 2018

PaulX2

(2,032 posts)

2. There Are More Corrupt Elites Than Trumps And They Will Be Ignored

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:09 AM

Dec 2018

Like always.

Jail is for the poor.

Ask Mr Epstein how you can rape little girls and you and your rich friends get away.

Call them Banana Generals.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)

7. Congratulations, you have found something negative to say

Reply to PaulX2 (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:14 AM

Dec 2018

About something that is actually terrific news

dlk

(11,575 posts)

12. Taking Down the Trump's Would Be an Excellent Start

Reply to PaulX2 (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:46 AM

Dec 2018

Our world is far from perfect & has always been. It’s more productive to get behind and support those working hard to make it better. You could always lend a hand to help them out. I’m guessing wherever you might live there is positive action, large or small you could take. You would feel better.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

14. The AG has to start somewhere. Trump probably is connect to

Reply to dlk (Reply #12)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 12:00 PM

Dec 2018

criminal families worldwide. Could be bigly.

MaryMagdaline

(6,856 posts)

30. Agreed

Reply to dlk (Reply #12)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 03:09 PM

Dec 2018

Money laundering is destroying democracies throughout the world. Exposing Trump would send a message to other thieves out there.

There is a loophole in the banking regulations ... no need to account for source of money dumped into real estate. Those laws need to be changed. Not only is dirty money avoiding prosecution but dumping money in real estate artificially raises prices. Certain areas of the country (mine included) are becoming unaffordable.

IronLionZion

(45,516 posts)

20. Why cut your fingernails? They'll just grow back.

Reply to PaulX2 (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 12:51 PM

Dec 2018

Perseus

(4,341 posts)

21. "Jail is for the poor"??? What poor are you talking about, the trumps?

Reply to PaulX2 (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 12:52 PM

Dec 2018

Who are these "Elites" who are more corrupt than the trumps, what are their crimes? Also, why will they be ignored?

Lets not forget that trump seems to be also involved with Epstein in what has been alleged as raping a 13-year-old...

Anyway, your post is a bit confusing.

brush

(53,837 posts)

24. Not likely. I lived in NYC in late 70s-'06. trump has been corrupt...

Reply to PaulX2 (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 01:22 PM

Dec 2018

for a l-o-o-o-o-o-g time. There may be some nearly as corrupt as trump, nut hardly more.

Glad to hear the new NY AG is going after him and his family.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)

3. I was gonna say maybe Florida should too. Then

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:11 AM

Dec 2018

I remembered that Pam Bondi, Trump sycophant, is the AG. 👿😡

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)

4. State crimes means no pardon power for OrangeTurd

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:11 AM

Dec 2018

Or Pence.

Love it!

dalton99a

(81,568 posts)

5. "We want to investigate anyone in his orbit who has, in fact, violated the law"

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:12 AM

Dec 2018

James outlined some of the probes she intends to pursue with regard to the president, his businesses and his family members. They include:

Any potential illegalities involving Trump's real estate holdings in New York, highlighting a New York Times investigation published in October into the president's finances.

The June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian official.

Examine government subsidies Trump received, which were also the subject of Times investigative work.

Whether he is in violation of the emoluments clause in the U.S. Constitution through his New York businesses.

Continue to probe the Trump Foundation.

"We want to investigate anyone in his orbit who has, in fact, violated the law," said James, who was endorsed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)

6. Excellent. Use that NYT story.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:14 AM

Dec 2018

Print it up and pin it on your wall.

Pursuing just the examples in that article will keep them busy for the rest of their careers.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)

8. The Trump Foundation is another treasure trove of crimes

Reply to AndJusticeForSome (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:16 AM

Dec 2018

AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)

9. Trump is what we need a Wall around nt

Reply to YessirAtsaFact (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:22 AM

Dec 2018

bdamomma

(63,919 posts)

27. exactly

Reply to AndJusticeForSome (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 02:51 PM

Dec 2018

I mentioned the same thing to my daughter last night. A big wall with a prison inside.

getagrip_already

(14,825 posts)

10. drill baby drill.... n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:28 AM

Dec 2018

appleannie1943

(1,303 posts)

11. She is going to do some much needed spring house cleaning.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:38 AM

Dec 2018

Get rid of the stench of trump and his entire family in the state on New York.

safeinOhio

(32,714 posts)

13. Oh no, think of the children.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 11:51 AM

Dec 2018

His children and then have a big laugh along with me.

watoos

(7,142 posts)

15. You bet,

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #13)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 12:05 PM

Dec 2018

Princess Ivanka is as dirty as any of them. Her name was on the Trump tower in Baku that funneled money to Iran. It was never occupied and was built in a bad section of the city. Rachel Maddow showed a video of Ivanka promoting the Tower, the video was shot from a different Tower.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)

29. Let's not forget Beavis and Butthead

Reply to watoos (Reply #15)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 03:08 PM

Dec 2018

BigmanPigman

(51,626 posts)

16. New York is really going after him and his family

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 12:13 PM

Dec 2018

from all directions and at all levels.

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

17. About time....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 12:21 PM

Dec 2018

These idiots have been grifting for YEARS and getting away with it.

ffr

(22,671 posts)

18. You can start in the middle with Ryan, McConnell and VP Pence.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 12:31 PM

Dec 2018

irisblue

(33,019 posts)

19. Can someone, who knows NY state politics

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 12:45 PM

Dec 2018

Explain why Eric Schneiderman, a former AG was so reticent to push investigations? Just simple corruption?
Thanks

Retrograde

(10,151 posts)

23. And the AG before him, and the one before that

Reply to irisblue (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 01:22 PM

Dec 2018

going back to the early 90s at least. And the AGs of New Jersey and the other states where Trump does business. We know why the Florida AG did nothing - Trump made a sizable contribution to her campaign IIRC.

Roadside Attraction

(238 posts)

22. Remember this:

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 12, 2018, 01:09 PM

Dec 2018

Al Capone was never convicted of racketeering, murder, violation of Prohibition. Instead, he was convicted of tax evasion . . . and he died in prison.

Sounds like a model for the entire Trump family -- well, except maybe for Tiffany and Barron.