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Social Media Posts Inflate Net Worth of N.Y. Attorney General

Social Media Posts Inflate Net Worth of N.Y. Attorney General

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who won a civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump, has a net worth of about $2.7 million, her most recent financial disclosure statement shows. But social media posts baselessly claim she’s worth $15 million. The claim appears to come from a website that says it “cannot guarantee its accuracy.”

Trump Cherry-Picks Law Journal Commentary on his Civil Trial

Trump Cherry-Picks Law Journal Commentary on his Civil Trial

Former President Donald Trump cited an article in the New York Law Journal as evidence that a civil business fraud case against him is a “hoax.” The author of the article argued that dissolution of Trump’s LLCs is not a remedy included in the law, but he also wrote that “the judge was 100% right in holding that the Trump actions were fraudulent” and that Trump ought to face penalties.