Letitia James tried to bankrupt Donald Trump and put him in jail.
That failed. Now it’s his turn:
“Federal prosecutors in Albany have issued subpoenas to New York Attorney General Letitia James inquiring about her office’s civil fraud case against President Donald Trump and corruption case against the National Rifle Association, multiple sources told ABC News … James sued the NRA in 2020, accusing the gun rights group’s former CEO, Wayne LaPierre, and others of misappropriating donor funds to finance luxury items for themselves. The jury determined LaPierre owed more than $4 million. The subpoenas, from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York, are part of an investigation into whether James and her office violated the civil rights of Trump or the NRA executives, the sources said …”
This prompted some outgassing from the Brady’s:
“This is a classic tool of aspiring authoritarians like President Trump: use the levers of government to harass public servants and exact personal revenge. New York Attorney General James and her office have upheld the rule of law in their ongoing civil suits against Donald Trump for illegally inflating his wealth and the National Rifle Association for abusing its non-profit status. In initiating these investigations, Attorney General Bondi and her deputies in New York make a mockery of civil rights laws intended to protect the rights of minorities. This probe is not meant to be successful in our courts, where facts and the rule of law supersede the petty whims of Donald Trump and his gun lobby friends looking to use our gun violence epidemic to pad their profits. It’s meant to instill fear in public officials nationwide for holding far-right extremists accountable. We cannot let them. Neither Trump nor the gun lobby is above the law.”
The prosecution against Trump was totally baseless and if he gets to roast James over it more power to him.
However, James’ going after the NRA was totally justified, even though I have no doubt it started out with political motivation. It brought to light the mismanagement and corruption by NRA executive staff and Boardmembers. If anything James’ legal action should be seen as a big plus both for NRA members and the 2A community. A lot (although not all) of the rot at NRA has been removed and the Association is pointed in a more positive direction because of it.
