Letitia James faces scrutiny for allegedly trying to escalate the civil fraud suit against Trump.
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What is the alleged effort made by Letitia James to escalate the suit?
What is the alleged effort made by Letitia James to escalate the suit?
Letitia James is allegedly making an effort to "up the ante" in the civil fraud suit against Trump.
She is seeking to wipe clean the bank account of the Trump Organization and disgorge individuals of their severance pay.
James is also urging for Trump to be banned from the industry in New York altogether.
Initially, she sought $250 million in damages, but the figure grew as additional buildings and valuations were revealed during the trial.
Trump's attorney believes that James is pushing for higher penalties after experts testified that Trump did nothing wrong and that his statements actually gave too much information.
Trump remains positive through his legal troubles and hopes that the judge will make a decision based on law and justice rather than politics.
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