<p>CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig said on Thursday that New York Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/letitia-james" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letitia James</a>&#8216; civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump was weak because there were no victims in the case, thus no one was actually defrauded.</p>
<p>Honig made the remarks during a segment on &#8220;CNN This Morning&#8221; after James&#8217; office alleged that Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year.</p>
<p>Honig said that it was a &#8220;big case&#8221; because it involved &#8220;hundreds of millions of dollars.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;But it&#8217;s also the fifth-most important case Trump is facing right now after the four criminal cases,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That deposition is really interesting. I mean, Trump argues because of the Trump name, I could have even claimed it was double or triple the value.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no question he inflated the assets,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;But the problem with the case is no one really got defrauded because the banks on the other end &#8212; the banks who were making those loans, they decided after doing their own diligence, we&#8217;re going to make these loans. And they got repaid with interest so they made profits. That&#8217;s why I think, by the way, it wasn&#8217;t charged criminally.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;So technically, is it fraud? Yes,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;But you don&#8217;t really have a victim, which makes it less appealing as a criminal case.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://onelink.to/dwapp">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP</a></strong></p>
<p>WATCH:</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">CNN Legal Analyst Elie Honig hits Attorney General Letitia James civil case against Donald Trump, noting that there were no victims in the case. <a href="https://t.co/Kcx5aVWT27">pic.twitter.com/Kcx5aVWT27</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1697371930805129343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-pub-id="165152" data-widget-id="290588"></div><script src="https://delivery.revcontent.com/165152/290588/widget.js"></script>

CNN Legal Analyst Hits New York AG Over Civil Case Against Trump: ‘No One Really Got Defrauded’

Becerra Overtakes Hilton, Advances To Runoff

California Still Counting Votes As Trump Says Democrats Are ‘Stealing’ Elections

Nearly 24 Hours After The Polls Closed, California Is Still Counting Votes

California Races Come Into Focus As First Votes Pour In

Kid Rock Delivers Memorial Day Reminder About The Cost Of Freedom

Platner Refuses To Apologize After Mocking Purple Heart Recipient

News

Crime

Donald Trump

Letitia James

New York

U.S.

A video goes viral showing a baby being refused his mother by two gay "dads". This is just the tip of the iceberg, which is why we will have an important discussion today about surrogacy. 

Hour 1

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1765 - This Video Is One Of The Worst Things I've Seen In A Long Time 

The Strait of Hormuz officially opens for business (kind of), the Pope makes “shocking” comments on immigration, and President Trump promises UFO disclosure at TPUSA. 


The Michael Knowles Show

Ep. 1956 -  Pope Leo's "SHOCKING" Immigration Comments EXPLAINED

A false miscreed has corrupted our leadership class.


The Andrew Klavan Show

Ep. 1275 - Dumb, Dumber and Progressive

President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a murder-suicide involving former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax shakes Virginia, and France and Britain hold a conference to secure the Strait of Hormuz – after the Iranian conflict ends. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

- - -

Ep. 2738

- - -

Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3

- - -

Today's Sponsors:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.

Pocket Hose - Text MORNING to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply.

Morning Wire

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26 [Member Exclusive]

A ceasefire goes into effect between Israel and Lebanon, a tragic murder-suicide rocks Virginia, and Dairy Queen deploys AI in the drive-thru. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
- - -
Ep. 2737
- - -
Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 
- - -
Today’s Sponsor:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text “WIRE” to 83848 to learn more.


Evening Wire: Lebanon Ceasefire Begins & Murder-Suicide Rocks VA | 4.16.26

The Pendragon Cycle

Menu

— News —

CNN Legal Analyst Hits New York AG Over Civil Case Against Trump: ‘No One Really Got Defrauded’