Former President Donald Trump and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., slammed New York Democrat Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday after her office released a statement saying that they had launched a criminal investigation into the former president&#8217;s business, the Trump Organization.
James&#8217; office is working with Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s Office on matters related to real estate dealings and other related financial matters.
“We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the Organization is no longer purely civil in nature,” James’ office said in a statement. “We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA. We have no additional comment.”
Trump responded to the news by saying that it was a “corrupt” investigation “in desperate search of a crime.”
Trump said:
<blockquote>The Attorney General of New York literally campaigned on prosecuting Donald Trump even before she knew anything about me. She said that if elected, she would use her office to look into “every aspect” of my real estate dealings. She swore that she would “definitely sue” me. She boasted on video that she would be, and I quote, “a real pain in the ass.” She declared, “just wait until I’m in the Attorney General’s office,” and, “I’ve got my eyes on Trump Tower.” She also promised that, if elected, she would “join with law enforcement and other Attorney Generals [sic] across this nation in removing this President from office,” and, “It’s important that everyone understand that the days of Donald Trump are coming to an end.”
The Attorney General made each of these statements, not after having had an opportunity to actually look at the facts, but BEFORE she was even elected, BEFORE she had seen even a shred of evidence. This is something that happens in failed third world countries, not the United States. If you can run for a prosecutor’s office pledging to take out your enemies, and be elected to that job by partisan voters who wish to enact political retribution, then we are no longer a free constitutional democracy.</blockquote>
Trump Jr. posted a video on Twitter of James making those remarks and other remarks, including falsely calling Trump an &#8220;illegitimate&#8221; president.
&#8220;There is nothing more corrupt than an investigation in desperate search of a crime,&#8221; Trump Jr. wrote in the tweet that featured the video. &#8220;If this isn’t flagrant abuse of political office I don’t know what is! This is banana republic stuff right here and it’s happening in America today.&#8221;
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There is nothing more corrupt than an investigation in desperate search of a crime. If this isn’t flagrant abuse of political office I don’t know what is! This is banana republic stuff right here and it’s happening in America today. <a href="https://t.co/Hlfh4iNXDF">pic.twitter.com/Hlfh4iNXDF</a>
&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1395043343248281600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Likewise, the District Attorney’s office has been going after me for years based on a lying, discredited low life, who was not listened to or given credibility by other prosecutorial offices, and sentenced to 3 years in prison for lying and other events unrelated to me,&#8221; Trump said, referring to his former personal attorney Michael Cohen. &#8220;These investigations have also been going on for years with members and associates of the Trump Organization being viciously attacked, harassed, and threatened, in order to say anything bad about the 45th President of the United States. This would include having to make up false stories. Numerous documents, all prepared by large and prestigious law and accounting firms, have been examined, and many hours of testimony have been taken from many people, some of whom I have not seen in years.&#8221;
Trump said that the prosecution was the continuation of a &#8220;partisan witch hunt&#8221; by Democrats who are not focusing on crises that are happening around the country, like rising crime rates and the crisis on the Southern Border.
&#8220;Working in conjunction with Washington, these Democrats want to silence and cancel millions of voters because they don’t want &#8216;Trump&#8217; to run again,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;As people are being killed on the sidewalks of New York at an unprecedented rate, as drugs and crime of all kinds are flowing through New York City at record levels, with absolutely nothing being done about it, all they care about is taking down Trump.&#8221;
Trump concluded:
<blockquote>I have built a great company, employed thousands of people, and all I do is get unfairly attacked and abused by a corrupt political system. It would be so wonderful if the effort used against President Donald J. Trump, who lowered taxes and regulations, rebuilt our military, took care of our Veterans, created Space Force, fixed our border, produced our vaccine in record-setting time (years ahead of what was anticipated), and made our Country great and respected again, and so much more, would be focused on the ever more dangerous sidewalks and streets of New York.
If these prosecutors focused on real issues, crime would be obliterated, and New York would be great and free again!</blockquote>
Trump Jr. said in a statement to The Daily Wire that James was &#8220;disgracing herself, her office, and the rule of law with her shameless and transparent politically motivated prosecution of the Trump Organization,&#8221; accusing her of &#8220;weaponizing&#8221; her office to &#8220;damage her political enemies.&#8221;
Trump Jr.&#8217;s full statement:
<blockquote>The Attorney General of New York is disgracing herself, her office, and the rule of law with her shameless and transparent politically motivated prosecution of the Trump Organization. When she was running to become New York’s Attorney General, prior to even seeing a shred evidence, she pronounced my father guilty of crimes and promised her partisan political supporters that she would target him. None of this is about “justice,” to AG James, it’s about weaponizing her public office to damage her political enemies and it’s disgusting.</blockquote>
In a separate tweet containing his father&#8217;s statement, Trump Jr. called James&#8217; efforts a &#8220;flagrant witch hunt,&#8221; saying if James&#8217; investigation is &#8220;not a political persecution I&#8217;m not sure what it is.&#8221;
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My father’s statement on the flagrant witch hunt that started before New York’s Attorney General even took office and apparently before she’d actually seen any actual evidence. (Apparently minor details these days) If that’s not a political persecution I’m not sure what it is. <a href="https://t.co/1HnmMp1Z6s">pic.twitter.com/1HnmMp1Z6s</a>
&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1395050148397559808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Trump, Trump Jr. Blast NY AG Letitia James For ‘Political Persecution’: ‘This Is Banana Republic Stuff’

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Donald Trump Jr. and other allies of former President Trump slammed Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Monday after she told the New York Post that she was not ruling out running for president in 2024.
“I’m not ruling anything in or out — ever is a long time,” Cheney <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/04/26/rep-liz-cheney-not-ruling-out-2024-presidential-bid/">told</a> the newspaper. “I think we have a huge number of interesting candidates, but I think that we’re going to be in a good position to be able to take the White House. I do think that some of our candidates who led the charge, particularly the senators who led the unconstitutional charge, not to certify the election, you know, in my view that’s disqualifying.”
Cheney said she was &#8220;confident&#8221; that she will survive a primary challenge in 2022 by Trump allies after she voted to impeach former President Donald Trump following the riot at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6.
Trump Jr. responded to the news story by <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1386752468931973121">writing</a> on Twitter: &#8220;I can only assume this means that Lincoln Project Liz is planning a primary challenge to Joe Biden for the Dem nomination because God knows she’d be lucky to break 5% running in the 2024 Republican primary.&#8221;
Boris Epshsteyn, a top Trump adviser, <a href="https://twitter.com/BorisEP/status/1386725969805955073">wrote</a>: &#8220;Having just been censured by her home state GOP and having 10 percent approval rating with Republicans in Wyoming is a GREAT start!&#8221;
&#8220;Ha! You know how delicious this would be? She’d get annihilated,&#8221; Ned Ryun, a Trump media ally, <a href="https://twitter.com/nedryun/status/1386757796306239497">wrote</a> on Twitter. &#8220;She doesn’t even rise to the level of Nikki! and Nikki! isn’t going anywhere in 2024.&#8221;
Cheney has come under intense criticism from the Right for attacking the former president in comments made to reporters, which many see as dividing the Republican Party.
When asked earlier this year at a Republican Congressional press conference if she thought Trump should be speaking at CPAC, Cheney acknowledged that it was CPAC&#8217;s decision, but added: “I’ve been clear in my views about President Trump and the extent to which following January 6th, I don’t believe that he should be playing a role in the future of the party or the country.”
The Daily Wire reported at the time:
<blockquote>As she made the remarks, a look of discomfort could be seen on McCarthy’s face and, at the very end of her remarks, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise could be seen briefly shaking his head. [House Minority Leader Kevin] McCarthy immediately concluded the press conference following Cheney’s remarks, saying, “On that high note, thank you very much.”
Cheney’s remarks contradicting McCarthy’s statement come after McCarthy recently backed Cheney while other Republican lawmakers sought to remove her from a leadership position in the Republican Party following her vote to impeach Trump over the events that unfolded on January 6.</blockquote>
Trump Jr. blasted Cheney following her remarks, writing on Twitter: “Liz Cheney knows she can’t get reelected in Wyoming because the people there hate her, so she’s trying hard to make sure her new friends at CNN will hire her once she loses her primary. #LincolnProjectLiz is less popular with Republicans than Andrew Cuomo is at nursing homes!!!”
Other notable responses to Cheney&#8217;s interview with the New York Post include:
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This is just Liz Cheney giving herself an “out” as her re-election primary approaches and she finally realizes she’s ☠️.
My guess is they’ve received new polling showing this exact point, hence the 2024 tease. <a href="https://t.co/fpK3emo3P6">https://t.co/fpK3emo3P6</a>
&mdash; Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonMillerinDC/status/1386739986821787649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Fair enough. We’ll rule it out for her. <a href="https://t.co/BIYoZ6K0zf">https://t.co/BIYoZ6K0zf</a>
&mdash; Ryan Petty (@rpetty) <a href="https://twitter.com/rpetty/status/1386836687536508930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2021</a></blockquote>
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That&#39;s okay, we&#39;ll do it for her. 
The answer is NO. <a href="https://t.co/HNGB9ogsvi">https://t.co/HNGB9ogsvi</a>
&mdash; ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) <a href="https://twitter.com/ForAmerica/status/1386732300797362178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Let us make this real clear: We will never vote for a Liz Cheney! <a href="https://t.co/QL2sbYtX02">https://t.co/QL2sbYtX02</a>
&mdash; Diamond and Silk® (@DiamondandSilk) <a href="https://twitter.com/DiamondandSilk/status/1386735206690955265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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I’d rather give money to the Lincoln Project. <a href="https://t.co/Pe0BqTjwBL">https://t.co/Pe0BqTjwBL</a>
&mdash; BDW (@BryanDeanWright) <a href="https://twitter.com/BryanDeanWright/status/1386739418279473154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Omg she’ll do worse than Jeb! <a href="https://t.co/sGL99gZNzX">https://t.co/sGL99gZNzX</a>
&mdash; Raheem Kassam (@RaheemKassam) <a href="https://twitter.com/RaheemKassam/status/1386739180223479812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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But in what county? <a href="https://t.co/qXzJ6ZYP98">https://t.co/qXzJ6ZYP98</a>
&mdash; Tony Shaffer (@T_S_P_O_O_K_Y) <a href="https://twitter.com/T_S_P_O_O_K_Y/status/1386855399148736521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2021</a></blockquote>
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I’m not ruling it out either😂. Come on, this is silly. NO ONE who opposes Trump &amp; Trumpism has a prayer to be the GOP nominee in 2024. No one. Not Liz Cheney. Not Kasich. Not Romney. No one. It’s now the Trumpy party. And you gotta be really Trumpy to win. Period. <a href="https://t.co/naokbiQLr6">https://t.co/naokbiQLr6</a>
&mdash; Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) <a href="https://twitter.com/WalshFreedom/status/1386740758548410369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Of MSNBC? <a href="https://t.co/L2MoEZdcgx">https://t.co/L2MoEZdcgx</a>
&mdash; Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxAbrahms/status/1386884776515223553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2021</a></blockquote>
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