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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 21, 2022

This investigation revealed that Donald Trump engaged in years of illegal conduct to inflate his net worth to achieve -- to deceive banks and the people of the great state of New York, claiming you have money that you do not have does not…

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 21, 2022

Donald Trump falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself and to cheat the system, thereby cheating all of us.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 21, 2022

They violated several state criminal laws, including falsifying business records, issuing false financial statements, insurance fraud, and engaging in a conspiracy to commit each of these state law violations.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 21, 2022

There cannot be different rules for different people in this country or in this state. Former presidents are no different.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 21, 2022

Mr. Trump made known through Allen Weisselberg that he wanted his net worth reflected on the statements to increase, a desire Mr. Weisselberg and others carried out year after year in their fraudulent preparation of the statements.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 21, 2022

Mr. Trump represented that his apartment spanned more than 30,000 square feet, which was the basis for valuing the apartment. In reality, the apartment had an area of less than 11,000 square feet, something that Mr. Trump was well aware…

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 21, 2022

The pattern of fraud and deception that was used by Mr. Trump at the Trump Organization for their own financial benefit is astounding, claiming you have money that you do not have, does not amount to the art of the deal. It`s the art of…

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 20, 2022

Today, we are filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump for violating the law. As part of his efforts to generate profits for himself, his family, and his company. He did this with the help of the other defendants, his children.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 20, 2022

We believe the conduct alleged in this action also violates federal criminal law. And we are referring those criminal violations that we`ve uncovered to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and In the Internal…

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 20, 2022

White-collar financial crime is not a victimless crime. Everyday people cannot lie to a bank about how much money they have in order to get a favorable loan to buy a home or to send their kid to college. And if they did, the government…

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 20, 2022

Pattern of fraud and deception that was used by Mr. Trump and the Trump Organization for their own financial benefit is astounding. Claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to 'The Art of the Deal.' It`s the art of the…

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Andrea Joy Campbell
@andreajoycampbell· MA· Sep 15, 2022

That is what we are about here in Massachusetts. And frankly that`s what Democrats are about -- not political stunts but helping people with a sense of empathy and compassion.

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Andrea Joy Campbell
@andreajoycampbell· MA· Sep 15, 2022

Massachusetts continues to set, that we are about helping people doing the work, not political stunts and not wasting people`s time.

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Andrea Joy Campbell
@andreajoycampbell· MA· Sep 15, 2022

It`s a political stunt setting those folks sent to Martha`s Vineyard under false pretenses -- women, children, family members.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Sep 7, 2022

He and Build -- and We Build the Wall, they`re being charged for defrauding these donors out of more than $15 million and for laundering the proceeds to further advance and to conceal the fraud.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Aug 9, 2022

President Trump could not avoid justice in the great state of New York. My investigation is civil in nature. However, in the event that we uncover, any conduct or activities, which would suggest criminal activities, then that would change…

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Aug 4, 2022

I will be declaring a public health emergency on monkeypox. We`re prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jul 28, 2022

Very briefly, the fact that my colleague is objecting to the consequences of not adhering to the requirement for vaccination is not within the purview of Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez. So, therefore, their objection as to this particular…

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Anthony G. Brown
@anthonygbrown· MD· Jul 26, 2022

I firmly believe that we have to ensure that our military has the appropriate tools and authorities to do just that.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 10, 2022

This is just one small step in the wake of a decision that has plunged the country and the future of reproductive rights into total chaos.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 2, 2022

The next-best route is to pass a law to codify Roe.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 2, 2022

The five justices on the Supreme Court have made life very difficult and, in some cases, impossible for some women.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 2, 2022

Give us some good ideas. We're going to explore everything we can. And I also would ask them to please pass a law.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Jul 2, 2022

We have to heed the word of the Supreme Court. And so we will. But we will continue to find every avenue possible to make sure women have access to the care that they need, including abortion care.

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