THE LAWFARE GANG STRIKES AGAIN. Remember New York Attorney General Letitia James? How could you forget? She is the state official who filed the lawsuit against President Donald Trump alleging that he overvalued some of his properties. As the case went to trial, it became clear that James’s accusations had no merit, but she nevertheless convinced a single New York judge, Arthur Engoron, to find Trump guilty and hit him with a $454 million judgment. She structured the lawsuit so that Trump would not have the right to a jury trial.

James’s pursuit of Trump was the fulfillment of an oft-repeated campaign promise to get the former president. This newsletter has published them before, but here are a few excerpts from James’s statements during her 2018 campaign and after.