Trump’s Lawyer Demands Letitia James Drop Her Fraud Case, Calls for End to ‘Strife and Lawfare’ and ‘Legal Onslaught’

John Sauer claims Mar-a-Lago is worth more than a billion dollars and invokes Washington, Kennedy, and Lincoln to urge dismissal of the stunning fraud verdict.

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Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference following a verdict against President Trump in a civil fraud trial. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

A letter sent to New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, by President Trump’s nominee for Solicitor General of the United States, John Sauer, underscores the unsettled nature of the civil cases against the president-elect less than two months before his inauguration.

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