The Federalist
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Donald Trump , his sons, and his companies are on trial in a case filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James with state court Judge Engoron presiding.
Julian Zelizer : The case is about money, not freedom, and is an open example of “lawfare” at its most destructive.
If the AG ’s office proves its case, the state will have inflicted tangible harm on the Trump defendants by taking a massive money judgment against them, Zelizer says.
Julian Zelizer : It is unusual for a prosecutor to bring a civil case without a victim or cognizable harm.
Zelizer says it's unusual for the AG to bring such cases without victim.
Trump is banking on proving the judge has made so many mistakes or was so biased that the court of appeals will set aside his liability finding and any damage award.
Trump will have spent a fortune and sat for months in trials that some have labeled abominations.
A year or so from now , Donald Trump might be a lawfare victim, lighter in the wallet, and/or an incarcerated private citizen.
Or he will be the president of the United States , with a memory like an elephant, holding vast levers of power.
That should give pause to those who cannot hide their glee at the unprecedented legal onslaught.
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