WSJ Slams Trump, Letitia James Over 'Mutual Lawfare' (Connecting the Dots: The Wall Street Journal, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Fannie Mae, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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By Theodore Bunker | Monday, 13 October 2025 04:58 PM EDT https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/wall-street-journal-donald-trump-letitia-james/2025/10/13/id/1230174/
The Wall Street
Journal editorial board has issued a blistering critique of both President
Donald Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia
James.
The paper warned that their escalating legal battles threaten the
integrity of the American justice system.
In a sharply worded editorial headlined "Donald Trump and Letitia
James, Lawfare Pals," published Friday, the Journal accused both
figures of turning the law into a political weapon, calling the ongoing
courtroom clashes "unhealthy for the republic."
James, a Democrat, brought a civil fraud case against Trump alleging he
inflated property values to secure favorable loans.
The Journal noted that despite a lack of evidence showing lenders lost
money, the presiding judge initially imposed penalties totaling roughly $500
million.
When that ruling was overturned in August, James vowed to appeal to New
York's highest court "to protect the rights and interests of New
Yorkers."
Trump's Department of Justice has since brought criminal charges against
James.
The Journal said the indictment offered "no indication that anyone
lost money," suggesting the prosecution smacks of political
retaliation.
The newspaper also criticized federal housing regulator Bill Pulte for
"digging through filing cabinets for dirt on Mr. Trump's enemies."
The Journal warned that such selective enforcement could ensnare nearly
anyone.
Citing reports that even Republican officials, including Labor
Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, had engaged in questionable mortgage practices, the
editorial said the nation risks becoming "a banana republic" where
legal vendettas replace governance.
The Journal outlined that the pardons issued by President Joe Biden
would set a precedent.
"Worried about Mr. Trump's promises of retribution, President Biden
issued blanket pardons on his way out the door," the Journal wrote.
"After taking his revenge, will Mr. Trump have to do the same on Jan. 20,
2029? This is madness."
The paper concluded that "mutual assured legal destruction is no
way to run a great nation," urging both parties to abandon what it called
a "historic mistake" of political lawfare.
Notably, Trump is suing the Journal and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, over
a report alleging he once sent a lewd birthday card to the convicted sex
offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Connecting the Dots:
Letitia James is the Attorney General of New York and the chair for
the Committee on Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder the Committee
on Economic Development and the New America Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society and is Jonathan Soros’s father.
Jonathan Soros was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is George Soros’s son and a director at the New America Foundation.
Joe Mathews was a director at the New America Foundation
(think tank) and a reporter for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
David B.
Brooks is a director at the New America Foundation (think
tank) and was an op-ed editor for the Wall Street Journal
(WSJ).
Kenneth
H. Bacon was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and
the president of Refugees International.
George Soros is
a director emeritus for Refugees International and was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Refugees International and ProPublica.
Paul E.
Steiger is the chairman for ProPublica and was a
managing editor for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Jill
Abramson is an advisory board member for ProPublica and
was a deputy Washington bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Frederick
Kempe was an assistant managing editor for the Wall Street
Journal (WSJ) and is the president & CEO for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
on Economic Development.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the
Attorney General of New York.
James
A. Johnson is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and was the chairman for Fannie Mae.
Thomas P.
Gerrity is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and
was a director at Fannie Mae.
Kenneth
M. Duberstein was a VP for the Committee for Economic
Development and
a director at Fannie Mae.
Donna S.
Morea was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and the EVP for the CGI Group Inc.
CGI Group
Inc. was the Obamacare contractor
that developed Healthcare.gov web site.
Barack Obama’s
signature policy initiative is Obamacare.
Urban
Institute (think tank) is a contractor for Obamacare.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Urban
Institute (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Anthony A. Williams is a trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank) and a director at Freddie Mac.
Jamie S. Gorelick is the chairman for the Urban Institute
(think tank), a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr,
was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and the vice chair for Fannie Mae.
Judge Randolph D. Moss was in private
practice at the Washington office of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale
& Dorr, LLP, is a district judge of the U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia and ruled that President Donald Trump's plan
to crack down on asylum claims overstepped his authority.
Judge Theodore D. Chuang served as counsel at the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and
Dorr LLP and In March 2025, Chuang ruled that President
Donald Trump and Elon Musk's dismantling of the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID).
Robert
S. Mueller III was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale
and Dorr, a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
investigating interference with Russia in the 2016 U.S.
election, special counsel investigating Russian ties in the 2016 Donald
Trump presidential campaign, a special counsel at the U.S.
Department of Justice, James Quarles III assisted him in
the Russia probe, Jeannie Rhee assisted him
in the Russia collusion probe and Aaron Zebley assisted
him in the Russia probe.
James
Quarles III was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and
Dorr and
assisted Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe.
Jeannie
Rhee is a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr,
assisted Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia collusion
probe and was a deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Aaron
Zebley was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and
assisted Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe.
Jared
Kushner’s law firm is Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Jamie
S. Gorelick is his attorney, is the senior adviser to the president
for the Donald Trump administration and Donald Trump’s son-in-law.
Jamie S.
Gorelick is a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and
Dorr, Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner’s attorney,
the chairman for the Urban Institute (think tank), was a deputy
attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice, a trustee at
the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the
vice chair for Fannie Mae.
James F.
Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Russia.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and
the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Cameron
F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) John
F. Kerry’s brother, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and
was an associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Michelle
Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, he nominated to the court Judge
Paula Xinis, appointed Judge Theodore D. Chuang,
appointed Judge Randolph D. Moss, and formally nominated Judge
James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg.
Judge Randolph D. Moss was appointed to the bench by the former President Barack Obama on
April 3. 2014. Moss was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 13,
2014, and he received his judicial commission that same day. Prior to his
nomination, he was in private practice at the Washington office of Wilmer,
Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP and is a district judge of
the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
James Emanuel "Jeb"
Boasberg was formally nominated by Barack Obama to the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia In early 2025, the
second Trump administration began deporting Venezuelan
nationals alleged to be members of Tren de Aragua, citing the Alien Enemies Act
of 1798 as justification.[42] However, on March 15, 2025, Judge Boasberg issued
a 14-day restraining order, stating that he did not believe federal law permits
the Trump administration to bypass removal proceedings in this manner.
Specifically, Boasberg noted there is no historical precedent for this kind of
deportation when Congress has not made a declaration of war and is an American
lawyer and jurist who is the chief judge of the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia.
Resources: Past Research
Trump Blasts Fox News Pollster, WSJ (Connecting the Dots: Papal
Knighthood, Roman Catholic Church, Fox News, K. Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street
Journal (WSJ), Kamala Harris, Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow, Alwaleed bin Talal,
Rotana Group, News Corp. & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Wall Street Journal)
Thursday, April 24, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/trump-blasts-fox-news-pollster-wsj.html
New York AG Letitia James Indicted on Federal Charges (Connecting the
Dots: Letitia James, Fannie Mae, Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge Sparkle Leah
Sooknanan, Judge Juan Merchan, Lisa Cook, The Committee for Economic
Development & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past
Research on: Letitia James & the Committee for Economic Development)
Thursday, October 9, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-york-ag-letitia-james-indicted-on.html
The Ghost Armada (Connecting the Dots: United Against Nuclear Iran,
Antony Blinken, Iran, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, The
View, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the New America Foundation & Jonathan
Soros)
Thursday, June 19, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-ghost-armada-connecting-dots-united.html
Smaller Bites – Fannie Mae (Connecting the Dots: Fannie Mae, Freddie
Mac, Obamacare & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past
Research on Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac)
Friday, November 11, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/11/smaller-bites-fannie-mae-connecting.html
Judge: Trump's Asylum Changes Exceeded His Authority (Connecting the
Dots: The Judges That Hate Trump, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr,
Russia, Russia, Russia, The Investigators & Soros Funding, All Networking)
(Past Research on Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and
Dorr)
Thursday, July 3, 2025
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