New York attorney general bids to become Trump's No. 1 enemy

[DonViejo]

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Source: Associated Press


MONDAY, FEB 20, 2017 09:45 AM EST

STEVE PEOPLES, ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK (AP) New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is fighting to emerge as a major player in the liberal resistance to President Donald Trump.

The 62-year-old Democrat may be positioned to challenge Trumps agenda in ways his Democratic allies in Washington cannot. As the states attorney general, he is backed by one of the nations largest public law firms.

Schneiderman already has a yearslong clash with the new Republican president under his belt. He previously sued Trump over the defunct Trump University. That case was settled.

More than most, Schneiderman understands the risks of taking on Trump.

He was a target of Trumps Twitter feed long before the presidents campaign-trail assaults on Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz.

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Read more: http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/new-york-attorney-general-bids-to-become-trump-s-no-1-enemy-1.13149560

[PoliticAverse]

1. Unless Schneiderman is going to bring some criminal charges against Trump...

he's more like just an annoying fly.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Drumpf has so much dirt there

that I think the problem has been whether to make a commitment to spend the resources to sort through it all and go after the most likely to get a conviction.

The mistake in NY was the rampant benign neglect with him that allowed him to keep going and going and going, decade after decade after decade (with his expectation that they would rather settle than get tied up in the quagmire, which is what eventually happened).

[Scruffy1]

10. My feelings, exactly.

Trump got to weasel out of the Trump U thing with a token payment and no criminal charges. I am nor an attorney, but I know of people who have done jail time for a lot less.

[Nitram]

14. I would expect Schneiderman to wait for good opportunity to sue.

He has to give the Courts and Democrats in Congress a chance to take action, scare a few crimes out of the bushes and then he can step in and sue. Jumping the gun with insufficient evidence would only make Dump and the Repubs stronger.

[grantcart]

18. Actually at this point civil suits are preferable

1) The President has no privilege against civil suits and be compelled to testify

2) The power of discovery in civil suits is the best way to get incriminating information.

3) Any criminal action would invoke not only regular protections against Self incriminalization but also Executive Privilege.

Do you really want Republican AGs the power to indict and try a Democratic President?

[PoliticAverse]

20. And like with the already concluded "Trump University" civil suit any civil suit can be made...

to go away just by paying $$$$.

[grantcart]

23. The deposition in that case cost him $ 25 million

You can read it here:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/deposition-of-donald-trump-on-trump-university/1981/

The reason that Trump went nuts on the Judge was to win a single motion = not release the video. I doubt that had the video been available and used in advertisements that Trump would have gotten close to winning.

In the national security cases the depositions will strengthen, not replace criminal charges.

The depositions will open up the files and if there is any cover up will become a criminal matter. Civil suits do not take away criminal jeopardy.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Only one who can do it.

Drumpf already muzzled the U.S. Attorney there (Preet Bharara) for the southern district of NY (including NYC)

[turbinetree]

4. Your commet there says it all, and now that Sessions is in power any

U.S Attorney that doesn't play "ball" will be just like Alberto Gonzales did in the Bush administration---your fired

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Yup.

I remember under Shrub and all the hullaboo about the firing of the U.S. Attorneys. Of course they said that Clinton had done the same previously. But the problem with that argument is that since they are political appointees, they usually resign beforehand in preparation for the new President. But for Gonzo, that wasn't the case as this happened partway through the term.

[turbinetree]

11. This sexual predator has and will come to realize, that he can "maybe" get away with some

things, with Beauregard, why not he lied during his confirmation

I do see the NY U.S. attorney resigning before he places himself in a compromising position

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Most likely

It seems at this point because Drumpf and Bannon have kept most of the "establishment" out of the picture, the depth and breadth of the government and its appointee staff, has not dawned on them, meaning the rest of the U.S. Attorneys haven't been "discovered" yet (Drumpf only personally looked at the one he is familiar with but apparently not the others).

That sortof then goes back to Christie, who himself used to be one, and who, if he ever DID get into the administration, would probably have a field day outing them and encouraging their demise.

[turbinetree]

13. Yepper, spot on

[WePurrsevere]

15. Then it's a good thing that Schneiderman isn't a US Attorney General.

Since the 'elected' New York State Attorney General Trump/Sessions can't just muzzle or fire him. He's also not up for re-election until 2018 and I'd be surprised if his going after Trump would hurt his re-election bid.

[turbinetree]

19. He is a elected representative of the NY state in the law department to uphold the laws of the state

something that the sexual predator really doesn't like to abide by, never has and never will.

Look no further than what he said on the Access Hollywood tape, case close.

But now he has bunch of unwanted eyes looking at him, like 65 million, and we are coming after him, we out number his deplorable's, by a lot, he is a illegitimate president, right along with his "entire" team of hypocrites, everyone on of them, and this Congress is rubber stamping there fascist right wing agenda over country. Case in point why didn't they approve the 1920 's law on releasing those tax returns :

https://thinkprogress.org/congress-had-a-chance-to-get-trumps-tax-returns-republicans-voted-it-down-bf317b718550#.3gx5qggfw

[PoliticAverse]

21. Yes in New York the Attorney General is elected and not subject to firing on someone's whim. n/t

[turbinetree]

22. Yepper

[choie]

6. I'm a New Yorker and

am not familiar with that - how did Trump muzzle Preet Bharara?

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Read between the lines!

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/u-s-attorney-bharara-will-keep-his-job-under-trump.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/nyregion/preet-bharara-says-he-will-stay-on-as-us-attorney-under-trump.html

The minute he strays outside of his current space (which recently hasn't involved Wall Street), he'll be history.

[dalton99a]

9. Yep. Sessions will be keeping an eye on him.

[Gothmog]

8. Blue state AGs will be very important in dealing with trump

[WePurrsevere]

16. I absolutely agree. nt

[Wounded Bear]

17. They are forming a bit of a club...

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson-2, Trump-0

http://www.atg.wa.gov/about-bob-ferguson