Eric Trump attacked New York Attorney General Letitia James, calling her office's investigation into the Trump family business "unconstitutional" during an appearance on Fox News.
Referring to James as the "most unethical prosecutor in the history of the United States," Eric Trump accused her of launching a political smear campaign against his father, former President Donald Trump.
You can hear his remarks in the video below.
Eric Trump says Letitia James suing Trump violates the constitutionpic.twitter.com/x6R9HAJmMF— Acyn (@Acyn) 1641869389
He said:
"You have Letitia James out there, probably the most unethical prosecutor in the history of the United States, who literally said on video 'I'm going to go into office every single day and I'm going to sue Trump and then I'm going to go home.'"
"She ran on the campaign promise of suing my father because she didn't believe in his political party, because she didn't like us, because the people of Washington, D.C. told her to do that. It violates the Constitution, it's unethical, it's wrong."
In a press release last summer James announced she would take legal action as part of a civil investigation into whether executives at the Trump Organization falsely inflated the value of the organization's assets to get access to loans.
James' suit further alleges the Trump Organization underestimated the value of property and these loans for tax purposes.
Her press release pointed out:
"At dispute are seven subpoenas which would provide the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) with thousands of documents and testimony from multiple witnesses regarding several, specific Trump Organization properties and transactions."
"Among other things, the action seeks to compel the testimony of Trump Organization Executive Vice President Eric Trump, who was intimately involved in one or more transactions under review, as well as the production of thousands of documents wrongly withheld."
Eric Trump was swiftly criticized. Many rebuked his claims that the investigation is "unconstitutional," reminding him that it is anything but.
None of this is unconstitutional, my guy.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1480733657841082369\u00a0\u2026— Queen Thicktoria, Esq. (Paid Advertisement) (@Queen Thicktoria, Esq. (Paid Advertisement)) 1641930152
Oh Eric, you wouldn\u2019t know what the Constitution says if someone spelled it out for you in magnetic letters on your fridge. #bequiet #thegerownupsaretalkinghttps://twitter.com/acyn/status/1480733657841082369\u00a0\u2026— Masked Momalas, MPH (@Masked Momalas, MPH) 1641904848
Unfortunately for Eric, she was elected because she said she was going to prosecute your criminality LOLhttps://twitter.com/acyn/status/1480733657841082369\u00a0\u2026— markel (@markel) 1641908745
There arguments are the same in every case. "We are above the law"https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1480733657841082369\u00a0\u2026— Bill Maxwell (@Bill Maxwell) 1641912459
Dumb as a box of rocks. I'm guessing no Trump has ever read the Constitution or taken a basic civics class. #LoserAlerthttps://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1480733657841082369\u00a0\u2026— Rockynat (@Rockynat) 1641918260
The idea that running for office by promising to lock up your opponent is unconstitutional is an interesting one.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1480733657841082369\u00a0\u2026— Seth Masket (@Seth Masket) 1641918503
#EricTrump seems frustrated and worried without a clue what he's saying. \nNice.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1480733657841082369\u00a0\u2026— Eva P \ud83c\udf0a (@Eva P \ud83c\udf0a) 1641911566
Eric Trump: Just another criminal upset at having to reap what he sowed https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1480733657841082369\u00a0\u2026— Piyush Mittal (@Piyush Mittal) 1641885472
On what grounds, exactly?\n\nEric Trump wouldn't recognize the constitution even if he knew how to use Google.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1480733657841082369\u00a0\u2026— \u611b\u618e - Trump is GONE, but Trumpism is NOT. (@\u611b\u618e - Trump is GONE, but Trumpism is NOT.) 1641900112
Former President Trump sued James last month, arguing that her investigation violates his constitutional rights.
His lawsuit claims that James' investigation is "in no way connected to legitimate law enforcement goals, but rather, are merely a thinly-veiled effort to publicly malign" him and his associates. Trump insisted that her investigation is motivated by "political animus."
