A Look At Letitia James's Lavish Spending
The Lady Behind The "Stalinist Nightmare" In New York
In a post last week ("A Stalinist Nightmare In New York"), we quoted erstwhile Trump critic and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Professor Steven Calabresi's take on Letitia James's fraud case against Donald Trump:
[New York State Attorney General Letitia] James and Judge Engeron have essentially turned a vaguely worded New York State law into a modern day Bill of Attainder targeted at Donald Trump both for political gain and because they despise his political views and desperately want to call his truthfulness into question as he runs for President of the United States inn 2024. [...]
The civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump is a travesty and an unjust political act rivaled only in American politics by the killing of former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton by Vice President Aaron Burr. If the New York State appellate courts do not reverse this judgment, the U.S. Supreme Court MUST grant cert on this case and reverse Judge Engeron's outrageous decisions.
Since then, Attorney General James has taken to taunting Trump over the interest he owes on his enormous fine, as he appeals it:
+$114,553.04 = $464,805,336.70 https://t.co/gugrACDTpC
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 25, 2024
Now, Ms. James's finances have come under scrutiny in an eye-opening thread on X, which we have posted below. Following that, we'll close with a brief trading note about a potential 3x trade in Bitcoin this week.
How Letitia James Spends Her Campaign Funds
James was elected as the NY AG in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Prior to that James was the NYC “public advocate” for 4 years and a NYC city council member for 8 years prior to that. Prior to elected office she was a public defender for Legal Aid.
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
With that being said, I’m not quite sure what I was expecting to find but I do know I wasn’t expecting what I found.
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
What do I mean? Well, in 2023 alone, James spent over $28,500 on hotels. Over $15,000 of that was spent on luxury hotels in Puerto Rico. pic.twitter.com/MSG9RThmNj
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
She’s billed her campaign over $20,000/year for meals. And no, these aren’t large catering events.
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
These are receipts for everything from $18 at Dunkin Donuts to $60 at Dave & Busters to $165 at an oyster bar in Massachusetts and then $700 at a steakhouse in Brooklyn.
I could go on… the multiple stays at the Beverly Hills Wilshire, the $65,000 in “reimbursements” to “campaign consultants” which could literally be anything.
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
Furthermore, why do these million dollar “campaign consultancy firms” always seem to be ran out of random 2 bedroom apartments? pic.twitter.com/jWTTjwVJzc
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
$4,335 at “Nathan’s Luxlifestyle” on Martha’s Vineyard last August? Mmm hmm.
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
$5,122 dropped at the “48 Lounge” in NYC last September under expense code “office.”
Righhhtttt…. pic.twitter.com/HjqgvkxBIB
So you might be wondering, where does all this money come from?
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
Well here’s where things get interesting.
Because it appears our holier than thou Attorney General, Ms. James, has gotten herself wrapped up in the ghost donor scam.
Obviously 2022 is off the charts. Over 32,500 receipts and over 62% are from out of state. Who the heck donates to an Attorney General, running in a totally safe seat, in a whole other state?!
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
Answer: Ghost donors.
But she also found the time and money to also make 25 separate donations (for $266) to Letitia James’ campaign and another 9 (for $305) to Kathy Hochul!
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
And she didn’t stop there! I found Suzanne’s name on the donor rolls in Nevada, Idaho and Virginia! pic.twitter.com/dvhSRzoOsx
She also gave Letitia James $610 total in 34 separate transactions and then she sprinkled some money in Nevada, Massachusetts and Wisconsin! pic.twitter.com/GF8CcXgWel
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
So to recap: we’ve got unknown entities funding our state and federal elections and everywhere you turn there’s a sleazy politician using this tainted campaign money to fund their extravagant lifestyles.
— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) February 27, 2024
Disturbing stuff. Let's wrap up on a more positive note with an opportunity for us to make a 300%+ gain on a Bitcoin-related trade this week.
A Chance To Cash-In On Crypto Mania
We've had three earnings trade exits so far this week:
Put spread on Macy’s (M -2.56%↓). Entered at a net debit of $0.23 on 2/26/2024; exited at a net credit of $0.27 on 2/28/2024. Profit: 17%.
Put spread on Keurig Dr. Pepper (KDP 0.00%↑). Entered at a net debit of $0.40 on 2/20/2024; exited at a net credit of $0.73 on 2/26/2024. Profit: 83%.
Put spread on Urban Outfitters (URBN 0.40%↑). Entered at a net debit of $0.46 on 2/27/2024; exited at a net credit of $0.94 on 2/28/2024. Profit: 104%.
But a trade we placed on a Bitcoin-related company posting earnings after the close Wednesday has the potential for a 300%+ gain, if it works out.
As our fellow contributing editor VBL noted nearby, Bitcoin hit $57,000 earlier this week (it's over $61k as we type this update). We'll need that mania to hold for a couple more days, but the risk-reward on this one is attractive: heads we win 3x, tails we lose x. You can read about it here.
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