CNN’s Legal Experts Say Letitia James Can Make a Mistake on Her Loan Documents But Trump Cannot

EXCERPT:

COATES: "No. And judge already found it wasn’t. They said — the judge said, 'Listen, you just can’t offer miscalculating or wrong or misleading and fraudulent information, then say, 'Wait, just kidding.'' You know, due diligence here. You have to be able to rely on what’s actually being said. The judge already resolved that issue. Now, what he’s trying to do, though, is suggest — and you can’t have both worlds, Jake. You can't one the one hand say he's in control of everything, on the other hand say, 'Look, everyone else told me this and I handed it over and delegated.' Both can’t be true on a fraud trial."

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SCANNELL: "They've acknowledged, Letitia James, seems like there was an error on a power of attorney form. They would try to argue that that was no intent of wrongdoing, if she was presenting throughout. And the — and the bank itself did not feel it was defrauded because they had the correct information despite one false document."

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HONIG: "Well, Jake, the key question, assuming this is, in fact, a mortgage fraud case, is whether Letitia James intentionally and specifically made a false representation. So, as Kara said, now they're going to have to prove their case to a jury eventually beyond a reasonable doubt. And if this is a mistake or something that was done inadvertently, that's not going to be enough to support a criminal charge against Letitia James."