# NY AG Letitia James drops the (civil) hammer {On Trump & Family} \[9/21/2022\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [September 21, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991 "2022-09-21T16:13:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 45
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/882 "2023-11-02T03:45:38Z")
I read the answers. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/883 "2023-11-02T11:48:32Z")
They promised there would be no math. šŸ˜µā€šŸ’« ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/884 "2023-11-02T13:07:16Z")
found the video. [Deadline: White House on MSNBC with Nicolle Wallace](https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house) the gentleman at 8:39 on the video, donald trump jr takes the stand. i did a survey of how people multiplied in the office. iā€™m surrounded by mathletes. half did it the way i did, straight multiplication, half did a version of break it down multiplications, like johnny la, chronos, joey p. iā€™m with smithsb, no math! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/885 "2023-11-02T13:16:06Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > They promised there would be no math Only the best math. Tremendous Math. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/886 "2023-11-02T13:20:17Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I did it as 8\*7 =56, and then doubled. But yeah, lots of ways to do it. Thatā€™s my method as well. When one of the numbers is even, itā€™s pretty simple. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/887 "2023-11-02T13:20:32Z")
ā€œHas anyone ever realized that 2 x 2 = 4? I was just thinking about that, and itā€™s amazing. No one has ever thought it that way before! Trumplication instead of woke math!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/888 "2023-11-02T13:23:50Z")
and! 2+2=4! what sorcery is this!!?? ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/889 "2023-11-02T13:36:00Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > and! 2+2=4! what sorcery is this!!??   2+2 = 2x2 0+0 = 0x0 Whoa, itā€™s like two is like zero! ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/890 "2023-11-02T13:40:09Z")
It can also ā€“ allegedly ā€“ be as bad as one. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/891 "2023-11-02T13:55:52Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > 2+2 = 2x2 > 0+0 = 0x0 > > Whoa, itā€™s like two is like zero! Also 1+1 = 1x1 Itā€™s [Terryology](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/terrence-howard-thinks-1x1-2-has-a-secret-system-called-terryology-and-spends-17-hours-a-day-making-nameless-plastic-structures-10502365.html) 101 (+1). ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/892 "2023-11-02T14:05:39Z")
and back to court today. perhaps they will ask tricksy maths questions. depending on time we may see eric on the stand today. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/893 "2023-11-02T14:55:36Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > depending on time we may see eric on the stand today. If Don Jr. is an example, we might just see Eric forget so much, he forgets to breathe and passes out. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/894 "2023-11-02T17:23:41Z")
Eric has testified that he basically didnā€™t know anything about anything. What was he doing all day as an executive VP, anyway? > **[Trump fraud trial live updates: Eric Trump takes the witness stand after Don...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-fraud-trial-don-jr-eric-live-updates-rcna122518)** > > The latest news and updates on Donald Trumpā€™s ongoing civil fraud trial in New York. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are set to testify today. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/895 "2023-11-02T17:34:55Z")
> Yes, Captain, I was given an order by my squad leader, Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson, United States Marine Corps, and I followed it. Well, alrighty, then. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/896 "2023-11-02T17:37:13Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > What was he doing all day as an executive VP, anyway? It must be similar to the ā€œexecutive producerā€ title you see in movie credits. The Producer coƶrdinates the operation, the Executive Producer basically just signs checks. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/897 "2023-11-02T17:37:18Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > What was he doing all day as an executive VP, anyway? [![](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia1.tenor.com%2Fimages%2Ff889df9bba5ab409a43e2714e1f3f262%2Ftenor.gif%3Fitemid%3D17713133&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=6a2cf2248d7bd5d90b58feb40623e11b8a468950200d96db29ac6d1b6fc8e101&ipo=images) ](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia1.tenor.com%2Fimages%2Ff889df9bba5ab409a43e2714e1f3f262%2Ftenor.gif%3Fitemid%3D17713133&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=6a2cf2248d7bd5d90b58feb40623e11b8a468950200d96db29ac6d1b6fc8e101&ipo=images) [![](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia2.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FMOSebUr4rvZS0%2Fgiphy.gif&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=710b5c9f7781e0709781c6398684c10b4c92435f4ca2a5040f927d592fe14222&ipo=images) ](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia2.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FMOSebUr4rvZS0%2Fgiphy.gif&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=710b5c9f7781e0709781c6398684c10b4c92435f4ca2a5040f927d592fe14222&ipo=images) ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/898 "2023-11-02T17:41:02Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > What was he doing all day as an executive VP TBF, these days I kind of presume that a nepo-exec VP in a privately held family firm is just a highly paid space-filler, unless shown some evidence to the contrary. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/899 "2023-11-02T17:41:59Z")
Serious question: are the prosecutors asking the boys to describe their job duties? If so, what are they saying? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/900 "2023-11-02T17:50:32Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Eric has testified that he basically didnā€™t know anything about anything. What was he doing all day as an executive VP, anyway? Did the lawyers ask who was calling the shots at TrumpCo? I donā€™t know if thatā€™s relevant to the prosecution, but anyone who does business with them might want to know who they should really be dealing with instead of anyone named Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991/901 "2023-11-02T19:04:55Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Eric has testified that he basically didnā€™t know anything about anything. What was he doing all day as an executive VP, anyway? You have to understand, billionaires work really hard to earn their billions of dollars, you peasant. /s [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991.md?page=46)