‘Call for Unity’: Donald Trump Asks Letitia James to Drop Civil Fraud Case ‘for the Greater Good of the Country’ Weeks After New York AG Vowed to Fight Attacks President-Elect Might Launch as ‘Revenge’

An attorney for President-elect Donald Trump requested New York Attorney General Letitia James to drop the civil case in which he was found liable for fraud and ordered to shell out a massive multi-million dollar payment. An appellate attorney Trump selected to become the nation’s next solicitor general penned a letter to James requesting the case’s dismissal in the interest of ending “partisan strife.” A judge ruled that former President Donald Trump (left) committed fraud by inflating the net worth of several of his assets as part of the civil case brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James (right). (Photo: Getty Images) “In the aftermath of his historic election victory, President Trump has called for our Nation’s partisan strife to end and for the contending factions to join forces for the greater good of the country,” attorney D. John Sauer wrote. “This call for unity extends to the legal onslaught against him and his family that permeated the most recent election cycle.” Sauer asserted that now that he is Trump’s nominee for solicitor general, he has also been personally victimized by “partisan division” and said James has the “singular opportunity to help cure this division.” New York...