Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) asserted, citing Attorney General Letitia James’s court fights with former President Donald Trump, that James is “trying to burn down” the judicial system.
When the congressman from New York spoke at a promotion ceremony for the New York Fire Department recently, the firemen in attendance jeered at her and yelled Trump’s name. Malliotakis made a joke about the current demonstration, saying that the firemen are considered “New York’s bravest” since they continue to boo James in spite of any repercussions.
Malliotakis stated on Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria, “They’re not scared to voice their thoughts either, and look, Letitia James is attempting to burn down our judicial system, and the firefighters are calling her out on it.” “They object to what Hillary is doing and the injustice that she has perpetrated against President Trump.”
Malliotakis also criticized a document that the state fire department released, in which FDNY Chief of Department John Hodges told employees that the agency was looking into who had booed James and applauded Trump. The letter also recommended that individuals who took part in James’s jeers come forward. According to a New York Post story, FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh told Hodges that it would be preferable if people came forward so that “we don’t have to chase them down.”
Malliotakis contended that since James is a divisive figure, the FDNY should not have allowed her to speak in the first place and that the firemen were only expressing their right to free speech.
“There should be no reprisals or rebukes directed at these firemen. While they were booing someone they didn’t like, they were applauding for President Trump. Deal with it, I mean,” she continued.
Last month, James said that if Trump is unable to pay his $354 million sentence, she will go to court and ask the judge to take his assets. Judge Arthur Engoron’s ruling that Trump had artificially increased both his personal and business net worth in order to get more advantageous credit arrangements resulted in the imposition of the penalties.
