'BradCast' 9/21/2022 (NY A.G. sues Trump; Guest: Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel)
On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 The first of many hammers to come on Donald Trump's years of lying, grifting and defrauding the American people and the world, came down today.\xa0 New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a sweeping lawsuit against Trump, the Trump Organization, and his three adult children, Eric, Don Jr. and Ivanka, along with two top executives. The civil suit details 'astounding' financial falsehoods and dozens of flagrant incidents of bank, tax and insurance fraud, and aims to prevent Trump and his kids from working as executives for any company registered in New York for at least five years, among many other remedies. James also said her investigation found criminal violations of law, which she has referred to both state and federal authorities. Accountability and national security journalist MARCY WHEELER of Emptywheel discusses the civil suit in New York and many of the other ongoing civil and criminal investigations bearing down on Trump. Wheeler explains the latest developments in the Justice Department's case against Trump for stealing highly classified national security documents, likely next steps and potential pitfalls, and cautions that all of these probes will take time...