On Fox News' Fox and Friends, Eric Trump's wife ranted like a crazy person against Letitia James.
That much we could have predicted. Of course, Trumpworld is going to try to use Fox News to spin a 200-plus page civil suit that includes reporting crimes related to 23 separate properties.
But Lara Trump's "spin" exceeded expectations. Appearing on the screen of her employer Fox News, she insanely claimed that investigating her husband's charity may have killed children at St. Jude's Children’s Hospital.
Speaking to Brian Kilmeade, Lara became unhinged and lied.
"My husband [Eric Trump] started a charity to raise money for kids at Saint Jude Children’s Hospital when he was 22 years old. He raised $30 million for the kids at Saint Jude, and Letitia James has such vitriol and hatred with the last name Trump she decided to investigate my husband’s charity despite the fact that it had one of the lowest expense ratios of any private charity in America.”
Letitia James wasn't the AG at the time, Lara.
Stop lying.
“And unfortunately, guess who was hurt by that? It wasn’t my husband. It’s the kids of Saint Jude,” she continued. “Who knows how many kids have died unnecessarily thanks to her investigation and just vitriol and hatred for anyone with the last name Trump?”
I'd say zero children died because of any investigation into Eric Trump. That particular charity was found guilty of massive self-dealing. Turns out the St. Jude's charity run by Eric used Trump properties for charity golf tournaments and the Trump properties BILLED THE CHARITY for the event. Sound familiar?
And Lara? Your husband pleaded the Fifth over 500 times in this latest suit. That's going to hurt him in court because this is a civil, not a criminal, complaint.
Lara Trump and Fox News live on hyperbole and lies.
There are many good reasons Eric's charity was found guilty of self-dealing. Forbes outlines the history of it.
AND... it was AG Barbara Underwood that was investigating Eric's charity in 2016.
The Associated Press reported in 2016 that the children’s charity flouted nonprofit standards in part by financially benefiting charities with Trump family connections
Letitia James, who became the first Black woman to become AG in 2019. James did continue investigating the Trump family in 2020.
Liars gotta lie. Maybe persuade your husband and his family to stop grifting on the backs of sick children, Lara.
