A candidate to head Donald Trump’s Justice Department threatened New York Attorney General Letitia James with prison if she continues to prosecute the president-elect.
Mike Davis, a controversial right-wing lawyer and commentator, told journalist Benny Johnson that he was willing to go to war for Trump against enemies like James who could use “legal warfare” against him.
James signaled Wednesday that he will not back down from his investigations and lawsuits against Donald Trump and vowed to fight any possible “revenge or retribution” from the former president.
‘Listen, honey, this time we’re not going to waste any time and we’re going to put your fat guy… in prison for conspiracy against rights. I promise you,’ he said.
Davis is reportedly vying to serve as Trump’s Attorney General or White House Counsel.
Mike Davis told journalist Benny Johnson that he was ready to go to war for Trump on behalf of his legal adversaries like James, who could use lawfare against him.
James had previously won a $454 million civil fraud judgment against the incoming president, after accusing him of inflating his net worth by billions of dollars to obtain better loan and insurance conditions.
She pointed to Trump’s golf club in Westchester and the Seven Springs estate as properties she could seize to make bail payments.
“I challenge you to try to continue your legal war against President Trump in his second term,” Davis said. “It’s not going to happen again.”
“I imagine the Trump 47 Justice Department will have no patience with this Democratic war for the next four years,” Davis told Newsmax.
He cited 18 USC § 241 (‘conspiracy against rights’) as the law that would prevent James from pursuing ‘political enemies.’
On Wednesday, Davis also said that New York Attorney General Letitia James should “go to the gulag.”
Davis, whom Politico has described as Trump’s ‘troll in chief’, has often spoken of sending journalists and political opponents to the gulag.
The former president has since appealed the massive ruling, and appeals court judges asked tough questions of New York prosecutors in September, indicating they might side with Trump in the case.
James signaled Wednesday that he is not backing down on his cases against Donald Trump and vowed to fight any potential “revenge or retribution” he may face.
James had previously won a $454 million civil fraud judgment against the incoming president, which he is attempting to appeal.
The judges wanted to know why fines of nearly $500 million had been imposed and who had been harmed in a case in which neither side had lost money.
However, the court has not yet made any decision on the case.
When asked about the case Wednesday, James simply said he’s “not afraid of Donald Trump.”
The Trump-hating prosecutor declared she would not compromise the integrity or principles of the state as she seeks to work with the new administration.
He admitted that “we did not expect this result,” but insisted: “we are prepared to respond to this result.”
“And my office has been preparing for several months because we’ve been here before,” James said during a fiery news conference. ‘We have faced this challenge before and used the rule of law to fight back.
“And we are prepared to fight back once again, because as attorney general of this great state, my job is to protect and defend the rights of New Yorkers and the rule of law,” he said, adding that “I will not shirk that responsibility.
He might have to deal with people like Davis if he does, like Washington Post reported last month that Trump was considering combative, television-appearing lawyers for the top job at the Justice Department.
Mike Davis, a controversial right-wing lawyer and commentator, is reportedly running to fill Trump’s attorney general position.
Trump had reportedly told advisers and donors “that his picks for office were a mistake in the first term because they were weak or defiant.”
The president-elect praised Davis at a campaign event in Colorado, saying, “This guy is very tough… We want him in a very high capacity.”
Davis was the lead counsel on Trump’s judicial nominations during his first term.
The provocateur told DailyMail.com that he is “too charming to be confirmed as Attorney General.”
“I would like to be viceroy,” he added.
Davis was one of millions of Trump supporters who celebrated his victory on Wednesday.
Trump was elected the 47th president, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of serious crimes and survived two assassination attempts.