Letitia James

Donald Trump attacked New York Attorney General Letitia James yet again Tuesday — and posted a conspicuously large photo of her smiling in a courtroom.

The former president suggested that James sits idly by in his trial while crime in her state goes unpunished, which has been a frequent theme of his after she filed a $250 million fraud lawsuit against his business empire. The ex-president has made nearly identical claims against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as she investigated and then prosecuted his efforts to overturn his Georgia election loss.

They should keep quiet.

That's the unsolicited advice offered up by former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner for former President Donald Trump's adult children and heirs when they are brought into New York to testify in his $250 million civil fraud case next week.

Eric and Ivanka Trump are the two witnesses whose testimony in the civil fraud trial against former President Donald Trump in New York could matter the most, argued New York Times economics and investigative reporter Susanne Craig on Monday.

"You brought it to our attention as a show, I think first, this anger, this seething from Trump," said MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace. "Tell me if the kids are as triggering as everything that's happened so far."

Judge Arthur Engoron's $10,000 fine, the second issued to Trump for publicly attacking court staff, "sends exactly the wrong message" as pressure mounts in his many trials, a former federal prosecutor warned.

"I am concerned that with his children testifying this week, with that civil case really going to his brand as an alleged billionaire, with his really possibly leading to his not being able to do any business in New York state whatsoever," Andrew Weissmann said, "that he will continue to act out.

As Donald Trump battles for the future of his Trump Organization in a Manhattan courtroom, evidence submitted shows that a Trump Org vice president admitted that his boss overvalued his Mar-a-Lago property by neary 20 times.

The value of Trump's signature resort in Florida has been front and center in New York Attorney General Letitia James' $250 civil suit that alleges that the former president's company has engaged in years of defrauding banks and insurance companies by inflating its value.

Pending a possible appeal, Ivanka Trump is expected to take the stand in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday where she will be grilled by prosecutors from New York Attorney General Letitia James' office over her complicity in financial fraud committed by the Trump Organization.

Due to a ruling by an appeals court that got her off the hook in the $250 million civil suit — citing the statute of limitations — what she says could have a major impact on the fortunes of Donald Trump and his two sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, as well as executives working for the company which could be dissolved.

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski questioned the wisdom of Donald Trump attacking the judge in his fraud trial and acting rudely in court.

New York judge Arthur Engoron has already found the former president liable for fraud in the $250 million lawsuit brought by attorney general Letitia James, and the "Morning Joe" co-host criticized Trump for antagonizing the sole authority to decide how much he would pay in penalties at the conclusion of the bench trial.

New York attorney general Letitia James considered investigating Rudy Giuliani years ago over his efforts to dig up dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine.

The Manhattan district attorney's office received emails last week revealing internal discussions at the attorney general's office in 2020 about the potential investigation, although the idea was quickly shot down, an agency official familiar with the matter told The Daily Beast.