Letitia James Under Pressure to Prosecute Jon Stewart
Published Mar 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDTUpdated Mar 30, 2024 at 12:32 PM EDT
Letitia James Under Pressure to Prosecute Jon Stewart
Published Mar 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDTUpdated Mar 30, 2024 at 12:32 PM EDT
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People on social media have called for New York Attorney General Letitia James to prosecute late-night show host Jon Stewart as she did former President Donald Trump after it was reported that Stewart sold his city apartment for $15.6 million more than it was worth.
On Wednesday, the New York Post reported that Stewart sold his Tribeca penthouse in 2014 for $17.5 million. At the time, the 6,280-square-foot property had a market value of about $1.882 million, according to the City of New York’s Assessment Roll 2013-2014, making the sale price roughly 830 percent higher.
The comedian did nothing illegal by selling his penthouse for more than market value, but social media users were quick to mention that James go after Stewart, like she did with Trump for inflating his assets.
James filed a lawsuit against Trump in September 2022, accusing him, his two adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, The Trump Organization and two firm executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeff McConney, of fraudulently overvaluing assets to secure more favorable bank loans and taxation deals.
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