As the Cornell scandal continues to horrify America and the world, adjudicated rapist Donald Trump proudly traveled with convicted rapist Mike Tyson to Syracuse, New York on 9 October where, at a rally for the Republican candidate for Governor, Trump called Attorney General Letitia James "a disgusting dog."
In addition to calling James corrupt and a dog, Trump also repeated his weird "Peekaboo" nickname for her, which some people have highlighted as an example of the 80-year-old's "old timey" use of slurs that rhyme with or harken back to the casual racism Trump has always been known for.
Trump makes no attempt to hide his racism and misogyny
As with Trump's most outrageous insults towards accomplished Black women, there's a history involved.
Tish James exposed Trump as a charity thief in 2019 when she brought former New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood's case against the Trump Foundation to a successful conclusion. In that case, Trump was forced to admit he stole money from the Trump Foundation and used it for his own nefarious purposes.
Trump was ordered to pay $2 million in court damages. The Trump Foundation was shut down. Strict legal restrictions were placed on Trump's ability to operate a future charity in New York. And his criminal offspring Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka and Eric were all required to attend training to learn why stealing from charities was wrong.
In 2024, James won a massive civil case against Trump that exposed years of, in her words, "lying, cheating, and staggering fraud." Trump, the Trump Organization and Trump's co-defendants were ordered to repay $450 million they had obtained illegally. When the settlement amount was thrown out in 2025, Trump claimed "total victory," even though the court did not overturn the finding that Trump had, indeed, committed staggering fraud that cost New Yorkers hundreds of millions of dollars.
Trump is actively abusing his power to target Black women who cross him
Trump's latest attacks on Letitia James came on the same day that it was reported that Trump had set up a new committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
As Propublica previously revealed, Trump's targeting of a Black woman who he is not allowed to fire from her role is a clear example of politically motivated selective prosecution.
We know that because three of Trump's own cabinet members have been exposed for committing the same alleged "crime" as Lisa Cook without any repercussion.
Even more damning: Trump has a history of committing the exact same crime himself.
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