[Opinion] Why hauling Trump into court for inflating his assets is wrong

Why hauling Trump into court for inflating his assets is wrong

Opinion by Alexander Talel (CNN) — In mid-1950s New York, business corruption was rife, and mafia families were on the rise. Jacob Javits, who was the New York state attorney general at the time, pushed the state legislature to create a law that would give his office sweeping power to identify and go after repeated fraudsters. From that request, Executive Law 63 (12) was born. Today, the Executive Law is the centerpiece of current New York Attor…