Newsmax host on Letitia James indictment: “They're calling this retribution. And sure, why not? Let's call it retribution.”
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From the October 9, 2025, edition of Newsmax's Rob Schmitt Tonight
ROB SCHMITT (HOST): And Kari Lake joins us now to talk about this. What a moment to see that federal charge against one of the worst out there.
KARI LAKE (GUEST): I think like a lot of Americans, I was starting to think, well, maybe it won't happen. Even though I'd heard the news about, you know, all of the problems with her mortgage documents. I mean, that's real basic stuff. She's a top law enforcement officer. She should be thrilled that this administration is following the letter of the law to a T. And the good news is, I actually think that Tish is going to look really good in orange. I think it might be her color.
SCHMITT: Hey, nobody's above the law, Kari, as we as we learned so many times from Tish James. They're calling this retribution. And sure, why not? Let's call it retribution. But there has to be this for what they did. And that's the point. You remember how much time Trump spent sitting in court, how hard they tried to humiliate him. And again, he goes 78 years. He never has any legal trouble. And all of a sudden he has 91 felonies at 79 years-old. And you're telling me that's not political? This is necessary. The people that did this, this needs to happen to them. Otherwise they'll just do it again. If a lesson isn't learned here, then these people will just get worse and they'll do it again.
LAKE: I don't think it's retribution at all. I think it is law and order. It's justice. There was a wrongdoing here. It sounds like it's a solid case. We're going to get more information as the days unfold, and I think it's going to be an open and shut case, a real easy one. The — it's all there in the documents. And nobody forced anybody to sign a document. And so when you fill out these documents, it's really hard to prove otherwise that you're innocent, when in fact the evidence is right there in front of you. You know, and we think of what happened to President Trump and the fact that he was dragged through all of this nonsense. Meanwhile, New York City devolved into just a crime haven where criminals were running the streets, killing people, maiming people, hurting people and not being prosecuted. Maybe the good news is that when Tish does go to prison, there's going to be no criminals there, because she didn't help lock any of them up. But I know that we are going to start locking people up who are doing wrongdoing in places like New York and places like Chicago, LA and other crime ridden cities. And it's about time that we have law and order and that the people who pay their taxes work hard, can walk on the streets and not have to be surrounded by criminals, including potentially someone like Tish.
SCHMITT: It really is just a reminder of just how how dirty the inner workings of these big blue cities are, how corrupt the people that get in. I mean, people like — I mean, how in the hell is Tish James the attorney general of New York? How did that even happen?