"A Virginia-based federal grand jury has charged New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) with mortgage fraud, weeks after President Donald Trump demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi push Department of Justice (DOJ) officials to target her for prosecution. James's office had sued Trump while he was a private citizen between his two presidential terms, alleging that his company had committed fraud while he was running for office in 2016."
"James faces charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. In a statement immediately after the charges were announced, James denounced the investigation as being politically motivated. "This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system," James said in a video message on X. "He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General."
A Virginia-based federal grand jury charged New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud and related bank charges, including alleged false statements to a financial institution. The indictment followed President Donald Trump's demand that former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi push DOJ officials to pursue James. James's office previously sued Trump alleging fraud by his company during the 2016 campaign. James called the investigation politically motivated, described it as a weaponization of the justice system, and vowed to fight the charges aggressively and without fear.
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