"after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors went back to a grand jury in Virginia after a judge's ruling halting the prosecution of James and another longtime Trump foe, former FBI Director James Comey, on the grounds that the U.S. attorney who presented the cases was illegally appointed."
"James has denied any wrongdoing and accused the administration of using the justice system to seek revenge against Trump's political opponents. "This should be the end of this case," her attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement. "If they continue, undeterred by a court ruling and a grand jury's rejection of the charges, it will be a shocking assault on the rule of law and a devastating blow to the integrity of our justice system.""
The Justice Department failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed a prior mortgage fraud prosecution. Prosecutors returned to a grand jury in Virginia following a ruling that halted prosecutions of James and former FBI Director James Comey because the U.S. attorney who presented the cases was illegally appointed. Grand jurors rejected prosecutors' request to bring charges. James was originally charged with bank fraud and making false statements related to a 2020 Norfolk home purchase. Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide, personally presented the case after being installed as U.S. attorney amid presidential pressure. James denies wrongdoing and her lawyer warned that continued prosecution would assault the rule of law.
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