"It's not the kind of money the DOJ typically seeks to recoup, but James isn't just any alleged fraudster. A prominent anti-Trump gadfly, James brought a civil case against Donald Trump and his company in 2022 and won, resulting in a $500 million fine being levied against the president (he later successfully appealed the fine and has so far paid nothing, although the ruling maintained his liability)."
"James's indictment comes just more than two weeks after the Justice Department launched its case against another longtime Trump target, former FBI Director James Comey, on charges that he lied to Congress in 2020. (Both Comey and James deny the charges.) Is this a coordinated attack on Trump's enemies? And how much control can the president really exert over the DOJ's lawyers? My colleague Quinta Jurecic, who has covered both indictments, joins me to discuss."
New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a federal grand jury on bank fraud and false-statement charges tied to her purchase of a Virginia home. The government alleges she saved $18,933 on the purchase. James previously brought a civil case against Donald Trump and his company in 2022, winning a $500 million judgment later appealed. James and former FBI director James Comey were indicted within weeks of each other, raising questions about timing. The Comey indictment faced a statute-of-limitations deadline, and a new prosecutor was installed in the Eastern District of Virginia late last month.
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