"State Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump, was indicted on federal bank fraud charges Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration seeks to use government power against those who have pursued investigations into him or publicly resisted his agenda. Trump, a Republican who campaigned for reelection in part on a vow of retribution after facing a slew of legal woes since his first term in the White House ended in 2021,"
"In 2022, she brought a civil fraud case against Trump and his family real estate company, eventually achieving a decision that resulted in Trump facing a $452.2 million penalty; a state appeals court threw the penalty out in August, but upheld that the president had been liable for fraud. Trump denied wrongdoing. He has accused James' office of bringing the case against him for political reasons."
State Attorney General Letitia James was indicted on federal bank fraud charges, according to a person familiar with the matter. The case is being pursued through Lindsey Halligan, recently appointed to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. James has sued to block Trump administration actions on funding for New York and civil-rights issues affecting transgender people and immigrants. In 2022, she brought a civil fraud case that produced a $452.2 million penalty later thrown out by a state appeals court, which nonetheless upheld fraud liability. President Trump has denied wrongdoing and publicly criticized and sought prosecutions of critics.
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