"James, who infuriated President Donald Trump by suing him and his company for fraud in a case that played out as he was running for office, was indicted on charges of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution following a presentation to a grand jury in Virginia by a prosecutor who was hastily appointed last month amid Trump administration pressure to deliver criminal cases against his adversaries. James' office had no immediate comment Thursday."
"The indictment, two weeks after a separate criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with lying to Congress, is the latest indication of the Trump administration's norm-busting determination to use the law enforcement powers of the Justice Department to pursue the president's political foes and public figures who once investigated him. The James case remained under seal Thursday, making it impossible to assess what evidence prosecutors have."
New York Attorney General Letitia James was charged in a mortgage fraud investigation tied to aggressive pressure from the Trump administration. She was indicted on charges of bank fraud and false statements after a grand jury presentation in Virginia by a prosecutor who had been hastily appointed amid administration demands for criminal cases against political adversaries. James previously sued President Trump and his company; her lawyers deny the allegations and call the probe political revenge. Prosecutors replaced a veteran prosecutor who had resisted filing charges with Lindsey Halligan, a former Trump personal lawyer without prior federal prosecutorial experience. The case remains under seal.
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