"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. Trump has been advocating charging James for months, posting on social media without citing any evidence that she's guilty as hell and telling reporters at the White House: It looks to me like she's really guilty of something, but I really don't know."
"James, a second-term Democrat, has denied wrongdoing. She has said that she made an error while filling out a form related to the home purchase but quickly rectified it and didn't deceive the lender. Her lawyer has accused the Justice Department of concocting a bogus criminal case to settle Trump's personal vendetta against James, who last year won a staggering judgment against Trump and his companies in a lawsuit alleging he lied to banks and others about the value of his assets."
A grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on one count of fraud in the Eastern District of Virginia following a mortgage fraud investigation. The indictment arrives two weeks after a separate criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with lying to Congress and reflects the Trump administration's use of Justice Department powers against political opponents and figures who investigated the president. President Trump has publicly pushed for charges against James, posting allegations without evidence and telling reporters she appears guilty. James denies wrongdoing, saying she corrected a form error and did not deceive the lender. Her lawyer says the Justice Department manufactured the case to settle a personal vendetta after James won a major judgment against Trump and his companies for allegedly lying about asset values.
Read at www.pilotonline.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]