"The case sets up another high profile confrontation between the justice department and Trump, who has fired attorneys who have refused to punish his enemies. Halligan, who has no prosecutorial experience, was put in the role at the urging of Trump after her predecessor concluded there wasn't probable cause to file criminal charges against James Comey, the former FBI director. Halligan personally presented the case against Comey to a grand jury after she was appointed and secured a two-count indictment."
"Trump has openly asked Pam Bondi, the US attorney general, to prosecute James, who led a civil fraud case against the president that led to a $500m fine, which was recently overturned by a New York state appellate court. William Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency head and a staunch Trump ally, made a criminal referral of James to the justice department in April, alleging she may have committed mortgage fraud."
Elizabeth Yusi, a career federal prosecutor in Virginia, concluded there is not probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Yusi oversees major criminal cases in the Norfolk office for the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and plans to present her conclusion to Lindsey Halligan, who was installed as US attorney last month. Halligan is a Trump ally with no prosecutorial experience and previously presented an indictment against James Comey after appointment. William Pulte referred James for alleged mortgage fraud related to a 2023 Norfolk home purchase. A grand jury was empaneled in May.
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