"The indictment on Thursday marks the Department of Justice's second failed attempt to prosecute James, an elected Democrat against whom Trump had vowed retribution after her office brought a civil fraud case against him and his family business. In November, US District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed a mortgage fraud case against James after finding that the federal prosecutor who secured the indictment, Lindsey Halligan, was unlawfully appointed."
"James has maintained that the attempts to prosecute her are blatantly political. On Thursday, she again said allegations against her were baseless as she called for the unchecked weaponisation of our justice system to stop. Her lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said any effort to continue the case would constitute a shocking assault on the rule of law and a devastating blow to the integrity of our justice system."
A federal grand jury rejected prosecutors' attempt to revive a criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge previously dismissed charges. The earlier mortgage fraud indictment was voided when the court found the federal prosecutor who secured it had been unlawfully appointed. James called the allegations baseless and warned against weaponising the justice system. Her lawyer, Abbe Lowell, described any continued effort as a shocking assault on the rule of law and a blow to judicial integrity. Federal prosecutors are reportedly planning to seek a new indictment. James previously led a civil fraud case that produced a $450m penalty before appeals changes.
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