US EditionA history of President Trump's legal battles with New York Attorney General Letitia James
- On October 9, 2025, New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in Alexandria, Virginia, on bank fraud and false-statements charges tied to a 2020 Norfolk mortgage.
- James has spent her tenure suing President Donald Trump and others, winning a more than $500 million civil fraud judgment against the Trump Organization and leading probes into Andrew Cuomo and the NRA.
- Prosecutors allege the Norfolk mortgage involved a `second home rider` and say James rented the property to a family of three, saving roughly $19,000 in mortgage costs.
- James said `This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system` as about 200 attendees showed support at the NAACP convention, and she is scheduled to appear in court on October 24.
- Legal scholars warn proving intent will be the prosecution's main hurdle, as Lindsey Halligan, interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, brought the case after Erik Siebert declined.
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'Biggest obstacle': Ex-prosecutor explains why Trump has 'uphill battle' convicting NY AG
In the wake of a federal indictment targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud, doubts over both prosecutorial conduct and evidentiary strength have mounted.In an article for Bloomberg published Friday, law professor and former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade argued that while the indictment of James for mortgage fraud contains serious procedural irregularities, the prosecution…
Cuomo says both 'playing politics' after Trump pursued indictment of NY attorney general
NEW YORK (PIX11) – During an exclusive one-on-one interview on Friday, New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo refrained from condemning President Donald Trump for his role in the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James, saying "neither side should be playing politics." Cuomo responded to James’ indictment in a statement posted on social media; however, he did not mention the president or his involvement in the case. When PIX …
Inside the federal fraud indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — A federal grand jury indicted New York State Attorney General Letitia James in the Eastern District of Virginia over a 2020 loan for a home on Peronne Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. Federal prosecutors charged her with two felonies, claiming James lied to banks by misrepresenting the property as her secondary residence, securing her better loan terms than she should have gotten for an investment property. Get the late…
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