US EditionTop Prosecutor Resists Pressure to Charge Letitia James
Senior prosecutor Elizabeth Yusi rejects pressure from President Trump to charge New York AG Letitia James, citing lack of probable cause in mortgage fraud allegations, officials said.
- On Monday, MSNBC reported that federal prosecutor Elizabeth Yusi in the Norfolk office of Virginia’s Eastern District plans to decline pursuing mortgage fraud charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
- This development followed intense pressure from President Donald Trump, who publicly demanded criminal prosecution and removal of James through social media posts and statements.
- Yusi has informed colleagues she sees no probable cause to charge James, and her colleagues fear potential dismissal for resisting what they describe as political interference.
- According to two sources cited by MSNBC, Yusi intends to share her findings with Lindsey Halligan, who was recently appointed as the president’s interim U.S. attorney, within the next few weeks.
- The case highlights ongoing concerns about politicization within the Justice Department and the risks faced by career prosecutors who refuse to alter legal decisions for political purposes.
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Trump's temper tantrum fails as his prosecutor absolutely refuses to bend the knee and charge NY's AG
A top prosecutor in Virginia is outright refusing to back down against “intense pressure from President Donald Trump” to file criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Elizabeth Yusi, who oversees major criminal prosecutions in the Norfolk office of the Eastern District of Virginia, has informed her colleagues that she plans to decline to seek charges against James. Yusi has been crystal clear with co-workers, confiding t…
Prosecutor Resisting Trump Pressure to Charge Letitia James
A federal prosecutor in Virginia signaled that she might decline to pursue charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, resisting pressure from President Donald Trump, according to an MSNBC report.
'Stunning': Top prosecutor risking her job to defy Trump's push to charge Letitia James
A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, resisting intense pressure from President Donald Trump, MSNBC's Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian report. Leonning joins Nicolle Wallace to break down the reporting.
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