New York State Attorney General Letitia James is turning to a national Democratic group to fund her legal defense as prosecutors appointed by President Donald Trump investigate and bring charges against his adversaries.

James’s maneuver hints at the significant legal exposure she faces and is further evidence that she is a key target of Trump’s ongoing efforts to influence the historically independent U.S. Department of Justice. James, a Democrat, won a 2023 fraud judgement against the Republican president that cast doubt on Trump’s claims to be a brilliant businessman.

The president has publicly pushed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to bring charges against his critics and replaced career prosecutors with loyalists. Last week prosecutors in Virginia charged former FBI director Jame

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