New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two charges stemming from mortgage fraud allegations, making her the second prominent adversary of President Trump to face criminal charges after he vowed to seek retribution against his perceived enemies.
She faces counts of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution, according to an indictment filed Thursday in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney for the district, was the only prosecutor on the docket as of Thursday.
“No one is above the law. The charges as alleged in this case represent intentional, criminal acts and tremendous breaches of the public’s trust,” Halligan said in a statement. “The facts and the law in this case are clear, and