A Virginia-based federal grand jury has charged New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) with mortgage fraud, weeks after President Donald Trump demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi push Department of Justice (DOJ) officials to target her for prosecution.
James’s office had sued Trump while he was a private citizen between his two presidential terms, alleging that his company had committed fraud while he was running for office in 2016. She has been a frequent subject of Trump’s ire since then, most recently in September, when Trump posted a message on Truth Social directing Bondi to go after James and a number of other figures he perceives as political opponents.
This week, it was revealed that the Truth Social post was actually meant to be a private message from Trump to Bond