ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was federally indicted Thursday on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. The charges—misrepresenting real estate to secure favorable loan terms—were rebuked by allies who called it political revenge, while critics framed the indictment as overdue accountability for New York’s top law enforcer.

Ahead of the indictment, Trump himself had posted on Truth Social on October 4, claiming, "Corrupt Letitia James is costing New York state hundreds of billions of dollars in lost business." He called her a "complete and total disaster" and reiterated his belief that she should be removed from office.

“No one is above the law,” said U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan on Thursday. “The facts and the l

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