Washington (United States) (AFP) — A grand jury declined on Thursday to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, a political foe of President Donald Trump, on mortgage fraud charges, US media reported.

The failure by federal prosecutors to secure an indictment of James comes less than two weeks after the initial case against her was tossed out.

District Judge Cameron Currie dismissed the case against James — and another against former FBI chief James Comey — on the grounds that the US attorney handpicked by Trump who brought the charges was unlawfully appointed.

NBC News said different prosecutors presented the James case to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday but failed to get an indictment.

The television network said the Justice Department could still try again.

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