A grand jury on Thursday (December 11) declined for the second time in a week to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, marking another major setback for the Justice Department’s push to prosecute President Donald Trump’s most prominent political adversaries.

The repeated refusals represent a striking rebuke of prosecutors’ attempts to revive a criminal case Trump had publicly urged them to pursue .

Back-to-back grand jury failures

After a Norfolk grand jury refused to indict James last week, prosecutors turned to another grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, which also declined. The outcome was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity, AP reported. Prosecutors are still assessing next steps.

Defense calls case “a stain” on DOJ

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