A second grand jury in a week has declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, dealing another major setback to the Justice Department’s efforts to revive a case championed by the 47th president. The repeated rejections underscore growing public skepticism toward the administration’s push to prosecute political opponents after a judge previously dismissed the charges over an illegal appointment of the prosecuting U.S. attorney.
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Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution, despite pressure from President Donald Trump to charge James and former FBI Director James Comey.
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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed by the 47th president’s administration. The decision halts the high-profile prosecutions for now and delivers a major rebuke to the administration’s attempt to use an unlawfully selected interim U.S. attorney to pursue the cases.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by president
New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted on bank fraud and false statement charges after an Oval Office–backed investigation, making her the latest political adversary of the 47th president to face prosecution. James denounced the case as a politically motivated effort to punish her for previously suing the 47th president and his company for fraud.
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47th president orders purge of Black history from Smithsonian, targets African American museum
A new executive order, chillingly titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” declares that the Smithsonian, once a symbol of “American excellence,” has become tainted by narratives that portray “American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”