A Trump-appointed prosecutor presented evidence to a federal grand jury Thursday seeking an indictment on charges of mortgage fraud against New York Attorney General Letitia James , sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. It was not immediately clear whether the grand jury approved the indictment, which was sought by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan, or whether another presentation would be made at a future date. A spokesperson for James' legal team declined to comment to ABC News. Halligan was named U.S. attorney by Trump after Trump ousted her predecessor, Erik Siebert, who sources say had expressed doubts internally about bringing cases against James and former FBI Director James Comey. Halligan last month brought an indictment against Comey on
New York AG Letitia James indicted for alleged fraud following pressure from Trump

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