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FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press briefing, Feb. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

NEW YORK – The day she was elected New York's attorney general, Letitia James blasted President Donald Trump as a “con man” and “carnival barker" and pledged to scrutinize his public policies and personal business dealings. As James mounted a lawsuit claiming that Trump's business persona was built partly on lies, he returned fire, calling her “grossly incompetent” and “an evil person."

James, a Democrat, and Trump, a Republican, have long been legal and political foes, tangling in dozens of lawsuits over the years.

On Thursday, Trump's Justice Department indicted James on mortgage

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