New York Attorney General Letitia James is speaking out about the trumped-up and “baseless” charges the U.S. Department of Justice filed against her at the demand of President Donald Trump after a Virginia grand jury indicted her on Thursday on real estate fraud.
As the DOJ continues to go after Trump’s enemies, James was indicted on charges of bank fraud and making a false statement to a financial institution, totaling just under $20,000, in a case that most prosecutors would never pursue.
The indictment accuses James of misrepresenting her intentions for a house in Virginia she bought in 2020 by using it as a rental property. The charges allege she violated the mortgage agreement after she received favorable terms that would have saved her $18,933 over the life of the loan.
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