New York Attorney General Letitia James is scheduled to appear in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, Friday to be arraigned on charges of alleged mortgage fraud after she was indicted earlier this month by President Donald Trump's handpicked U.S. attorney.

Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan -- who Trump appointed just days after calling on the his attorney general to act "NOW!!!" to prosecute James and other political enemies -- secured an indictment against James on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.

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.

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