New York Attorney General Letitia James during an election night rally in Brooklyn on November 4, 2025. Jeenah Moon/Reuters

New York Attorney General Letitia James says the Trump administration engaged in “outrageous” conduct to overcome hurdles to bring the mortgage fraud case against her and urged a judge to throw out the indictment.

James’ lawyers point to the collective actions of President Donald Trump; Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, who made the criminal referral to the Justice Department; Attorney General Pam Bondi; Lindsey Halligan , the US attorney who brought the case; and Ed Martin, the special attorney in charge of mortgage fraud cases.

“This indictment is the product of months of illegal and unethical behavior by government officials, on

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