New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawyers accused the Trump administration of "outrageous government conduct" on Monday, arguing the fraud charges against her were "patently unconstitutional" and intended to punish James for her opposition to President Trump.

James is asking a judge to toss out her indictment with prejudice, meaning it could not be reintroduced. She was charged in October with bank fraud, with prosecutors accusing James — a longtime foe of Mr. Trump who sued him in civil court for fraud, which he has denied — of buying a home in Virginia and falsely calling it a second home instead of a rental property in order to get a lower interest rate.

In a 22-page filing Monday , James alleged the charges were the product of "months of illegal and unethical behavior" b

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