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#NYAG #LetitiaJames, is seeking to block a #DOJ investigation into her office’s civil #fraud case against #Trump by challenging the legitimacy of the #USattorney in Albany, according to 2 people with knowledge of the matter.

James’s effort marks the fifth time the appointment of a top federal prosecutor installed by Trump has been challenged. The US attorney, John A. Sarcone III, declined to comment through a spox.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/nyregion/letitia-james-investigation-subpoenas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xk8.Ntcp.-eURhCdEz64J&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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#NYAG #LetitiaJames, is seeking to block a #DOJ investigation into her office’s civil #fraud case against #Trump by challenging the legitimacy of the #USattorney in Albany, according to 2 people with knowledge of the matter.

James’s effort marks the fifth time the appointment of a top federal prosecutor installed by Trump has been challenged. The US attorney, John A. Sarcone III, declined to comment through a spox.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/nyregion/letitia-james-investigation-subpoenas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xk8.Ntcp.-eURhCdEz64J&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

James left the courthouse smiling to cheers from supporters, who chanted, “We stand with Tish!” The case, she declared, was about “a justice system which has been used as a tool of revenge … & a weapon against those individuals who simply did their job & who stood up for the rule of law.”

#law #Trump #Retribution #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment #NYAG #LetitiaJames

James left the courthouse smiling to cheers from supporters, who chanted, “We stand with Tish!” The case, she declared, was about “a justice system which has been used as a tool of revenge … & a weapon against those individuals who simply did their job & who stood up for the rule of law.”

#law #Trump #Retribution #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment #NYAG #LetitiaJames

#NYAG #LetitiaJames pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges accusing her of lying on mortgage papers to secure favorable loan terms in a case pushed by #Trump.

James’ first court appearance in Virginia sets the stage for a high-stakes #legal battle between the Republican admin & a Democratic longtime Trump adversary who angered him with a major civil fraud case she [as the state attorney general] brought against him.

#law #Retribution #WeaponizationOfGovernment
https://apnews.com/article/letitia-james-justice-department-trump-pam-bondi-3da6cd432be74bab32b2ecbfb2e2b451?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-24-Breaking+News

Trump has targeted political foes, including Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook and New York AG Letitia James, for claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers.

But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-cabinet-mortgage-fraud?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #FederalReserve #LisaCook #NewYork #LetitiaJames #Law #Government #USPolitics

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of U.S. President Donald Trump, was indicted on charges of lying on a mortgage application on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/politics/letitia-james-indictment-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #newyork #letitiajames #donaldtrump #us

Trump has targeted political foes, including Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook and New York AG Letitia James, for claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers.

But ProPublica found that at least three of the president’s Cabinet members have done the same thing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-cabinet-mortgage-fraud?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #FederalReserve #LisaCook #NewYork #LetitiaJames #Law #Government #USPolitics

His demands came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge 2 of the adversaries he most reviles, #LetitiaJames & #JamesComey, showing how far #Trump has gone in exerting personal control over the #DOJ & breaching the longstanding norm about keeping #politics at a distance from #LawEnforcement.

#law #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment #MafiaState

#Trump named #JamesComey, the former #FBI director; Senator #AdamSchiff, Democrat of California; & #LetitiaJames, the New York attorney general, saying he was reading about how they were “all guilty as hell, but nothing is going to be done.”

Asked later by reporters about his message for #PamBondi, Trump said, “They have to act. They have to act fast.”

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A New York state appeals court has preserved a fraud case against U.S. President Donald Trump but threw out a half-billion-dollar penalty, enabling him to rebound from one of his biggest legal defeats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/world/crime-legal/trump-huge-court-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #letitiajames #trumporganization

'Dangerous and Unacceptable': Writers Guild Calls for Paramount Bribery Investigation After Colbert Cancellation

#ColbertCancellation#MediaiteNews#WritersGuildOfAmerica#WGA#LetitiaJames

https://www.mediaite.com/media/dangerous-and-unacceptable-writers-guild-calls-for-paramount-bribery-investigation-after-colbert-cancellation/

'Dangerous and Unacceptable': Writers Guild Calls for Paramount Bribery Investigation After Colbert Cancellation

#ColbertCancellation#MediaiteNews#WritersGuildOfAmerica#WGA#LetitiaJames

https://www.mediaite.com/media/dangerous-and-unacceptable-writers-guild-calls-for-paramount-bribery-investigation-after-colbert-cancellation/