A U.S. federal judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, two perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/world/politics/us-judge-fbi-comey-nyc-james/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #fbi #jamescomey #newyork #letitiajames #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
Halligan unlawfully appointed finds judge, indictments again James Comey and Letitia James dismissed
Halligan faked the indictment against Comey since the jury didn't actually vote on it, but the article calls that "secured"
In both cases Halligan was the only lawyer to sign the indictments and she has no prosecutorial experience
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/24/g-s1-98612/trump-us-attorney-lindsey-halligan
#JamesComey #LetitiaJames #USpol #LindseyHalligan and her #FraudIndictments
😂🤣😂 Constitution 📜: 1, #Trump 🎃: 🙃
👉🏾 Judge dismisses cases against #JamesComey and #LetitiaJames after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-dismisses-cases-james-comey-letitia-james-finding-prosecutor-was-rcna244775
In his first question of the day, Judge Nachmanoff asked #JamesComey atty Michael Dreeben if he was arguing the case was brought to punish Comey for using his #FreeSpeech rights or that #Trump was targeting Comey because of his personal animosity toward against him.
Dreeben told the judge it is both.
“The President’s hate or animosity or dislike of Mr. Comey” may be enough to initially fire Comey, Dreeben said, but not use the “full weight” of the criminal justice system against Comey.”
#JamesComey’s attorney argued Wednesday that #Trump’s Sept social media post pushing the #DOJ to prosecute is a “crystal clear” example of why his client is being charged only because of the president’s personal animosity.
The post, Dreeben, said, linked Comey to 2 other “enemies” of Trump, & portrayed his frustration that interim #USAttorney #LindseyHalligan’s predecessor was resisting bringing charges. Dreeben was referring to Sen #AdamSchiff & NYAG #LetitiaJames.
Alex Akselrod
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…The Wall Street Journal reported this week that some #FannieMae #ethics & #oversight officials who were fired last month had been investigating whether #BillPulte improperly obtained #mortgage information for #LetitiaJames, who was charged last month with bank fraud after Pulte sent a criminal referral to the #DOJ. She said the charges, which she denies, are politically motivated.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
…The Wall Street Journal reported this week that some #FannieMae #ethics & #oversight officials who were fired last month had been investigating whether #BillPulte improperly obtained #mortgage information for #LetitiaJames, who was charged last month with bank fraud after Pulte sent a criminal referral to the #DOJ. She said the charges, which she denies, are politically motivated.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
“This is another example of #BillPulte weaponizing his role to do Donald Trump’s bidding, instead of working to lower costs amidst a #HousingCrisis,” said Sen. #ElizabethWarren, of Massachusetts, the ranking #Democrat on the #Senate #Banking Committee. “His behavior raises significant questions, & he needs to be brought in front of #Congress to answer them.”
#law #scammers #housing #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
The episode marks the latest example of #BillPulte using what is typically a low-profile position in the federal bureaucracy to enhance his own standing & gain the attention of #Trump. He’s prompted #mortgage #fraud investigations of prominent #Democrats who are some of Trump’s best known antagonists, including Sen #AdamSchiff of California, #NYAG #LetitiaJames & California Rep #EricSwalwell.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap
Lisa Melton
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#NYAG #LetitiaJames urges court to toss her case, calling it #Trump’s #revenge
New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined the list of #DOJ targets seeking to dismiss criminal charges by arguing vindictive prosecution — because, let’s face it, it is.
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #retribution #FHFA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/07/letitia-james-vindictive-prosecution-motion/
The filing hit many of the same notes as a similar motion filed last month by fmr FBI dir #JamesComey, who is charged w/ lying to Congress & has asked the judge overseeing his case to dismiss it.
Both Comey’s indictment & the one against #LetitiaJames were secured by the same prosecutor— #LindseyHalligan, Eastern District of Virginia interim #USattorney whom #Trump installed in the post after her predecessor, Erik Siebert, refused to move forward with the cases, citing a lack of evidence.
Other career prosecutors in the office had also reached that conclusion, some of whom have since been fired. #Comey & James are both also pursuing motions seeking the dismissal of their cases on grounds that #LindseyHalligan’s appointment was #illegal. A judge has scheduled a hearing next week to weigh arguments on that front.
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #retribution #FHFA #fraud #Trump #LetitiaJames
“Since his second inauguration, the President & his handpicked Department of Justice officials exhausted every avenue to secure the payback the President demanded,” defense attorneys Abbe Lowell & Andrew Bosse wrote. “The charges against AG James constitute unconstitutional vindictive & selective prosecution.”
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #retribution #FHFA #fraud #Trump #LetitiaJames
The filing hit many of the same notes as a similar motion filed last month by fmr FBI dir #JamesComey, who is charged w/ lying to Congress & has asked the judge overseeing his case to dismiss it.
Both Comey’s indictment & the one against #LetitiaJames were secured by the same prosecutor— #LindseyHalligan, Eastern District of Virginia interim #USattorney whom #Trump installed in the post after her predecessor, Erik Siebert, refused to move forward with the cases, citing a lack of evidence.
In a court filing Friday, #LetitiaJames’ attorneys maintained that the mortgage fraud case she’s facing in Virginia is nothing more than an effort at retaliation for the staggering civil #fraud judgment she won against #Trump & his real estate organization last year.
“Since his second inauguration, the President & his handpicked Department of Justice officials exhausted every avenue to secure the payback the President demanded,” defense attorneys Abbe Lowell & Andrew Bosse wrote. “The charges against AG James constitute unconstitutional vindictive & selective prosecution.”
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #retribution #FHFA #fraud #Trump #LetitiaJames
#NYAG #LetitiaJames urges court to toss her case, calling it #Trump’s #revenge
New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined the list of #DOJ targets seeking to dismiss criminal charges by arguing vindictive prosecution — because, let’s face it, it is.
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #retribution #FHFA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/07/letitia-james-vindictive-prosecution-motion/
In a court filing Friday, #LetitiaJames’ attorneys maintained that the mortgage fraud case she’s facing in Virginia is nothing more than an effort at retaliation for the staggering civil #fraud judgment she won against #Trump & his real estate organization last year.
#NYAG #LetitiaJames urges court to toss her case, calling it #Trump’s #revenge
New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined the list of #DOJ targets seeking to dismiss criminal charges by arguing vindictive prosecution — because, let’s face it, it is.
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #retribution #FHFA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/07/letitia-james-vindictive-prosecution-motion/
Created after the 2008 financial crisis, the #FHFA is typically a low-profile regulatory office, but Pulte has launched a new hotline targeting mortgage fraud & made public criminal referrals against a series of #Trump foes including #NYAG #LetitiaJames, as well as #FederaReserve Board Governor #LisaCook & California Democratic Senator #AdamSchiff.
#law #RevengePolitics #USpol #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
#LindseyHalligan, the interim #USattorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who was hand-picked for the job by #Trump, subsequently indicted #LetitiaJames after her predecessor declined to do so, citing a lack of evidence.
#law #RevengePolitics #USpol #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
The ouster of Joe Allen, #FHFA's acting #InspectorGeneral, follows the agency's director, Bill Pulte, becoming an outspoken voice in support of the #Trump admin. Across the government, the Trump admin has so far fired or reassigned close to two dozen agency #watchdogs, who police #waste, #fraud & #abuse. It has also defunded the group that supervises those offices.
#law #RevengePolitics #USpol #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
Created after the 2008 financial crisis, the #FHFA is typically a low-profile regulatory office, but Pulte has launched a new hotline targeting mortgage fraud & made public criminal referrals against a series of #Trump foes including #NYAG #LetitiaJames, as well as #FederaReserve Board Governor #LisaCook & California Democratic Senator #AdamSchiff.
#law #RevengePolitics #USpol #authoritarianism #fascism #tyranny
Lisa Melton
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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
#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
Tim Chambers
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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
