New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted after pressure from Trump

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The US Department of Justice charged Letitia James after Donald Trump called for legal action against the New York prosecutor who sued him.

James faces two felony charges, including bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, in connection with the loan application.

The indictment comes just days after former FBI Director James Comey, also a Trump critic, was indicted Charged By lying to and obstructing Congress. I have He pleaded not guilty.

In a social media post last month, Trump urged US Attorney General Pam Bondi to take legal action against him James So is Comey.

James on Thursday called the accusations “baseless,” adding that they are “nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate use of our justice system as a weapon.” She added, “His public statements make it clear that his only goal is political revenge at any cost.”

Her first court appearance is scheduled for October 24.

The indictments against James and Comey represent an unusual step in Trump’s attacks against his political enemies. It also heightens concerns among the president’s critics that he is using the Justice Department as a vehicle for personal revenge, accusations the Justice Department has rejected.

The two cases come after the resignation of the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, who was in charge of the investigations – and shortly after Trump chose Lindsey Halligan, his former personal lawyer, to replace him.

None of the indictments bore the signatures of any prosecutors in the US Attorney’s Office and were signed only by Halligan.

After the indictment against James was filed, Bundy wrote in a post on X: “One level of justice for all Americans.”

The Department of Justice alleges that James used the Virginia property as a rental investment rather than a secondary residence, as required by the mortgage she used to finance his purchase.

“This misrepresentation allowed James to obtain favorable loan terms not available for investment properties,” the indictment said.

In 2022, James sued Trump, the Trump Organization, his three adult children and others in a landmark civil fraud case that resulted in a nearly $500 million fine for the president.

A New York court in August struck down the sentence as excessive, but did not overturn a 2024 lower court ruling that found Trump and other defendants, including his eldest sons, liable for civil fraud.

James vowed at the time to appeal the ruling to New York’s highest court.

Additional reporting by Kay Wiggins in New York