Justice Dept. investigating N.Y. attorney general who has targeted Trump

Washington Compost ^ | May 8, 2025 | Shayna Jacobs , Jeremy Roebuck , Salvador Rizzo and Perry Stein

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Letitia James’s lawyer dismissed the allegations as the Trump administration’s “latest act of improper political retribution."

NEW YORK — The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into real estate transactions involving New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to a person familiar with the case — the first known criminal probe of a law enforcement official who took action against President Donald Trump.

A grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has issued subpoenas over a mortgage application in which James attested that she intended to make a single-family home in Norfolk her primary residence, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. James’s signature appears at the bottom of a two-page document granting power of attorney to her niece, Shamice Thompson-Hairston, to execute the purchase, according to records obtained by The Washington Post.

James has joined other Democratic state attorneys general to file multiple lawsuits against both Trump administrations, halting some of the president’s key initiatives. She also sued Trump and the Trump Organization over allegations of faulty business practices, winning a massive judgment last year that totaled in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Trump is appealing.

The probe of James’s real estate dealings follows a criminal referral that William J. Pulte, Trump’s appointee as director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last month. It alleges that James “falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms.”

Citing “media reports,” Pulte accused James of lying on the 2023 loan document by saying the Norfolk house would be her principal residence even as she served as attorney general in New York. Pulte also alleged...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Alinski 101: Accuse your enemy of what you are doing.

[Paladin2]

Sounds like we are about to have some fun.

[henkster]

Letitia James’s lawyer dismissed the allegations as the Trump administration’s “latest act of improper political retribution."

Pot. Kettle. Letitia James.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I am SO glad Trump is going after her for this!

I KNEW 100% that she had done the exact same thing she was accusing Trump of doing since EVERYONE does it. NO ONE lists the value of their home as the tax appraised value, they list it for what they believe the market value is or the appraised value.

[SaveFerris]

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[kiryandil]

Letitia is going down like Kammy on Willie Brown...

[lightman]

Chris Plante just said it best:

Letitia James is about to find out that Karma is a female dog!

[know.your.why]

I am SO glad Trump is going after her for this!

Dont get too excited. Trump had ZERO to do with James' predicament. Sam Antar (look him up) discovered James fraud evidence during a random auditing of financial data. The notion that this is political vengeance is BS...which makes it that much more poetic.

[Kenny Bania]

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into real estate transactions involving New York Attorney General Letitia James

They're going to take her down like Nixon.

[FirstFlaBn]

I’m resisting hoping for instant gratification in the form of an immediate indictment vs. sitting patiently waiting for a slam dunk case to be built.

Anybody know whether NY automatically removes indicted public officials - or does Hochul have to approve it?

[CFW]

Jonathan Turley had some great comments. Video in this article:

“‘This Is Truly Insane’: Jonathan Turley Delivers Brutal Assessment Of Letitia James’ Latest Anti-Trump Suit”

https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/05/this-is-truly-insane-jonathan-turley-delivers-brutal-assessment-of-letitia-james-latest-anti-trump-suit/

[Paladin2]

Couldn’t happen to a more deserving Hippo’.

[paulcissa]

Letitia James’s lawyer dismissed the allegations as the Trump administration’s “latest act of improper political retribution."

The debate is not whether this is retribution, only the question of who defines what is termed here as “improper”.

IMHO, turn-about is fair play.

[Lurker]

Letitia James’s lawyer dismissed the allegations as the Trump administration’s “latest act of improper political retribution.”

Pot, meet kettle.

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[Larry Lucido]

She tried to lam, but they cheesed her.

[frank ballenger]

Like the SCOTUS on another matter, I want the DOJ to “facilitate” the investigation and punishment.

[frank ballenger]

Those hypocrites spent years and millions of court money in lawfare against their political opponents and now are pleading for mercy over the unfairness of genuine cases against themselves.

Get the tiny violins out for their sympathy music. 🎻🎶

[FrankRizzo890]

OK, they’ve fired the “Political retribution” angle. I guess they’re keeping their powder dry on the “Racism, and Sexism” charges. I assume they’ll fire those if the political angle doesn’t gain sufficient traction.

[Machavelli]

Put her in jail!

[iamgalt]

A state AG campaigns on going after 1 person then goes on a vendetta and twists the law beyond recognition to get that person. This was just fine with the WasPos.