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The judge overseeing Letitia James’ mortgage fraud case on Friday denied a motion from the New York attorney general attempting to force federal prosecutors to keep a log of all their communications with the media. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell filed the motion last week, when James was arraigned on bank fraud and false statements charges, in response to a report that US Attorney Lindsey Halligan sent a flurry of encrypted Signal messages about the case to a reporter. “[T]he defendant does not demonstrate that it is necessary for the Court to order the government to track communications with the media...

A Biden-appointed judge gave Letitia James her first win on Friday. Corrupt New York Attorney General Letitia James was arraigned in court in Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday morning. Letitia James’ federal criminal case was assigned to US District Judge Jamar Walker, a Biden appointee. Jamar Walker was appointed by Joe Biden in 2023. James was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia earlier this month. According to the DOJ, Letitia James was charged with two crimes: Bank Fraud under 18 U.S.C. Section 1344 and False Statements to a Financial Institution under 18 U.S.C. Section 1014....