Letitia James, the New York attorney general who beat Trump in court, indicted by the Justice Department

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to file charges against his political opponents, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

James has been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage she took out to help her niece buy a home in Norfolk, Virginia.

The accusations come as Trump continues to demand that his enemies be brought to justice. Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to allegedly making a false statement during a congressional proceeding. The Justice Department also opened an investigation into Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton, California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff and others.

James’ relationship with Trump has been contentious for years as James campaigned on a promise to investigate Trump and ultimately won a civil fraud case against Trump, his adult sons and his real estate business. A judge found them liable for fraud for inflating the value of their properties and ordered Trump to pay $355 million in penalties. Trump appealed.

During the 11-week trial, Trump’s anger toward James was palpable. He insulted her in the halls of the courthouse and on the witness stand. Trump testified as James sat across from him in the courtroom kitchen.

“This is a political witch hunt and I think she should be ashamed of herself,” Trump said. “You believe in this political hack over there and it’s unfortunate.”

James often fought back outside the courtroom, on social media or in video statements.

Last month, CNN reported that Virginia Department of Justice prosecutors, led at the time by Erik Seibert, had interviewed dozens of witnesses and did not believe they had gathered enough evidence to support criminal charges against James.

Under pressure from Trump to file charges against Comey and James, Seibert resigned and was replaced as U.S. attorney by Trump’s former personal attorney, Lindsey Halligan.

The investigation focuses on a mortgage obtained in 2023 for a property in Norfork, Virginia.

His lawyers provided a document to the Justice Department in April pushing back against what they called “threaded” allegations.

They said a document in the mortgage application “wrongly” stated the property would be James’ primary residence. But they submitted other documents to claim there was no fraud.

In one document, James writes in an email to the loan originator: “this property WILL NOT BE my primary residence.”

James also checked a box on another document stating that the property would not be his primary residence.

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