Trump's DOJ indicts Letitia James; grand juries balk
New York AG Letitia James—who won a civil fraud judgment against Trump—is indicted on bank-fraud/false-statement charges in the Eastern District of Virginia. In late November the case is dismissed without prejudice—Judge Currie finding the prosecutor unlawfully appointed—and in December two grand juries decline to re-indict.
What happened
New York AG Letitia James—who won a civil fraud judgment against Trump—is indicted on bank-fraud/false-statement charges in the Eastern District of Virginia. In late November the case is dismissed without prejudice—Judge Currie finding the prosecutor unlawfully appointed—and in December two grand juries decline to re-indict.
Why it matters
When enforcement power is steered toward critics or away from allies, the law stops operating as a neutral public institution. It is tracked here under “Prosecute political opponents”; the classification describes the documented institutional risk, not a claim about motive.