Letitia James Fights Back Against Trump
New York’s Radical AG Scrambles to Dismiss Fraud Charges — Blames Trump’s DOJ Picks
New York Attorney General Letitia James is in panic mode — and the timing couldn’t be worse.
The Democrat prosecutor who’s spent years going after President Donald Trump is now fighting to throw out her own criminal case, claiming the Trump-appointed federal prosecutor leading it was “unlawfully installed.”
In a late-night filing Thursday, James’s attorneys begged a federal judge to dismiss her mortgage fraud charges, arguing that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan had no legal right to bring the case.
“In the interest of efficiency and to avoid any unnecessary delay,” James’s team wrote, “Attorney General James formally alerts the Court.”
The motion follows a similar one filed by former FBI Director James Comey, another Trump adversary now facing charges for false testimony before Congress.
Trump’s Prosecutor Sends Shockwaves Through the Deep State
President Trump tapped Lindsey Halligan, a former White House aide, to clean up the Justice Department and hold corrupt insiders accountable.
Now, Halligan is being targeted by the same political class she’s investigating.
James, accused of bank fraud and false statements, allegedly misled a Virginia lender to get better mortgage rates on a personal home.
She’s scheduled to appear in court Friday, where she’s expected to plead not guilty — calling the charges “baseless” and politically motivated.
Media Leaks and Legal Chaos
James’s attorneys also accused the Justice Department of leaking information to friendly media outlets after private Signal messages between Halligan and Lawfare reporter Anna Bower surfaced.
The messages appeared to reference grand jury material, prompting outrage and another request from James’s team for the judge to block the DOJ from feeding reporters.
“Proactive intervention by this Court is necessary,” her lawyers argued, calling the leak a direct attack on due process.
Wider Pattern of Attacks on Trump Allies
Halligan isn’t alone.
Democrats and Biden-era bureaucrats are now challenging the legitimacy of multiple Trump appointees across the country:
- Alina Habba, Trump’s former personal attorney, is under fire in New Jersey after being accused of overstaying her interim term.
- Sigal Chattah in Nevada was blocked from overseeing prosecutions despite her tough-on-crime reputation.
- And in California, Bill Essayli faces a pending challenge as Los Angeles’s Trump-appointed U.S. attorney.
Legal observers say the wave of challenges is a coordinated effort to undermine Trump’s Justice Department reforms and protect Democrat insiders.
The Bottom Line
Letitia James — the same attorney general who has relentlessly pursued Trump in New York — now finds herself on defense, facing the same justice system she’s long weaponized.
To conservatives, it’s clear: the double standard is real. Trump’s prosecutors are exposing corruption, and the Left is doing everything it can to stop them.
