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(7,079 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2025, 11:58 AM Apr 16

Trump administration seeks criminal prosecution of New York attorney general [View all]

Source: BBC

Donald Trump's administration is accusing New York Attorney General Letitia James of mortgage fraud, and has made a criminal referral to the the justice department seeking federal prosecution.

Officials with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) allege James falsified bank and property records to receive better loan agreements, an administration official told the BBC.

James won a civil case against Trump in 2023 that accused him of overvaluing his properties in order to take out loans with favourable terms. He is currently appealing against the judgment.

No charges have been filed against James. Her office has accused the Trump administration of weaponizing the US government.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vn1rymz38o

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Trump administration seeks criminal prosecution of New York attorney general [View all] Native Apr 16 OP

The dictator marches on. Soon the only remnant of the United States will be the flag. sinkingfeeling Apr 16 #1

Only if it carries his ugly face on it Bayard Apr 16 #3

I'm sure he's already working on a new design for that, something with a lot of gold in it & a hammer and sickle Native Apr 16 #5

These babies are such sore losers Walleye Apr 16 #2

Surprise! The scumbag who constantly cried about "lawfare" Grokenstein Apr 16 #4

Trump did not think of this on his own. Frasier Balzov Apr 16 #6

It would be collassully stupid for her to do something so similar to what she prosecuted Trump for Jose Garcia Apr 16 #7

Trump is not capable of telling the truth, and neither are his lying lawyers. emulatorloo Apr 16 #8

"Hopefully this is not true"??? You don't seriously think that it's true, do you? wnylib Apr 18 #14

I am well past the point of be surprised by a politician doing something dumb Jose Garcia Apr 20 #20

I guess you don't know much about NY's AG, Letitia James. wnylib Apr 21 #22

We thought we knew a lot about Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner, Andrew Cuomo, David Paterson, ect Jose Garcia Apr 22 #23

In case you missed her fiery speech, here is link Dixiegrrrl Apr 16 #9

What makes me happy is, I KNOW she gets on his nerves BIGLY!! bluestarone Apr 16 #10

I'm a New Yorker. I'd love to see Ms. James as our next governor. wnylib Apr 18 #15

Some sour grapes here convicted felon ? republianmushroom Apr 16 #11

Checking names off his enemies list, Trump is just getting started LetMyPeopleVote Apr 18 #12

NYAG responds to these bogus charges LetMyPeopleVote Apr 18 #13

Proud to say that she's my AG. wnylib Apr 18 #16

Yup. 👍 electric_blue68 Apr 19 #18

All this Orange POS does is waste tax dollars on vindictive bullshit Galraedia Apr 18 #17

The same administration that insists Abrego Garcia is a member of MS13 Retrograde Apr 19 #19

This is going nowhere. Old Testament Libera Apr 20 #21