On Oct. 9, the US Justice Department issued an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleging bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution related to a mortgage on a Virginia property.

Donald Trump achieved a long-sought goal when federal prosecutors brought criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey, but the U.S. president's loud campaign against his adversary may hav...

The charges, signed by Lindsey Halligan, President Trump’s newly appointed U.S. attorney in eastern Virginia, allege that James, a Democrat, knowingly misrepresented her intentions for the home by say...

Ms. James has called the charges “baseless” and said the indictment was “nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.”

With the indictment on Oct. 9, 2025, of New York Attorney General – and longtime Donald Trump adversary – Letitia James on two criminal counts related to loans for a home purchase, mortgage fraud is b...