York
Attorney
General
Letitia
James
(Photo
by
Michael
M.
Santiago/Getty
Images)
New
York
Attorney
General
Leitita
James
is
a
thorn
in
Donald
Trump’s
side.
James
was
behind
the
civil
fraud
case
against
the
Trump
organization
which,
though
the
fine
was
slashed,
found
the
organization
engaged
in
fraud.
This,
of
course,
means
she’s
been
targeted
for
investigation
by
the
administration.
Mortgage
fraud
is
the
2025
go-to
investigation
for
Trump’s
political
enemies,
so
they
tried
to
make
that
stick
against
James.
Now,
MAGA
acolytes
put
A
LOT
of
effort
into
making
that
happen…
but
there’s
just
not
a
lot
there.
Because
there’s
no
actual
evidence
of
a
crime,
the
U.S.
Attorney
for
the
Eastern
District
of
Virginia
Erik
Siebert
didn’t
bring
charges
against
James.
And
now
he’s
out
of
a
job.
Bloomberg
Law
is
reporting
Siebert
is
being
removed
from
his
position
as
a
result
of
the
James
probe.
US
Attorney
Erik
Siebert,
whom
President Donald
Trump
nominated
to
the
position
in
May,
was
asked
by
administration
officials
to
prosecute
James
over
allegations
she
committed
mortgage
fraud
related
to
a
home
she
owned
in
Virginia,
said
one
of
the
people,
both
of
whom
asked
not
to
be
named
discussing
a
confidential
matter.
Siebert’s
office
told
the
officials
that
it
hadn’t
found
sufficient
evidence
to
charge
James,
said
the
person.The
lack
of
evidence
against
Democrats
is
but
a
small
obstacle
in
Trumpland.
Kathryn
Rubino
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Senior
Editor
at
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