Trump administration seeks criminal prosecution of New York attorney general

[Native]

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

[sinkingfeeling]

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

[Bayard]

3. Only if it carries his ugly face on it

This is so obviously retribution against Ms. James for having the audacity to bring charges against him.

Besides, she was obviously a DEI hire.

[Native]

5. 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

[Walleye]

2. These babies are such sore losers

[Grokenstein]

4. Surprise! The scumbag who constantly cried about "lawfare"

is waging it in the pettiest revenge.

Which works better on a red cap? MAGDA (Make America Greatly Depressed Again)? Or MANGE (Make America Nazi GErmany)?

[Frasier Balzov]

6. Trump did not think of this on his own.

Find the evil elves who did and hit back as hard as you can.

Just giving the advice Roy Cohn would.

[Jose Garcia]

7. It would be collassully stupid for her to do something so similar to what she prosecuted Trump for

Hopefully this is not true.

[emulatorloo]

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

[wnylib]

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

[Jose Garcia]

20. I am well past the point of be surprised by a politician doing something dumb

[wnylib]

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

[Jose Garcia]

23. We thought we knew a lot about Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner, Andrew Cuomo, David Paterson, ect

A politician agrees with your politics or prosecutes someone you don't like. That doesn't preclude them from being a crook or a creep.

[Dixiegrrrl]

9. In case you missed her fiery speech, here is link

&pp=ygUabGV0aXRpYSBqYW1lcyBzcGVlY2ggdG9kYXk%3D

Very very impressive speech, gives me hope.
I hope he dug a deep hole in his revenge attempt.

[bluestarone]

10. What makes me happy is, I KNOW she gets on his nerves BIGLY!!

Go get him, Leticia!!

[wnylib]

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

[republianmushroom]

11. Some sour grapes here convicted felon ?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. Checking names off his enemies list, Trump is just getting started

Last edited Fri Apr 18, 2025, 06:10 PM - Edit history (3)

Remember when JD Vance said Trump is “not a vengeful guy”? It was unbelievable at the time. Now, as he pursues revenge, it’s vastly worse.

Checking names off his enemies list, Trump is just getting started: Remember when JD Vance said Donald Trump is “not a vengeful guy.” At the time, it was unbelievable. Now, as Trump targets his perceived foes, it's vastly worse.

— R.Saddler💙 (@politicspr.bsky.social) 2025-04-18T13:43:13Z

Checking names off his enemies list, Trump is just getting started: Remember when JD Vance said Donald Trump is “not a vengeful guy.” At the time, it was unbelievable. Now, as Trump targets his perceived foes, it's vastly worse.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/donald-trump-revenge-tour-rcna201791

Initially, the president tried to settle scores in petty ways, moving portraits and canceling security clearances for those who didn’t have active clearances anyway. But soon after, the Revenge Tour became more serious, as the Republican stripped officials of their security details, even after they’d faced threats.

Trump’s interest in partisan vengeance against his perceived foes, however, continues to intensify. My MSNBC colleague Jordan Rubin explained:

A ‘criminal referral’ sounds serious, but it doesn’t force prosecutors to file charges against anyone. Still, New York Attorney General Letitia James could have reason to worry about a Trump administration official’s push for her to face federal charges — even if she didn’t break the law.

Rubin’s piece adds, “James, of course, leads the office that secured the massive civil fraud ruling against Trump and others last year (it’s on appeal).”

The president, evidently, hasn't forgotten.

All of this comes on the heels of the president directing the Justice Department to go after Christopher Krebs, who led the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; which came on the heels of Trump pressing the Department of Homeland Security to investigate Miles Taylor, a former high-ranking DHS official......

But there are also plenty of stops on the Republican’s Revenge Tour that have nothing to do with individual people. That broader list includes law firms (which hired lawyers he perceives as enemies), universities (which hired faculty he perceives as enemies), leading news organizations (which covered him in ways he disapproves of), and cultural institutions (which he believes failed to align themselves to his vision).

Axios recently noted, “In the final days of the 2024 campaign, Axios identified a list of perceived adversaries who fit what Trump ominously described as ‘the enemies from within.’ As president, he has taken steps to retaliate against virtually all of them.”

That was a month ago. The problem is vastly worse now, and there’s no reason to believe conditions will improve anytime soon.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. NYAG responds to these bogus charges

Link to tweet

.@NewYorkStateAG is a true American SHero!

“I will not be silenced. I will not be bullied. I will not bend. I will not break. And I will not bow to anyone.”

We’re with you, AG James! 🔥No fear. All fire.

[wnylib]

16. Proud to say that she's my AG.

[electric_blue68]

18. Yup. 👍

She partly was my City Council person when I lived in Brooklyn.

[Galraedia]

17. All this Orange POS does is waste tax dollars on vindictive bullshit

[Retrograde]

19. The same administration that insists Abrego Garcia is a member of MS13

based on doctored or misleading information? Which keeps insisting that they are right even when proven wrong? Somehow I’m having a hard time believing this accusation about Ms James.

[Old Testament Libera]

21. This is going nowhere.

Pam Bondi's obersturmbannfuhrers can spin their wheels in this one as long as they like, it is going nowhere.