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LetMyPeopleVote

(173,535 posts)
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 05:46 PM 5 hrs ago

Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismisse

Source: NBC

The Justice Department on Thursday failed to secure an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News.

The presentation to the grand jury came less than two weeks after the original criminal case against her was dismissed.

James, a frequent political target of President Donald Trump who had successfully brought a fraud lawsuit against him, had previously been indicted by a grand jury on one charge of bank fraud and another making false statements to a financial institution.

James has denied any wrongdoing.

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan, a former Trump personal attorney with no prosecutorial experience, presented the case to a grand jury on her own in the first go-round — and that case was declared void on Nov. 24 when a judge found Halligan's appointment was unlawful.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/grand-jury-declines-indict-ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-less-two-rcna247310



Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Anthony Michael Kreis (@anthonymkreis.bsky.social) 2025-12-04T22:43:42.753Z
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Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismisse (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago OP
Chalk up another FAIL! BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago #1
....The failure to secure an indictment on Thursday does not bar prosecutors from attempting to do so again in the futur riversedge 4 hrs ago #2
And as long as trump can waste taxpayer $s and clog the legal system, he's happy. erronis 4 hrs ago #4
exactly. How many lawsuits were filed and dismissed after 2020 election? I lost track at 60. n/t Evolve Dammit 4 hrs ago #8
indeed they could try again but then James has a very good case for vindictive prosecution drray23 3 hrs ago #13
Hey Blondi, it's said you can indict a ham sandwich, MarineCombatEngineer 4 hrs ago #3
Are You Kidding Me Coolgoober 4 hrs ago #5
"They" will continue this BS just to harrass. Now they have the willing, rabid DOJ to keep going ad nauseum. Evolve Dammit 4 hrs ago #6
Exactly. Its just harassment and revenge. IcyPeas 4 hrs ago #12
HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! nt Xipe Totec 4 hrs ago #7
How many times can they impanel a new grand jury and try again? WestMichRad 4 hrs ago #9
At some point, they will run out of citizens to serve as jurors! 70sEraVet 3 hrs ago #14
This racist regime... GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #10
Letitia James has been fearless from the beginning in responding to Trump's retaliation against her. LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #11
Jack Tapper is still a pig nt wolfie001 53 min ago #18
I hope when the orange dust clears she chases him for the rest of his life and beyond. twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #15
Bondi's brain trust Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 2 hrs ago #16
racist fat orange imbecile wolfie001 54 min ago #17

riversedge

(78,969 posts)
2. ....The failure to secure an indictment on Thursday does not bar prosecutors from attempting to do so again in the futur
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:02 PM
4 hrs ago

We know Trump is vindictive so I am sure James is not celebrating.


........The new case was presented to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia, by different prosecutors.

The failure to secure an indictment on Thursday does not bar prosecutors from attempting to do so again in the future.

A separate source familiar with the matter said there “should be no premature celebrations.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/grand-jury-declines-indict-ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-less-two-rcna247310

erronis

(22,257 posts)
4. And as long as trump can waste taxpayer $s and clog the legal system, he's happy.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:11 PM
4 hrs ago

And all of his law-hating, democracy-hating supporters are happy too.

Evolve Dammit

(21,365 posts)
8. exactly. How many lawsuits were filed and dismissed after 2020 election? I lost track at 60. n/t
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:22 PM
4 hrs ago

drray23

(8,556 posts)
13. indeed they could try again but then James has a very good case for vindictive prosecution
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 07:07 PM
3 hrs ago

They are making the case for her.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,329 posts)
3. Hey Blondi, it's said you can indict a ham sandwich,
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:03 PM
4 hrs ago

but apparently you can't get a GJ to indict NYAG James.
How many no bills does this make so far Blondi?

Coolgoober

(191 posts)
5. Are You Kidding Me
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:16 PM
4 hrs ago

With the full weight of the corrupt federal government, they can't indict a little Ole black lady from New York. They appear to be a bunch of incompetent white people that only got their jobs because of the color of their skin. LOSERS!

Evolve Dammit

(21,365 posts)
6. "They" will continue this BS just to harrass. Now they have the willing, rabid DOJ to keep going ad nauseum.
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:20 PM
4 hrs ago

WestMichRad

(2,842 posts)
9. How many times can they impanel a new grand jury and try again?
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:23 PM
4 hrs ago

Failing that, they’ll have to make up some new charges. Ya know, like a mistake on her taxes, or felony jaywalking.

70sEraVet

(5,177 posts)
14. At some point, they will run out of citizens to serve as jurors!
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 07:28 PM
3 hrs ago

I don't think they can legally re-purpose a jury member -- if you have sat on a grand jury for a defendant once, surely you would be excused from sitting on a grand jury for that same defendant a second time!? I mean, you would already have too much knowledge of the case to be impartial.

GiqueCee

(3,135 posts)
10. This racist regime...
Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:38 PM
4 hrs ago

... cannot abide ANY defiance of their illegal edicts from anyone. Being thwarted by a woman, and a woman of African heritage is more than Trump can stand, being the racist, misogynist piece of shit that he is. Keep fighting the good fight, Letitia. We got your back.

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