The Department of Justice has opened a grand jury investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, marking a significant development in ongoing legal and political battles involving the high-profile Democrat.
The probe, based in Albany, focuses on potential deprivation of rights allegations against James, who has served as the state’s Attorney General since 2019.
Sources close to the investigation told Fox News that James’s office received subpoenas this week for documents related to her conduct, signaling the investigation is actively gathering evidence.
Key among the documents requested are materials tied to James’s 2022 prosecution of President Donald Trump.
That case centered on allegations that the Trump Organization committed mortgage fraud by inflating the value of its real estate assets.
The lawsuit culminated in a nearly half-billion-dollar judgment against Trump’s business empire.
James’s aggressive legal campaign against Trump began soon after she took office and has been a defining feature of her tenure, as Trending Politics reported.
She ran on a promise to hold Trump accountable, famously stating, “If average New Yorkers went into a bank and submitted false documents, the government would throw the book at them, and the same should be true for former presidents.”
Her pursuit of