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A grand jury has indicted New York’s Democratic Attorney General Letitia James after Donald Trump demanded federal prosecutors criminally charge his longtime foe as part of a retribution campaign against his perceived political enemies.
The two-count indictment accuses James of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a loan for a property she purchased in 2020.
“This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system,” James said in a statement Thursday.
“These charges are base
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