Letitia James Faces Federal Financial Fraud Indictment
A national judicial panel has indicted the New York attorney general over allegations of bank fraud this past Thursday, as stated by a person familiar with the matter.
The US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia handled the presentation of the case to the grand jury on Thursday, as reported.
US attorneys seldom appear before a grand jury.
Halligan was appointed as US attorney recently after Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction over the speed of inquiries targeting political opponents.
The move is the president’s latest effort to utilize the Department of Justice to punish political rivals.
This occurs a fortnight following charges were filed against James Comey.
Career prosecutors prepared a memo for that matter outlining the reasons charges were not justified.
Comey entered a not guilty plea on Wednesday.
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