New York Attorney General Faces Federal Bank Fraud Indictment
A federal grand jury brought charges against Letitia James for bank fraud this past Thursday, as stated by someone with knowledge of the case.
The US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia directly submitted the charges to the grand jury this Thursday, according to the source.
Federal prosecutors rarely appear before such panels.
Halligan was appointed in the role last month following the president expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of investigations involving adversaries.
This action marks a recent strategy to utilize federal justice authorities to target opponents.
It comes two weeks after charges were filed targeting the former FBI director.
Long-serving lawyers drafted a memorandum for that matter explaining why charges were not warranted.
Comey denied the charges on Wednesday.
Updates to follow
