New York Attorney General Leitita James is a thorn in Donald Trump’s side. James was behind the civil fraud case against the Trump organization which, though the fine was slashed, found the organization engaged in fraud. This, of course, means she’s been targeted for investigation by the administration.
Mortgage fraud is the 2025 go-to investigation for Trump’s political enemies, so they tried to make that stick against James. Now, MAGA acolytes put A LOT of effort into making that happen… but there’s just not a lot there.
Because there’s no actual evidence of a crime, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Erik Siebert didn’t bring charges against James. And now he’s out of a job. Bloomberg Law is reporting Siebert is being removed from his position as a result of the James probe.
US Attorney Erik Siebert, whom President Donald Trump nominated to the position in May, was asked by administration officials to prosecute James over allegations she committed mortgage fraud related to a home she owned in Virginia, said one of the people, both of whom asked not to be named discussing a confidential matter. Siebert’s office told the officials that it hadn’t found sufficient evidence to charge James, said the person.
The lack of evidence against Democrats is but a small obstacle in Trumpland.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.
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New York Attorney General Leitita James is a thorn in Donald Trump’s side. James was behind the civil fraud case against the Trump organization which, though the fine was slashed, found the organization engaged in fraud. This, of course, means she’s been targeted for investigation by the administration.
Mortgage fraud is the 2025 go-to investigation for Trump’s political enemies, so they tried to make that stick against James. Now, MAGA acolytes put A LOT of effort into making that happen… but there’s just not a lot there.
Because there’s no actual evidence of a crime, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Erik Siebert didn’t bring charges against James. And now he’s out of a job. Bloomberg Law is reporting Siebert is being removed from his position as a result of the James probe.
US Attorney Erik Siebert, whom President Donald Trump nominated to the position in May, was asked by administration officials to prosecute James over allegations she committed mortgage fraud related to a home she owned in Virginia, said one of the people, both of whom asked not to be named discussing a confidential matter. Siebert’s office told the officials that it hadn’t found sufficient evidence to charge James, said the person.
The lack of evidence against Democrats is but a small obstacle in Trumpland.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.
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