Attorney General for the state of New York Letitia James speaks during a press conference in New York City, U.S., September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Under the direction of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating New York State Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud.
But Trump's critics argue that the probe is a baseless fishing expedition motivated by a desire for revenge against a political foe.
According to ABC News reporters Peter Charalambous, Katherine Faulders and Alexander Mallin, Trump's allies continue pushing for an indictment of James — but the investigation is turning up nothing substantial.
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"After a five-month investigation and interviews with more than a dozen witnesses," the reporters explain in an article published on September 17, "federal prosecutors have so far uncovered no clear evidence that James knowingly made false statements to a financial institution to secure favorable terms on a mortgage for her Virginia home, according to multiple sources briefed on the investigation. Trump himself has pressured the Department of Justice leadership to investigate James more aggressively, and two officials — Ed Martin, the head of the DOJ's Weaponization Working Group, and Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency — have pushed the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia to seek an indictment of James."
The reporters add, "When federal prosecutors recently declined to indict James, Pulte encouraged Trump to fire Eric Siebert, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and replace him with a prosecutor who would be willing to bring charges against James, sources said. "
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Read the full ABC News article at this link.