A Virginia grand jury on Thursday indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on at least one count of bank fraud following intense pressure from President Donald Trump to bring the case, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Trump has demanded that Attorney General Pam Bondi prosecute James. Last Saturday, the president called James “scum” in a Truth Social post and said she should be removed from her job. He also railed against “her WITCH HUNT against President Donald J. Trump, and others.”
The evidence was presented to the grand jurors on Thursday by Lindsey Halligan, the president’s newly installed interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who also secured an indictment former FBI Director James Comey two weeks ago. Comey pleaded not guilty to the charges on Wednesday.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
