Grand jury indicts N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, on bank fraud charges

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat who has clashed with President Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia.

WASHINGTON — New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat who has clashed with President Donald Trump, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia.

James was charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution after Trump publicly called for his Justice Department appointees to bring charges against her. The indictment alleges James falsely claimed that a home in Norfolk, Virginia, was her second residence, allowing her to obtain favorable loan terms, and that she rented the property to a family of three.

James could face up to 30 years in prison and up to a $1 million fine on each count if she’s convicted.

She vehemently denied the charges.

“These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost," James said in a statement that she also read aloud in a video on X. "The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order and have drawn sharp criticism from members of both parties."