James prosecuted the president and his companies, winning millions in fines linked to fraud allegations. Her attorney called the probe „an attack on the rule of law.“
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a federal grand jury investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to two sources familiar with the investigation who weren’t authorized to speak publicly.
James won a civil fraud case against President Trump and his companies, fining them millions of dollars in penalties linked to fraud allegations.
Trump has repeatedly singled out James for public criticism dating back to when she first launched the civil case against him in 2022. He has accused James — a Democrat who is Black — of acting with political motivations against him and referred to her as „racist.“
Two sources told NPR the criminal probe into James is being led by the top federal prosecutor in Albany. The office is currently led by John A. Sarcone III, Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York. Sarcone — who worked for Trump’s election law team in 2016 — has remained the region’s top federal prosecutor despite a panel of federal judges declining his permanent appointment last month.
