Letitia James Charged With Criminal Bank Fraud Charges
A national judicial panel has indicted the New York attorney general over allegations of financial misconduct on Thursday, according to an informed source.
Lindsey Halligan directly submitted the charges before the judicial panel on Thursday, according to the source.
US attorneys seldom present to a grand jury.
Halligan took over as US attorney the previous month following the president expressed dissatisfaction over the speed of inquiries against his rivals.
This step marks a recent strategy to leverage the Department of Justice to punish opponents.
This occurs 14 days after charges were filed against James Comey.
Experienced attorneys wrote a document in that case detailing why charges lacked merit.
Comey pleaded not guilty this past Wednesday.
Updates to follow