"The report from ABC News correspondents Peter Charalambous, Katherine Faulders, and Alexander Mallin indicates that the officials want to charge James, whom Trump has long regarded as a political enemy, despite a 5-month investigation having uncovered no clear evidence that the New York attorney general committed mortgage fraud. Two top DOJ officials Ed Martin, who leads the DOJ's Weaponization Working Group, and Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency"
"They want the U.S. attorney to Virginia to formally allege that James knowingly made false statements to a financial institution to secure favorable terms on a mortgage for her Virginia home. James has been accused of falsely claiming the Virginia home as her primary residence in 2023 despite being required under New York law to live in the state while serving as its attorney general."
President Donald Trump and officials are pressing federal prosecutors to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud. Two DOJ officials, Ed Martin and Bill Pulte, urged the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia to allege that James knowingly made false statements to a financial institution to secure favorable mortgage terms for her Virginia home. James was accused of claiming the Virginia home as her primary residence in 2023 despite a New York requirement to reside in-state while serving as attorney general. A five-month investigation found no clear evidence. A formal FBI criminal investigation was announced in May. James brought a civil case that led to a $354 million judgment against Trump, later challenged on appeal.
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