NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James was heckled Thursday night during a community hearing in Westchester, hours after the Trump administration’s Justice Department confirmed it had opened a federal criminal probe into her.
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A Trump supporter shouted, “Apologize to Donald Trump for wasting millions of dollars in the state of New York,” prompting boos from the crowd as the individual was escorted out.
James, who led the civil fraud case that resulted in a $454 million judgment against Trump, dismissed the allegations against her as “baseless” and maintained a calm demeanor. “We want to thank him for coming—we respect all opinions,” she added.
BREAKING: Letitia James confronted at a Town Hall after the FBI launched an investigation:
"Will you apologize to President Trump and the state of NY for wasting millions of dollars for a witch trial and how does it feel to know that you will be in prison for mortgage fraud?" pic.twitter.com/M8B1MuRYHW
— Kristin Sokoloff (@KSOKUNCENSORED) May 9, 2025
The DOJ investigation stems from a complaint by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, alleging James falsified mortgage documents tied to properties in Brooklyn and Norfolk, Virginia. Possible charges include wire and bank fraud, as well as making false statements to financial institutions.
Under a provision in the latest New York state budget, taxpayers could be on the hook for James’ legal defense.
James was joined at the event by Democratic AGs from California, Illinois, Minnesota, and New Jersey.
I don’t know if she is guilty of this particular crime or not, but she is certainly guilty of using her office to baselessly try to destroy her political opponents and promote herself. She is richly deserving of anything that comes her way.
“Under a provision in the latest New York state budget, taxpayers could be on the hook for James’ legal defense” this bother me more than the rest of the article, it’s astonishing how low these politicians go.
Only the white racist Trump is allowed to be endlessly hounded and prosecuted. We’ll make sure of that.
Letitia, Trump will Teach-e-ya a lesson.
This loser didn’t think that Trump would win the elections. When it was official, her heart must’ve skipped a few beats. She knew she’s in deep deep doodoo.
Beautiful question. Sounds like the one asking it was heckled not soon to be Felon James.
When will she disappear already? What’s taking trump so long to get rid of her?
Scary face. Let’s see what this will bring..