Letitia James Confronts Criminal Bank Fraud Charges

A federal grand jury has charged Letitia James for bank fraud on Thursday, per a person familiar with the matter.

The US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia handled the presentation of this case to the grand jury on Thursday, according to the source.

Federal prosecutors seldom address a grand jury.

Halligan took over in the role recently following Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction regarding the progress of investigations targeting political opponents.

This step marks a recent strategy to utilize the Department of Justice to punish opponents.

It comes 14 days following Halligan obtained indictments targeting the former FBI director.

Long-serving lawyers drafted a memorandum regarding that situation outlining why indictments were not warranted.

Comey denied the charges recently.

Updates to follow