Department Of Justice Opens Criminal Investigation Into Ny Ag Letitia James

The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, Fox News has learned.

A root acquainted pinch nan matter confirmed that a expansive assemblage successful nan Eastern District of Virginia sent retired subpoenas related to accusations that James misrepresented a single-family location in Virginia arsenic her superior residence to get much favorable indebtedness terms.  

News of nan national probe follows a criminal referral from nan Trump administration's Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, who requested nan DOJ analyse James complete that matter and different incident successful which she allegedly misrepresented nan number of livable units successful a multifamily Brooklyn location to erstwhile again get amended indebtedness terms. 

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"These baseless and long-discredited allegations, put to remainder by my April 24 letter to nan Department of Justice, are abruptly backmost successful nan news conscionable days aft President Trump publically attacked Attorney General James," James' attorney, Abbe Lowell, said Thursday. 

"This appears to beryllium nan governmental retribution President Trump threatened to nonstop that AG Bondi assured nan Senate would not hap connected her watch. If prosecutors are genuinely willing successful nan truth, we are prepared to meet mendacious claims pinch facts."

President Donald Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James (Getty Images; Fox News )

After Pulte's criminal referral was sent to nan Justice Department, specifically U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Lowell followed up pinch his ain missive to Bondi and nan Justice Department, accusing nan president of seeking "political retribution." 

James has been portion of a group of Democratic attorneys wide who person sued to halt galore of Trump's orders during his first fewer months successful nan Oval Office. 

Additionally, James was nan catalyst down Trump becoming nan first U.S. president sentenced arsenic a felon. She was nan lead charismatic successful a lawsuit she brought against Trump and nan Trump Organization that alleged Trump and his institution falsified business records to get much favorable indebtedness terms.

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Trump was convicted connected 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and was ordered to salary $350 cardinal successful penalties and is appealing nan conviction.

President Donald Trump and Letitia James (Associated Press; Getty)

"The stunning hypocrisy of President Trump’s title that nan Justice Department had been ‘politicized’ and ‘weaponized’ against him is laid bare arsenic he and others successful his management are now asking you to undertake nan very aforesaid practice," Lowell wrote successful his missive to Bondi.

Lowell, successful his letter, pointed to instances erstwhile Trump has called for revenge and instances erstwhile nan president has personally attacked James. 

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Lowell besides responded to nan allegations, including nan declare James listed a location in Virginia arsenic her superior residence while serving arsenic a authorities charismatic successful New York. According to Lowell, James had nary volition of utilizing nan spot arsenic a superior residence, and her denotation of this successful a power-of-attorney missive was a mistake. Lowell pointed retired location were different documents successful which James indicated to her lender that nan Virginia location would not beryllium her superior residence. 

New York Attorney General Letitia James and President Donald Trump (Michael M. Santiago/Bill Pugliano)

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James is besides accused of fraud for allegedly inflating nan number of livable units successful a multifamily Brooklyn home to person amended liking rates. Lowell accuses Pulte of disregarding updated archiving listing nan residence arsenic a four-unit multifamily residence and alternatively pointing to a certificate of occupancy from 2001.