Letitia James Town Hall Derailed By Trump Supporter’s Question: ‘will You Apologize?’

A municipality hallway being held by New York Attorney General Letitia James connected Thursday nighttime was concisely disrupted erstwhile an evident protagonist of President Donald Trump stood up to situation her to apologize to nan president.

Though panelists chiefly voiced leftist talking points passim nan nighttime and nan room chiefly consisted of anti-Trump individuals, 1 evident supporter of Trump stood up to inquire James a question.

"My mobility is for Tish James. Will you apologize to President Trump for wasting millions of dollars and nan authorities of New York for a witch trial?" asked nan man, adding, "And really does it consciousness to cognize that you are [going to] situation for owe fraud?"

The crowd erupted pinch boos and nan man was escorted out.

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President Donald Trump and Letitia James person been long-time governmental foes. (Associated Press; Getty)

Though she did not straight respond to nan man, James did outcry "thank you for coming" complete nan crowd.

James, a Democrat, is champion known for filing a suit against Trump and respective of his family members, arsenic good arsenic associates and businesses, alleging "numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation" regarding financial statements.

Though Trump was ordered to salary $454 cardinal successful civilian damages, nan good was later reduced significantly.

In response, Trump has called James’ lawsuit portion of a "witch hunt" against him connected nan taxpayer’s dime.

The Department of Justice has since opened a criminal investigation into James.

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James is presently nether investigation for alleged owe fraud.  (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)

News of nan national probe follows a criminal referral from nan Trump administration's Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, William Pulte. He requested nan DOJ analyse James complete accusations that she misrepresented a single-family location in Virginia arsenic her superior residence to get much favorable indebtedness terms.

She's besides accused of misrepresenting nan number of livable units successful a multifamily Brooklyn location to get amended indebtedness terms. 

In April, NYC lawyer Pierre Debbas told Fox News Digital that nan criminal referral targeting James apt wouldn't person happened if she hadn't spent years going aft Trump successful court.

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"The lawyer general's lawsuit that was brought against Donald Trump was honestly a axenic manipulation of nan ineligible system, and it was laughable," he said.

"To beryllium perfectly frank, this is simply a retaliatory lawsuit brought by nan president for what nan lawyer wide did to him complete nan past respective years," he went on. "Something that's ne'er taken spot successful nan history of New York that was isolated astatine 1 peculiar personification for a politically driven purpose."

Fox News Digital's Alec Schemmel and Emma Colton contributed to this report.