Exclusive: Prosecutors have impaneled federal grand jury in Virginia to hear evidence after Trump official’s referral against Letitia James
Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into a criminal referral made by the Trump administration against New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, that alleged she may have falsified paperwork for properties she owns in Virginia and New York, according to people familiar with the matter.
The investigation marks a swift and notable escalation against James, a major political enemy of Donald Trump, who was ordered to pay more than $450m in penalties as a result of a lawsuit brought by James’s office that accused him of inflating his net worth to secure financial benefits.