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Letitia James accuses Donald Trump of ‘weaponizing’ US justice system after her indictment – US politics live

Prosecutor who led civil fraud investigation against Trump in 2023 says charges against her are baseless

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has accused Donald Trump and his administration of turning the Department of Justice into “personal attack dogs against their political enemies”, after New York attorney general Letitia James was indicted for fraud in Virginia.

Calling the move “outrageous”, Schumer was among those labelling the move as Trump’s latest effort to weaponize the department to punish political rivals.

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