Grand jury indicts Letitia James after pressure from Trump

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published October 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM CDT

A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted one of President Trump’s foes, New York Attorney General Letitia James, on one count of bank fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution.

The indictment came after President Trump had called for her to be prosecuted.

Here & Now‘s Rob Schmitz speaks with Richard Painter, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. He served as chief ethics lawyer under former President George W. Bush.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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