New York Attorney General Letitia James is under scrutiny following a criminal referral by the Trump administration alleging mortgage fraud—an investigation many legal experts see as a retaliatory move echoing her civil fraud case against Donald Trump. According to New York City real estate attorney Pierre Debbas, both cases reflect how the legal system is being used as a tool for political warfare.
“To be perfectly frank, this is a retaliatory case brought by the president for what the attorney general did to him over the last several years,” Debbas told Fox News Digital. “Both cases, quite honestly, are very weak.”
Parallels Between the James and Trump Cases
Legal experts point to political motives, weak evidence, and striking similarities between two fraud cases.
Letitia James previously spearheaded a high-profile civil fraud case against Donald Trump, alleging inflated property valuations. Now, she finds herself accused of misrepresenting her primary residence on mortgage documents for a Virginia home, claims that mirror the legal tactics she once employed.
