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riversedge

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Fri Aug 8, 2025, 01:10 PM Aug 8

Justice Department opens investigation into New York attorney general who won civil fraud case against Trump [View all]

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Source: cnn


Kara Scannell Casey Gannon Jeremy Herb
Updated 21 min ago


The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office as part of a criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s long-time adversary, according to multiple sources, in the latest example of the Trump administration taking on the president’s perceived enemies.

Two grand jury subpoenas were issued by the US attorney’s office for the Northern District of New York seeking information about James’ investigations into the Trump Organization and National Rifle Association, the sources said.

A grand jury investigation into James has also convened in Albany, New York, according to a source familiar. The grand jury probe into James is said to be looking into deprivation of rights, which means violating someone’s constitutional rights, against Trump.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/politics/letitia-james-trump-justice-department-investigation



Anyone with a brain knows this is pure Trump retaliation!!












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