Letitia James Faces Federal Financial Fraud Charges
A federal grand jury has indicted the New York attorney general over allegations of financial misconduct on Thursday, per a person familiar with the matter.
Lindsey Halligan directly submitted the charges before the judicial panel on Thursday, according to the source.
Federal prosecutors rarely present to a grand jury.
Halligan was installed as US attorney last month after Donald Trump became frustrated with the pace of investigations targeting political opponents.
This action marks a recent strategy to utilize federal justice authorities to punish political rivals.
It follows two weeks after charges were filed involving Comey.
Experienced attorneys wrote a document in that case outlining why indictments were not warranted.
Comey pleaded not guilty recently.
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