New York AG Letitia James indicted in Trump's crusade against his political opponents

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a federal grand jury, as part of President Donald Trump's push to bring legal charges against his political opponents, CNN reported on Thursday.

This follows charges being brought against former FBI Director James Comey under similar circumstances, with Trump having to oust the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and replace him with his former defense lawyer to bring that case.

Sam Levine of The Guardian reported that the grand jury indicted James on a count of bank fraud, citing a person familiar with the matter.

This follows a monthslong effort by Trump loyalists, led by Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte, to investigate James on allegations that she lied on mortgage documents to obtain improper benefits from lenders.

James has denied any wrongdoing, and experts have noted that she, in fact, disclosed to mortgage lenders that a property listed in one document as a "primary residence" was not a primary residence and was intended for her niece, making it likely that the document was an error and not an attempt to defraud.

James, as the top law enforcement official of New York State, famously won a half-billion-dollar civil fraud judgment against Trump's business for systematically undervaluing their properties and keeping two sets of books to cheat lenders and tax agencies. That judgment is currently being litigated in state court.