A Trump-appointed prosecutor presented evidence to a federal grand jury Thursday seeking an indictment on charges of mortgage fraud against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
It was not immediately clear whether the grand jury approved the indictment, which was sought by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan, or whether another presentation would be made at a future date.
A spokesperson for James' legal team declined to comment to ABC News.
Halligan was named U.S. attorney by Trump after Trump ousted her predecessor, Erik Siebert, who sources say had expressed doubts internally about bringing cases against James and former FBI Director James Comey.
Halligan last month brought an indictment against Comey on charges of making a false statement and obstruction related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020, just days after Trump issued a public demand for his Justice Department to act "now" to bring prosecutions against Comey and other political foes.
"Nothing is being done. What about Comey, Adam ‘Shifty’ Schiff, and Leticia???" Trump wrote in a social media post directly addressing Attorney General Pam Bondi, referring to James and California Sen. Adam Schiff. "We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility. They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!"
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