Letitia James Wants Fraud Case Dismissed Over ‘Outrageous Government Conduct’

Well, well, well—if it isn’t New York’s favorite Trump-obsessed crusader suddenly clutching her pearls and crying foul now that she finds herself under the microscope. Letitia James, the same State Attorney General who made a national name for herself by allegedly weaponizing her office to go after Donald Trump for years, now wants her own mortgage fraud charges dismissed. Why? Because she thinks the Trump administration is being too mean.

Seriously.

In a 22-page filing dripping with the kind of dramatic flair usually reserved for courtroom TV dramas, James’ legal team is now claiming that the prosecution against her is not just wrong, but unconstitutional. The same person who ran for office bragging about how she was going to “get Trump” is now whining that the Trump administration is out to get her. Irony? Meet Letitia.

At the heart of this legal soap opera is a pretty straightforward allegation—that James misrepresented a Virginia property as a “second home” to lock in a favorable mortgage rate… and then turned around and rented it out. Oops. That’s not just bending the rules, it’s the kind of thing that ordinary Americans—those without political connections or a fancy title—have been prosecuted for countless times. But James isn’t just anyone. She’s a card-carrying member of the “rules for thee, not for me” club.

But now? Now that the tables have turned and it’s her credibility on the line, suddenly the justice system is broken and the Constitution is being trampled. Her lawyers are practically breathless in their indignation, accusing officials like Fair Housing Finance Authority Director Bill Pulte, DOJ’s Ed Martin, and interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan of “outrageous government conduct.” Their argument? That these officials dared to… apply the law. To her.

And let’s talk about Bill Pulte for a second. This guy had the gall to refer James for prosecution after reviewing the alleged mortgage fraud. Naturally, her attorneys don’t see that as responsible oversight or due diligence—they see it as a political hit job. They’re accusing Pulte of turning his agency into a partisan attack dog. Which is rich, considering this is the same Letitia James who basically campaigned on turning her office into a political weapon against Trump. If weaponizing government is a problem now, someone better pass James a mirror.