Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and OLIVIA DIAZ, Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors went back to a grand jury in Virginia after a judge’s ruling halting the prosecution of James and another longtime Trump foe, former F