{"id":2517682,"date":"2025-12-04T18:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-declines-to-indict-james-after-earlier-case-collapsed\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:57:52","slug":"grand-jury-declines-to-indict-james-after-earlier-case-collapsed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-jury-declines-to-indict-james-after-earlier-case-collapsed\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand jury declines to indict James after earlier case collapsed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrand-jury-declines-to-indict-james-after-earlier-case-collapsed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517682&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Federal prosecutors failed to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >revived <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-baltimore-prosecutor-found-guilty-of-mortgage-fraud\/\" title=\"Ex-Baltimore Prosecutor Convicted of Mortgage Fraud\">mortgage fraud case<\/a><\/a> after a Norfolk, Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houston-texans-quarterback-will-not-face-criminal-charges-for-sexual-assault-allegations\/\" title=\"Houston Texans Quarterback Will Not Face Criminal Charges For Sexual Assault Allegations\">grand jury declined<\/a> to bring charges. This marked a setback for the Trump management&#8217;s effort to reestablish a case that had collapsed less than two weeks earlier when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-lawsuit-days-ahead-of-electoral-college-vote\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes Up ... Lawsuit Days Ahead of Electoral College Vote\">judge ruled<\/a> that the original prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, was unlawfully appointed. Halligan, a former Trump attorney with no prosecutorial experience, had initially presented the case, which included charges of bank fraud and false statements. The Department of Justice hoped a new prosecutorial team would correct procedural issues, but the grand jury still declined to indict James, who denies wrongdoing. The case, politically charged due to James&#8217; criticism of Trump and her role in civil fraud lawsuits against him, remains unresolved, with the DOJ possibly considering further attempts. A similar legal flaw also invalidated charges against former FBI Director James Comey, with prosecutors still weighing future actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James after earlier case collapsed<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Federal prosecutors failed Thursday in their attempt to indict New York Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/letitia-james\/\">Letitia James<\/a>, a setback for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=22506789082&amp;utm_content=749793489729&amp;utm_term=trump%20cabinet&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22506789082&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD8dCuwv0vobDAaTBBIgWovwp8-1G&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA_8TJBhDNARIsAPX5qxSpJwtNlbjgV8Z9VAzaUPH_DN5L1IKPss0Qzk_L0KCJ4iOylqmK6U8aAs0WEALw_wcB\">Trump administration<\/a>&rsquo;s effort to revive a mortgage fraud case that was tossed less than two weeks ago after a judge found the original prosecutor had been unlawfully installed.<\/p>\n<p>A Norfolk, Virginia, grand jury declined to return charges after hearing the case under a new team of prosecutors, a person familiar with the matter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/justice-department\/grand-jury-declines-indict-ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-less-two-rcna247310\">told<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/04\/politics\/grand-jury-declines-to-indict-letitia-james-again\">several<\/a> news outlets. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> had hoped a fresh presentation, free from the procedural defects that sank the earlier indictment, would put the case back on track.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3907839\/fbi-says-jan-6-pipe-bomb-suspect-purchased-bomb-parts-in-2019\/\">FBI says Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect purchased bomb parts in 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3906961\/wisconsin-supreme-court-local-jails-illegal-immigrants-ice\/\">Wisconsin Supreme Court to weigh whether state can forbid local jails from holding illegal immigrants for ICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3906938\/judge-refunds-pardoned-jan-6-defendants\/\">Judge Boasberg allows refunds for pardoned Jan. 6 defendants after previous denial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>James, who has denied wrongdoing, was previously charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. That indictment <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3897002\/james-comey-letitia-james-indictments-tossed-lindsey-halligan\/\">evaporated on Nov. 24<\/a> when U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan lacked lawful authority to prosecute anyone in federal court. Halligan, a former Trump personal attorney with no prosecutorial background, had presented the original case to a grand jury entirely on her own.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ initially said it would appeal Currie&rsquo;s ruling, and it still could, though the department decided to try again with a new charging presentation. Thursday&rsquo;s failure does not prevent prosecutors from making another attempt.<\/p>\n<p>The faltering case against James has become one of the government&rsquo;s most politically fraught prosecutions. She is one of Trump&rsquo;s most visible critics, having spearheaded the civil fraud lawsuit that resulted in a sweeping judgment against Trump and his business empire before it was later cut back by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-judge-orders-gop-candidate-be-certified-winner-of-house-race\/\" title=\"NY Judge Orders GOP Candidate Be Certified Winner Of House Race\">state appeals court<\/a>. Trump has repeatedly demanded her prosecution, both publicly and in private communications with Attorney General Pam Bondi.<\/p>\n<p>Halligan&rsquo;s appointment came in September, one day after Trump forced out his first pick for the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik Siebert, who resisted pressure to indict James and former FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comey\/page\/45\/\">James Comey<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Comey and Letitia James (AP photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The same legal flaw that doomed James&rsquo;s case also wiped out Comey&rsquo;s indictment, which accused him of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation. Prosecutors are still debating whether to make another run at indicting him.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3904554\/doj-weighing-new-indictments-for-comey-james\/\">DOJ WEIGHING POSSIBLE NEW INDICTMENTS FOR COMEY AND JAMES<br \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>In a Truth Social post that officials later clarified the president intended as a direct message to Bondi, Trump urged her to push forward with charges against Comey, James, and Sen.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\">Adam Schiff<\/a>&nbsp;(D-CA), complaining that &ldquo;nothing is going to be done&rdquo; unless the DOJ acted quickly.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted the DOJ and an attorney for James for response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grand jury refuses to indict Letitia James again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2517683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25305051189306.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[68257,55208,15074,5334,32285],"class_list":["post-2517682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-collapsed-case","tag-grand-jury","tag-indictment","tag-james","tag-legal-case"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25305051189306.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517682"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517686,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517682\/revisions\/2517686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}