{"id":2652281,"date":"2026-08-31T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanks-to-bombshell-whistleblower-leticia-james-just-learned-witch-hunts-arent-fun\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T12:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:24:49","slug":"thanks-to-bombshell-whistleblower-leticia-james-just-learned-witch-hunts-arent-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanks-to-bombshell-whistleblower-leticia-james-just-learned-witch-hunts-arent-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks to Bombshell Whistleblower, Leticia James Just Learned Witch Hunts Aren\u2019t Fun"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fthanks-to-bombshell-whistleblower-leticia-james-just-learned-witch-hunts-arent-fun%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=2652281&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>A New York Assistant Attorney General, Daniel Wiesenfeld, has alleged that he was directed by his supervisor, Shamiso Maswoswe, too target Donald Trump and associated entities without credible reasons, as part of a political lawfare campaign. Wiesenfeld criticized this directive,urging colleagues not to follow such &#8220;corrupt orders&#8221; and to focus on genuine criminal pursuits. He accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of using public funds to pursue politically motivated investigations against Trump while neglecting other crimes like nonprofit fraud and antisemitic incidents. Wiesenfeld expressed his willingness to face repercussions for speaking the truth. James&#8217; office dismissed the incident as a personnel matter, stating the involved employee was placed on administrative leave. James has a history of anti-Trump rhetoric and vowed to pursue legal action against him regardless of potential presidential pardons, reflecting her longstanding stance against Trump since her election campaign.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A top prosecutor who has worked in New York Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 office for two years has alleged he was instructed to target President Donald Trump and his allies with lawfare.<\/p>\n<p>New York Assistant Attorney General Daniel Wiesenfeld made the bombshell accusation in an internal  sent Friday morning to over 2,000 department employees, as reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/capitol\/article\/ny-prosecutor-claims-letitia-james-office-22409213.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote that his bureau chief, Shamiso Maswoswe, had directed him to target \u201cTrump himself, , Hewlett Packard (DOJ approved merger)\u2026 without having a credible reason for targeting this organizations and individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/inside-lefts-latest-climate-lawfare-gambit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawfare assignment<\/a> from Maswoswe was \u201cto find and pursue crimes committed by specific individuals and organizations affiliated with Donald Trump,\u201d Wiesenfeld wrote in the department-wide .<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HOLY CRAP<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutor in NY AG Letitia James\u2019 office, says he was ordered by his boss Bureau Chief Shamiso Maswoswe to target Trump and groups associated with Trump, according to an  obtained by the Times-Union <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0jbKAkpa1q\">pic.twitter.com\/0jbKAkpa1q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2094226382389702898?\">August 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He went on to recommend that other attorneys in James\u2019 office not follow her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-savages-judge-engoron-whopping-350-million-fine-ruled-even-saw-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corrupt orders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you believe Trump is using [Department of Justice] attorneys to prosecute his enemies and further his political interests, you should find it equally troubling that Tish [James] is doing exactly the same thing,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask that you not serve as Tish\u2019s personal attorneys by targeting her political enemies. Instead, I hope you choose to prosecute crimes and find the individuals accountable, rather than targeting individuals and then finding crimes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Wiesenfeld also accused James of using \u201csignificant public taxpayer dollars to target convenient public enemies\u201d while simultaneously doing nothing about \u201crampant nonprofit homeless shelter fraud and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-gives-absurdly-light-sentence-attacker-prominent-jewish-building-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antisemitic crimes<\/a> in and around synagogues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further appeared to signal that he doesn\u2019t care if he loses his job, writing that the \u201cbest part of having f*** you money is being able to tell the truth, without fear of consequences so here we go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Times Union, James\u2019 staff promptly deleted the  and then sent a follow-up by general counsel Kumiki Gibson letting employees know that the  involved an \u201cinternal matter\u201d and that nobody in the office was \u201cin danger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Questioned by the Times Union, a representative for James dismissed the matter altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a personnel matter, and the employee in question has been placed on administrative leave with full pay,\u201d spokeswoman Alexis Richards said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe office of the attorney general is committed to upholding New York\u2019s laws and protecting the rights and freedoms of all New Yorkers, regardless of political beliefs. We strongly reject any assertion to the contrary,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery of James\u2019 alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/least-22-dem-ags-agreed-coordinate-takedown-trump-keep-public-dark-going-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawfare campaign<\/a> against Trump comes as no surprise to Trump-supporting conservatives who\u2019ve been watching the New York official plot against the president for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will prosecute the president for crimes committed in New York state,\u201d James famously vowed just a month after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-ag-calls-for-investigation-into-cuomo-harassment-claims-with-subpoena-power\/\" title=\"New York AG Calls For Investigation Into Cuomo Harassment Claims With Subpoena Power\">elected attorney general<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>During her actual campaign, she repeatedly referred to the president as an \u201cillegitimate president,\u201d a \u201ccon man,\u201d and a \u201ccarnival barker.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Letitia \u2018Tish\u2019 James will be the first Black attorney general in New York State history. As a candidate, she\u2019s vowed to challenge Donald Trump, whom she sees as an \u2018illegitimate president\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LJRxjM4MwQ\">pic.twitter.com\/LJRxjM4MwQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nowthisimpact\/status\/1060030492794335232?\">November 7, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>James even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sheriff-vows-action-illegal-alien-allegedly-savaged-female-border-patrol-agent-allowed-walk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vowed to prosecute<\/a> the president regardless of whether his then-vice president, Mike Pence, pardoned him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf, in fact, Vice President Pence were to pardon President Trump, clearly the office of attorney general\u2026 we will prosecute the president for crimes committed in New York state,\u201d she said, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2018\/12\/24\/how-letitia-james-says-she-plans-to-investigate-president-donald-trump-once-new-york-attorney-general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spectrum News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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