New York AG Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged Trump-Targeting Email

A Times Union report says New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office allegedly directed staff to “find and pursue crimes” involving Donald Trump and related entities in an agency-wide email; the message was reportedly wiped from servers and James’s office called it an internal personnel matter. The piece notes Maswoswe’s past DOJ role and a 2023 discrimination settlement she reached; White House criticism followed, characterizing it as weaponization of the justice system. James has long pursued Trump in civil fraud litigation, a case that yielded substantial penalties that were later partially overturned on appeal.