Letitia James Files New Motion to Dismiss, Alleging ‘Outrageous Conduct’

New York Attorney General Letitia James said in court papers on Nov. 17 that Trump administration officials had engaged in “outrageous conduct” that should prompt a federal judge to dismiss the indictment alleging she committed mortgage fraud. “Perhaps in one case before this court has there been a more shocking case of government conduct,” James’s attorneys said in the motion. They are alleging that Justice Department attorneys and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte reached for a case against James and violated her right to due process. James was indicted in October on the basis that she used her Virginia home as a rental property despite obtaining a loan under the assumption that she would not use it for those purposes....