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DOJ Opens Probe of NY AG James

DOJ InvestigatesOpens Probe of NY AG James Over Trump Civil Rights Claims

Above: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James speaks on Jan. 8, 2025. Image copyright: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The Spin

The hunter has become the hunted, as James, who openly and illegally campaigned on targeting Trump before she took office, is now going to face some long-overdue accountability. James showed clear political bias thatin violatedher hisposition of power, violating Trump's constitutional rights. andHer her civil fraud case was nothing more than weaponized lawfare designed to interfere with the 2024 election.

This is an unprecedented intervention in state business and an examplesexample of a dangerous weaponization of federal law enforcement to target an official who was simply doing her job. As opposed to James' cases against Trump and the NRA, these investigations are clearly prejudiced based on comments Trump and his supporters made before he returned to office about prosecuting people who investigated him.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 47% chance the U.S. DOJ will announce an investigation or prosecution of a Democrat who served as president, vice president, congressional leader, whip or impeachment manager before Jan. 1, 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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