New York Democrats rally behind Letitia James day after indictment for mortgage fraud
by Edward Helmore in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#70NTW)
Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul among Democrats decrying president's weaponization' of justice department
Leading New York Democrats have rallied behind the embattled state attorney general, Letitia James, a day after she was indicted on mortgage fraud charges by a federal prosecutor appointed by Donald Trump last month.
The US Senate's Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, accused the US president of turning the Department of Justice into personal attack dogs against [...] political enemies", calling the charges outrageous".
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