Trumpâs Justice System Playbook: Fire The Prosecutor, Hire Your Lawyer
In the latest installment of 'Legal Circus: Political Edition,' NY Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty on Oct. 24 to federal bank fraud charges about allegedly cooking bank statements to get better mortgage deals on a second home in Norfolk, VA. This mess comes after the Federal Housing Finance Agency's April referral and a Virginia grand jury indictment this month. The plot thickens as Trump publicly demanded her prosecution, canned U.S. attorney Erik Siebert for not playing ball, and then installed Lindsey Halligan, his personal lawyer and prosecutorial newbie, to chase James. James calls it political payback after she hammered Trump with a $364M civil finesâlater tossed out on appeal. Trial's set for Jan. 26, expecting about a week of courtroom drama that sounds more like a Netflix series pitch than justice.
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Only in 2025 do you get a high-profile AG indicted on bank fraud, the President openly rewriting DOJ scripts, firing the 'problematic' prosecutor, and replacing them with their own clueless lawyer. Legal ethics? More like legal theatrics.
Nothing screams justice like firing the pro for not charging someone then hiring the defendantâs lawyer as your new lead prosecutor. At this rate, the next judge will be the courtroom janitor.
Bank fraud on a vacation home, a $364 million fine tossed like last yearâs leftovers, and a DOJ run by whoever Trump likes? Sounds like democracy diving headfirst into a dumpster fire with style.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/24/2025 | Author: April Rubin
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