Letitia James Went All-In To ‘Get Trump’ — Now It’s All Falling Apart

New York Attorney General Letitia James staked her entire career on taking down President Donald Trump through highly controversial and unprecedented legal warfare — but now everything is falling apart.

James, who expressly campaigned on “leading the resistance” to “take on” the president, took another blow on Thursday, when an appeals court panel struck down the absurd penalty handed to Trump in a James-backed civil fraud case.

Trump quickly declared “TOTAL VICTORY in the FAKE New York State Attorney General Letitia James Case!”

The case, initiated by James, was eye-popping. Trump was being targeted for allegedly presenting higher property values to lenders, but, notably, there are zero victims in the president’s supposed crimes — all loans were paid back.

Additionally, the fines totaled more than half a billion dollars. The appeals panel found the penalty against Trump unconstitutional, a violation of the Eighth Amendment, and dismissed it in its entirety.

One panelist took aim at James specifically, saying the AG was seeking the “derailment of President Trump’s political career and the destruction of his real estate business.”

Indeed, James ran on trying to destroy Trump, a venture she’s so far failed.

While running for AG in 2017, James asked New Yorkers to vote for her since she would go after Trump. “I’ve been leading the resistance against Donald Trump in NYC and will only continue to do so in every way possible,” she posted.

I’ve been leading the resistance against Donald Trump in NYC and will only continue to do so in every way possible #NYCVotes #NY1Politics

— Tish James (@TishJames) October 16, 2017

“I’m running for attorney general because I will never be afraid to challenge this illegitimate president when our fundamental rights are at stake,” she said months later in 2018.

James followed up those comments by saying that her apparent hatred for Trump was fueling her campaign and her soul. “And what is fueling this campaign, what is fueling my soul right now, is Trump and his abuses, abuses against immigrants, against women, against our environment,” she said. “We need an attorney general who will stand up to Donald Trump.”

She also solicited donations by vowing to “take on” the president, promising to sue Trump before he was re-elected.

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It didn’t stop there. James made racial comments about Trump, like referring to him as “too pale,” routinely called him an illegitimate president, a con-man, and hurling other insults.

New York AG Letitia James is under criminal investigation by the DOJ for “Deprivation of Rights”

Letitia James says she never targeted Donald Trump. Here’s a collection of clips of her literally campaigning promising to “Get Trump” and using a megaphone to chant “Lock him up” pic.twitter.com/0qtmGFlFPR

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 8, 2025

Additionally, James made a big political show of her lawfare campaign against the president. She personally attended the trial — something extremely uncommon for an AG — and sat in the front row. Video cameras captured James posing, offering smirks, and at other times, glaring at Trump from her seat.

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Not only is James’ civil fraud case against Trump falling apart, the AG is now facing her own legal battles. Ironically, it was James who routinely stressed that “no one is above the law” while prosecuting Trump.

James is facing a federal criminal referral over suspected mortgage fraud. The referral, sent by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, accuses James of falsifying loan records to secure favorable terms on a Virginia property she claimed was her primary residence while she was still serving in New York. Ironically, additional allegations involve a Brooklyn property misrepresented to lenders. Pulte says James’ actions could also constitute wire and bank fraud, among other federal charges.

Additionally, the Department of Justice this month reportedly launched a federal grand jury investigation into James over her civil suit against Trump. The DOJ is seeking more information, apparently looking to find out if James may have deprived Trump and his adult children of their rights as part of the case, according to NPR. The DOJ is also investigating her office’s conduct in its corruption case against the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Last week, Ed Martin, who serves as director of the DOJ’s Weaponization Working Group, called on James to resign from her post.

“Her resignation from office would give the people of New York and America more peace than proceeding. I would take this as an act of good faith,” Martin said.

James has armed herself with Attorney Abbe Lowell, who represented Hunter Biden, to face the investigations. Responding to Martin, Lowell — in what was truly a full-circle moment — charged that the Trump administration was weaponizing the government against his client.

“[D]espite the lack of evidence or law, you will take whatever actions you have been directed to take to make good on President Trump’s and Attorney General Bondi’s calls for revenge for that reason alone,” he said.

President Trump won the 2024 presidential election, despite James’ best efforts. And he’s currently winning in the courts, working to shed James’ attempt to destroy him personally.

Meanwhile, James has her hands full feeling what it’s like to not be “above the law.”