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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Letitia James pleads not guilty to fraud charges in case masterminded by Trump: ‘Tool of revenge’

Letitia James pleaded not guilty to fraud charges during a brief appearance inside a federal courthouse in Virginia, where an inexperienced former personal attorney to Donald Trump has launched a criminal prosecution of New York’s Democratic attorney general after the president demanded it.

A two-count indictment accuses James of bank fraud and making false statements in connection with a loan for a property she purchased in 2020.

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