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Edward Helmore in New York

New York Democrats rally behind Letitia James day after indictment for mortgage fraud

a woman speaks into a microphone at lectern with a sign that reads 'protecting the people'
Letitia James speaks in Valhalla, New York, on 8 May 2025. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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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