New York Attorney General Confronts Criminal Financial Fraud Indictment
A federal grand jury has charged the New York attorney general over allegations of bank fraud on Thursday, per someone with knowledge of the case.
Lindsey Halligan handled the presentation of the charges to the grand jury this Thursday, according to the source.
US attorneys do not typically address such panels.
Halligan was installed in the role last month after the president became frustrated with the pace of investigations against his rivals.
The move marks a recent strategy to leverage the Department of Justice to penalize opponents.
This occurs 14 days following charges were filed involving Comey.
Career prosecutors wrote a document in that case explaining the reasons charges were not warranted.
Comey pleaded not guilty recently.
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