On Thursday, court documents revealed that New York Attorney General Letitia James had been indicted by a federal grand jury for charges of bank fraud and making false statements about a property she owns.
The indictment comes after FBI Director James Comey was indicted in the same Alexandria, Virginia-based district.
The move to charge James—who was involved in a civil prosecution of President Donald Trump in relation to his valuation of his assets in bank documents—drew mixed reactions, with many Democrats condemning the news.
James has declared her innocence of the allegations.
Here’s what to know.
The Charges
In the indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District Court of Virginia, prosecutors accused James of criminal errors in a 2020 mortgage application….