James literally ran on a campaign promise to get Trump. She did not make it a secret. The gamble was that lawfare would end Trump's chances to become president and she would be in the good graces of the Dems. Didn't work. Now the chickens have come to roost.
Trump committed bank fraud for 3 years. He got caught.
AI OverviewIn August 2025, a New York appeals court
affirmed that Donald Trump committed fraud by inflating his assets for business deals, though it voided the initial financial penalty of over $500 million as excessive. The New York Attorney General, Letitia James, who originally brought the civil suit, is appealing the voided penalty to the state's highest court.