Newsmax host Lidia Curanaj didn’t mince words on Sunday Agenda when she laid into New York Attorney General Letitia James, calling out what every patriotic observer has noticed: a two-tiered system where the powerful preach accountability and then expect to be insulated from it. Curanaj’s blunt line that “karma is a dish best served cold” captured the anger of millions who watched James pursue high-profile targets while enjoying political immunity herself. Conservatives have every right to point out the moral rot when prosecutors become politicians and then act surprised when the shoe drops.
This week that shoe came down hard: a federal grand jury in Virginia returned an indictment charging James with bank fraud and making false statements tied to a 2020 Norfolk, Virginia, property purchase, alleging she misrepresented the residency status to obtain better loan terms. The breathtaking irony cannot be overstated — the very prosecutor who led crusades against others for alleged real-estate valuations now faces questions about her own mortgage paperwork. The indictment marks a dramatic escalation in a saga that has been building since federal agencies flagged her real estate dealings earlier this year.
James has publicly rejected the charges as politically motivated retribution and vowed to fight them, while opponents point to her repeated campaign rhetoric promising to make Donald Trump “know my name” and follow through with aggressive prosecutions. Whether you think this case is politically driven or criminally legitimate, the optics are devastating for a public official who made a career of lecturing others about legal virtue. The first scheduled court appearance is set for October 24, and Americans will rightly be watching every development.
Letitia James’s role in pursuing corporate and political enemies, including the multimillion-dollar civil action against the Trump Organization, only sharpens the public’s suspicion of selective law enforcement. Her office pursued massive judgments that were later challenged and in some cases voided on appeal, fueling the narrative that lawfare has become the playbook of partisan prosecutors. Conservatives are justified in demanding answers about whether the law is being applied consistently or weaponized against political rivals.
Democratic allies and civil-rights groups rushed to defend James, framing the indictment as part of a broader assault on Black women in leadership and an overreach by the current DOJ. That reaction is predictable, but it shouldn’t preclude sober scrutiny — no one should be above the law, and invoking identity politics cannot be a shield against investigation. Patriots who believe in equal justice must insist on transparent procedures and facts, not hush-money narratives designed to protect the powerful.
The broader takeaway for hardworking Americans is simple: when prosecutors become politicians, accountability inevitably turns back on them. Lidia Curanaj and other conservative voices are right to remind the country that principle matters — if you prosecute others with gusto, you must be prepared to answer the same questions yourself. This is not about partisanship so much as restoring a fair system that treats everyone the same, from Main Street to the marble halls of power.
If this indictment leads to thorough, transparent discovery it will either vindicate the critics who smelled hypocrisy or vindicate James if the charges collapse. Either outcome should matter to Americans who prize the rule of law over performative justice. Until then, voters and patriots must keep the pressure on, demand the facts, and refuse to let political elites write their own rules while preaching virtue to the rest of us.