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Letitia James walked out of a Virginia federal courthouse last week defiantly proclaiming her innocence, but the facts on the indictment remain stark: she was charged by a grand jury with bank fraud and making false statements related to a 2020 Norfolk property purchase and pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on October 24, 2025. This is not hearsay or cable-chatter; it’s a federal indictment that alleges she claimed the house would be her primary residence while it was actually rented out — a claim prosecutors say secured her more favorable loan terms.
Americans remember how James made a national name for herself by going after President Trump, securing a massive civil judgment that painted her as a fearless enforcer of the law — at least when it suited her political calendar. Now that scrutiny has turned back on her, the same self-righteous posture she used to lecture the rest of the country rings hollow; the rules she cheered for others to follow appear to have been bent when it was her turn in the glare.
The indictment lays out specific allegations: James signed a “second home” rider that limited renting and then allowed the property to be leased, which prosecutors say produced roughly $18,000 in improper benefits over the life of the loan. Those are narrow, technical claims — and yet they are serious enough for a federal grand jury to take action, showing that nobody should be above routine fraud statutes. The legal process will play out in court, but the optics of an attorney general who once wielded the law like a cudgel against political opponents being indicted herself are devastating.
How did this prosecution come about? Career prosecutors reportedly thought the evidence did not justify charges, and after pressure from the White House and public calls by President Trump to pursue his critics, the top prosecutor was pushed out and replaced by Lindsey Halligan, who presented the case to the grand jury. Those are serious questions about how politics can be injected into law enforcement decisions, and they underscore a rotten double standard: one set of rules for the powerful political class and another for the rest of us.
James predictably framed the indictment as revenge and called the prosecution politically motivated as she left the courthouse, rallying supporters and invoking the language of righteous persecution. That may play well in liberal media and on MSNBC panels, but working Americans see something else: an elected official who aggressively used the power of her office must answer whether she followed the law she demanded of others, not simply declare victimhood.
Patriots who love this country and respect the rule of law deserve more than partisan theater. Letitia James has spent years refusing to accept accountability when her political opponents were the target, and she should not be allowed to dodge the same scrutiny now that the shoe is on the other foot. We should all want transparent, impartial justice — and if that means holding a high-profile Democrat to account, then so be it; equal justice under the law is what keeps America free, not selective prosecutions or sanctimonious press conferences.
