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An assistant attorney general inside Attorney General Letitia James’ office has blown the whistle. His claim is simple and shocking: he was told to “find and pursue crimes” against President Donald Trump and Trump‑linked entities without first finding a real reason. That internal email was pulled from staff inboxes, and the sender was put on paid leave. New Yorkers deserve answers — fast.
What the whistleblower says
Assistant Attorney General Daniel Wiesenfeld reportedly sent an office‑wide email saying his boss, Investor Protection Bureau Chief Shamiso Maswoswe, told him to target “Trump himself, Truth Social, Hewlett Packard” and others. He wrote that staff were being asked to start with a target instead of starting with a crime. Those are not small words coming from a career prosecutor. If true, this describes politicized prosecution — using taxpayer money to go after political enemies instead of enforcing the law.
Office response and the cover‑up signs
The office called it a personnel matter, put Wiesenfeld on administrative leave with pay, and rejected the notion that prosecutions were political. But the email was reportedly deleted from servers and staff inboxes almost immediately and an internal memo labeled the incident “internal.” Deleting records and then saying nothing substantive looks like damage control. At a minimum, it raises questions about transparency and whether normal oversight was bypassed.
Why this matters — law, ethics, and politics
Prosecutors must follow the law, not a list of convenient enemies. If leadership ordered investigations based on politics, that is an ethical breach and could have legal consequences. It also matters politically: Attorney General Letitia James has been a high‑profile critic of President Trump. These allegations feed a broader question voters should ask — who decides what gets investigated and why? Misusing a law office to settle political scores wastes taxpayer dollars and corrodes public trust.
What should happen next
There must be an independent review. Release the email. Produce server logs. Let state ethics or the inspector general review the chain of command. Interview Shamiso Maswoswe, General Counsel Kumiki Gibson, and Attorney General Letitia James on the record. If there’s no smoking gun, clear the record. If there is, hold people accountable. Simple transparency would go a long way toward restoring faith in New York’s top law office.
New Yorkers don’t need political theater. They need honest answers. If this office is targeting people for politics, voters should use their power at the ballot box. If it isn’t, then let the facts come out and stop the cloak‑and‑dagger routine. Either way, the silence and the deleted email look worse than the allegation itself.
