The main Republican presidential candidate, Trump, and his legal team have often claimed, without proof, that the prosecutors who have filed criminal charges against him were in cahoots with the Biden administration.
In 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland designated special counsel Jack Smith, who was not an official of the Justice Department, to head up individual federal probes involving Trump. He and his staff, not higher-ups in the Justice Department or the White House, have been held entirely accountable for all prosecution decisions, according to officials.
Neither the federal government nor Biden appointed James. The people of New York chose her to serve another term as attorney general in 2022.
In addition to his lengthy history of using racist rhetoric against Black prosecutors, the former president's baseless accusations against James are consistent with this pattern. The Black James has been called by Trump "Racist A.G. Letitia 'Peekaboo' James" in the past. The moniker sounds like an insult to Black people
James has stated that the personal assaults made by Trump do not upset her.
Outside of court, she stated, "This case has never been about politics or personal vendetta or about name-calling." Here, the law and facts play a key role. And Trump himself broke the law.
Throughout the trial, Trump repeatedly accused Judge Arthur Engoron of being too close to James and criticized him for presidencing over the civil fraud case this week.
Throughout the trial, Trump repeatedly accused Judge Arthur Engoron of being too close to James and criticized him for presidencing over the civil fraud case this week.