Meet New York Attorney General-elect Letitia James, who we’ll be hearing A LOT more from in the coming months as she just promised to investigate basically everyone and everything involving Donald Trump, including his family:
Incoming New York attorney general plans wide-ranging investigations of Trump and family https://t.co/xoGLfR5txP via @nbcnews
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New York is home to the president's namesake business, the Trump Organization, and it is where Trump's presidential campaign was headquartered and his reelection campaign as well.
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And it is where a number of key events under special counsel Robert Mueller's microscope, such as the controversial June 2016 Trump Tower meeting, took place. All of that falls within James's jurisdiction.
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From NBC News:
New York Attorney Gen.-elect Letitia James says she plans to launch sweeping investigations into President Donald Trump, his family and “anyone” in his circle who may have violated the law once she settles into her new job next month.
“We will use every area of the law to investigate President Trump and his business transactions and that of his family as well,” James, a Democrat, told NBC News in her first extensive interview since she was elected last month.
James outlined some of the probes she intends to pursue with regard to the president, his businesses and his family members.
Her first order of business, however, will be to pass a bill to change New York’s double jeopardy laws so that she can pursue state charges even if President Trump pardons someone for their federal crimes:
James campaigned on passing a bill to change New York’s double jeopardy laws with an eye on possible pardons coming out of the White House. James told NBC News she wants to be able to pursue state charges against anyone the president were to pardon over federal charges or convictions and whose alleged crimes took place in the state. Under current New York law, she might not be unable to do that.
Read the whole thing here.
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