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Sun Oct 12, 2025, 08:17 AM Yesterday

'A Huge Problem': DOJ May Have Withheld Evidence Suggesting Letitia James' Innocence [View all]



‘A Huge Problem’: DOJ May Have Withheld Evidence Suggesting Letitia James’ Innocence
by Adam Lynch | October 12, 2025 - 5:33am

— from Alternet


The New York Times reports U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan may have left out important information in her indictment against New York AG Letitia James that might have derailed some charges.

“In the indictment, … Halligan accuses Ms. James of having misrepresented the purpose of the house when she purchased it in August 2020 for $137,000,” reports the Times. “The indictment says that while Ms. James indicated to her mortgage broker that she expected to use the house as a second home, she had instead used it as a “rental investment property, renting the property to a family.”

Only it does not look like she rented it at all.


The Times reports occupant Nakia Thompson — Letitia James’ grandniece — testified to a grand jury in Norfolk, VA. that she “had lived in the house for years (with her children) and that she did not pay rent,” according to a person familiar with her testimony.

Additionally, The Times reports prosecutors did not ask Nakia Thompson to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Letitia James was not seated in Norfolk, where this information was revealed, but in Alexandria.

Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower posted on X that she suspected prosecutors “used the other grand jury for testimony, then moved things over to Alexandria to seek indictment.”

But the big problem in the testimony, according to legal analyst Jeffrey Evan Gold, is that Halligan may have excluded this evidence to pad her case against James, which — if proven true — would not go well for her in court.

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K&R spanone Yesterday #1
Exactly what punishment will Halligan face? Baitball Blogger Yesterday #2
Nothing that a presidential pardon won't cover. sop Yesterday #3
There's so many criminals committing so many crimes, he's bound to forget a few pardons. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #8
You know what would be great? OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #5
I don't think... GiqueCee Yesterday #10
He cannot, but he cannot do a number of things that he is either trying or doing. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #11
I like it. Joinfortmill Yesterday #14
Disbarment AverageOldGuy Yesterday #9
Loss of her law license before joining Fox News? Ruby the Liberal Yesterday #12
She's clearly auditioning for a future FOX News legal analyst gig. sop Yesterday #23
More evidence when she is eventually disbarred. mackdaddy Yesterday #17
Low Bar Barbie will skate free. ananda Yesterday #22
Lose law license? multigraincracker Yesterday #28
A bar association might get around to it IbogaProject Yesterday #29
The outstanding "competence" of these clowns is breathtaking... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #4
James knows this JustAnotherGen Yesterday #6
And then I hope she sues the DOJ Raven123 Yesterday #30
I'm shocked... GiqueCee Yesterday #7
I'm shocked that the American legal system is built with so many loopholes 70sEraVet Yesterday #15
It is my understanding... GiqueCee Yesterday #18
Because, of course they did....We're going to have our own form of the Nuremberg Trials Joinfortmill Yesterday #13
"May"? no_hypocrisy Yesterday #16
The legal profession needs to get its shit together. Far too many unethical travelingthrulife Yesterday #20
She should be disbarred and join Trump's under the bus club with Giuliani, Eastman, Cohen etc ..... ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #19
the revenge deppartment. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #21
Lindsey Hooligan ought to be disbarred for that stunt. Ocelot II Yesterday #24
May have......... twodogsbarking Yesterday #25
Malicious prosecution. Add it to the evidence. n/t CousinIT Yesterday #26
Wine Box figet Jeannie is trying to indict in local DC courts Historic NY Yesterday #27
"excluded this evidence to pad her case " ... that's called **LYING!!**, Why isn't she going to jail ?!?!?! uponit7771 Yesterday #31
Kick SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #32
Who is surprised by this LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #33
I'm not a lawyer, but that smacks of a conspiracy to manipulate the evidence. n/t Greybnk48 20 hrs ago #34
K&R. nt Wednesdays 19 hrs ago #35
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