The recent indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James has created quite a buzz online.
Both sides of the controversy appear to be cherry-picking information to suit the desired narrative about the indictment, but something new just popped up that could create a significant problem for James.
Details have emerged about the criminal history of the NY AG's family members and how they often received little more than a slap on the wrist for their offenses.
So, I have been doing a lot of digging into the James indictment, and what once appeared to be a pretty clear case has been somewhat muddied, not to mention that this is not the type of case a federal prosecutor would typically be inclined to pursue.
I have never shied away from believing that this is a revenge case on the part of Donald Trump, but I have also stated that if James broke the law, then she broke the law, with the irony being that she is being accused of almost identical misconduct to that alleged in the civil suit she previously brought against Trump.
The case more or less hinges on a form filled out by James, claiming that she would be the primary resident of the home in question, using it as her second home, a move that enabled her to get a lower interest rate, saving her about $19,000.
Having researched this a bit more, her attorneys allege that the form was later corrected to show that James’ niece would actually be the primary resident. If that is the case, this case is doomed to be dismissed, which will only feed the narrative that Trump weaponized the DOJ to go after his enemies. If the DOJ purposely looked past that second form to get these charges, it was a gross misstep on their part. But all is not lost here.
A report broke this week that James is allowing her grandniece to live in her Virginia home, and she is someone who has a criminal record.
The New York Post reported, “James’ grand-niece Cayla Thompson-Hairston, 21 -- who is an OnlyFans star with a public, X-rated social media presence -- was charged in April 2024 with lying about her felony criminal record when she tried to buy a gun in Suffolk, Virginia, according to court docs.”
The report continues, “Cayla was legally ‘disqualified’ from owning a firearm due to an August 2020 felony charge of malicious wounding -- which Virginia law defines as a crime in which a person ‘shoots, stabs, cuts or wounds any other person, or by any means causes bodily injury, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill.’”
On top of that, the other grandniece who is residing in one of James’ homes, apparently rent-free, is Nakai Thompson, who is reportedly a fugitive from justice in North Carolina.
The New York Post just issued yet another report on the complete criminal history of these girls, individuals it claims have been arrested for eight felonies and three misdemeanors over the last five years.
Andrew Kersey, a former prosecutor in Fairfax County, commented on the charges and sentences in their prosecutions, stating, “There’s nothing I saw that explains why the prosecutor would not go forward with some sort of consequence for this behavior.”
He continued, “Prosecutors have a lot of power, and they can be merciful, but they just don’t drop the charges like that.”
On the surface, it looks like James was possibly making some phone calls to help out her family members, but that is pure speculation on my part. So, my guess here is that if Trump cannot get James on the mortgage fraud case, and at this point, I would be highly surprised if the charges stick, there could be an investigation into James for using her influence to get her family members out of trouble. Trump may lose the first battle, but this war is far from over.
