Justice Department fails to reindict Letitia James for a second time

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Published December 11, 2025 12:10 PM

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Casey Gannon, Katelyn Polantz, Kaitlan Collins, CNN

(CNN) — A grand jury, for a second time, declined to bring a new indictment against Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated President Donald Trump and his company in court, according to multiple sources.

The Justice Department presented its case against James to grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, Thursday — a week after a different grand jury in Norfolk declined to bring charges.

James previously pleaded not guilty to mortgage fraud charges, but the case was dismissed last month when a judge found the prosecutor who presented the case was serving without authority.

This story is developing and will be updated.