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From the New York Post: Taxpayers could be on the hook for legal bills New York Attorney General Letitia James racks up during Justice Department probes into her alleged fraudulent real estate dealings, The Post has learned.
New York’s operations budget bill includes specific language that indicates certain state officials could tap into a $10 million fund to cover “any reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred” as part of a Trump administration-led probe tied to their state-based employment.
Multiple sources told The Post that the language in the bill, which will be made public later Wednesday, would apply to James’ looming legal fight.
It would also cover other state employees that the Trump administration considers going after, the sources added.
While the bill language shared with The Post doesn’t mention James by name, the relevant section indicates state employees could be covered if the “legally compulsive process” was initiated by the US government after Jan. 1, 2025.
The effective date set on the New York budget bill ‘mysteriously’ or ‘conveniently’ coincides with the same month the Trump administration came into office.
Due to details exposed in an investigation by Sam Antar, James has been hit with a DOJ criminal referral last month over allegations of mortgage fraud.
On Saturday, Antar announced, “The FHFA already referred Letitia James to the DOJ for allegedly falsifying mortgage documents to get better loan terms on her Brooklyn and Virginia properties. Now subpoenas are reportedly hitting title, insurance, and mortgage firms. The house of cards may finally be collapsing.”
The FHFA already referred Letitia James to the DOJ for allegedly falsifying mortgage documents to get better loan terms on her Brooklyn and Virginia properties. Now subpoenas are reportedly hitting title, insurance, and mortgage firms. The house of cards may finally be… https://t.co/9veXmyjbRA
— Sam E. Antar (@SamAntar) May 4, 2025
EXPOSED: Letitia James signed a Power of Attorney declaring a Virginia property her “principal residence” after explicitly telling her broker it WOULD NOT be.
Her lawyer, Abbe Lowell, claims a subsequent document proves it was corrected—but that document actually PREDATES the… pic.twitter.com/PfqWONKlEw
— Sam E. Antar (@SamAntar) May 6, 2025
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