New York’s top prosecutor will take on her biggest case yet – a fraud trial that risks foundation of Trump’s real estate holdingsNew York attorney general Letitia James has never shied away from taking on powerful adversaries – from the National Rifle Association to formerOn Monday she will take on her biggest case yet: a fraud trial that threatens the very foundation of Donald Trump’s New York real estate empire.
Few think her ambitions stop there. Top state prosecutor has often been the jumping off point for a run for New York’s governorship, which James briefly attempted last year. Last year, James suspended her campaign for New York governor, saying she wanted to “finish the job” with her ongoing investigations, including overseeing a sexual harassment investigation into former governor Cuomo that led to his resignation, a probe into the NRA and fraudulent financial practices of the former president.