The Doj opens an investigation by the Grand Jury on Letitia James in New York

The Ministry of Justice summoned a large jury to investigate the New York Attorney General, Letitia James, marking a climb in President Donald Trump’s fight with the best prosecutor in New York.

The investigation is short of Albany and focused on a possible deprivation of rights allegations, two well -placed sources familiar with the investigation told Fox News Digital.

The investigation, which came to the Directorate General Pam Bondi, is at an early stage, but Fox News Digital learned that James’ office has received assignments for documents this week, including for information relating to its civil fraud trial against Trump.

James, a democrat who was elected attorney general in 2018, has long been a Trump target. James successfully carried civil accusations against him for commercial fraud in 2022 and played an instrumental role in the challenge of executive actions of his current administration in justice.

The office of NY AG hires the lawyer who took over Hunter Biden to defend Letitia James against the accusations of fraud

New York Prosecutor General Letitia James speaks at a press conference on September 21, 2022, in New York. (Brittainy Newman, File / The Associated Press)

A spokesperson for James suggested that the last Doj’s action was a “armament” of his prosecution power.

“Any armament of the justice system should disrupt each American,” said the spokesman. “We strongly support our successful dispute against the Trump organization and the National Rifle Association, and we will continue to defend the rights of New York.”

An MJ spokesperson refused to comment on the Grand Jury’s investigation.

James began investigating the Trump organization shortly after taking office, finally obtaining a judgment of $ 454 million against the president of the time and some of Trump’s leaders, including two of his sons.

A New York judge noted that Trump and his business partners have greatly overestimated Trump’s richness to obtain favorable loans and other financial advantages. Trump appeals to the decision. James said at the time that financial fraud was not a “crime without victim”.

“If the average New Yorkers were going in a bank and submitted false documents, the government would launch the book to them, and the same goes for the former presidents,” said James.

`Dangerous and illegal ‘

President Donald Trump talks about the oval office on Wednesday August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC (Alex Brandon / The Associated Press)

James was also one of the main personalities in the fact that disputes dispute the executive actions of the second Trump Administration. James and other Democratic Public Prosecutors continued to combat free spending on social programs funded by the federal government, mass layoffs of federal employees and transgender care restrictions for minors, among other questions.

Design a large jury is the first step in an investigation and could potentially lead to an indictment. The panel examines the evidence, including documents and interviews with witnesses, and determines if there is a probable cause to bring accusations against a person. The process can take weeks or more, and it is historically much easier for a large jury to obtain an indictment than to obtain a subsequent conviction.

The Prosecutor General of New York Letitia James and President Donald Trump (Getty Images)

The news of the investigation occurs when the tensions have continued to build between Trump and James.

In April, the Trump Federal Housing Finance Agency asked Bondi to investigate James for mortgage fraud, and the Doj opened a separate investigation on this subject. James received assignments from a large jury as part of the investigation, the Washington Post reported.

Fox News confirmed on Friday that lawyer Ed Martin, who also leads a working group on armaments, leads the investigation into mortgage fraud on James, as well as to conduct a similar investigation into Senator Adam Schiff, D-Calif., The mortgage affair of James is based in Virginia, and Schiff’s is in Maryland.

James denied allegations related to mortgages.

Click here to obtain the Fox News app

In the midst of the news of the mortgage investigation, Trump described James as “wacky crook” on Truth Social.

“Letitia James, a completely corrupt politician, is expected to resign from her post as a prosecutor general of New York State, wrote Trump immediately.

Maria Paronich and Peter DOOCY of Fox News contributed to this story.