New York Attorney General Letitia James—already facing a federal criminal referral—now faces a potential state probe regarding her reporting of properties she owns in Virginia.
America First Legal, a conservative government watchdog, filed a bar complaint against James with the New York Committee on Professional Standards, seeking an investigation into the statements made in a criminal referral the Federal Housing Finance Agency sent to the U.S. Justice Department.
Long prominent in New York politics, James became a national figure when her office sued and won against then-former President Donald Trump when he was out of office and running for another term in 2024. She alleged Trump’s companies falsified information to obtain loans.
On April 14 of this year, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte sent a criminal referral to the Justice…