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Yesterday — 13 December 2025Main stream

In Trump’s Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss

13 December 2025 at 22:46
This week demonstrated an emerging reality for President Trump: Commanding the Justice Department is not the same as controlling the justice system.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

The White House was served a legal rebuke this week when federal grand jurors in Alexandria, Va., rejected the Justice Department’s push to indict Letitia James, the New York attorney general, on mortgage-related charges for the second time in a week.
Before yesterdayMain stream

A Grand Jury Again Resists Trump’s Push to Reindict Letitia James

It was a striking rejection of the administration’s retribution campaign.

© James Estrin/The New York Times

Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, and President Trump have clashed for years, in part because of the civil suit she brought against him, his company and his family members.
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