New York Attorney General Letitia James attends a press conference in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
"The Committee, therefore, should immediately investigate the allegations against James and, if by ‘preponderance of the evidence’ the allegations are substantiated, she should be disciplined accordingly."
A federal judge threw out the indictments against James and former FBI Director James Comey on Monday, finding they were illegitimate because they were brought by an unqualified U.S. attorney.
Judge Cameron Currie dismissed the bank fraud charges against James and the false statements charges against Comey without prejudice, meaning the charges could be brought again.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News' Martha MacCaullum that the Department of Justice plans to appeal.
"We believe the attorney in this case, Lindsey Halligan, is not only extremely qualified for this position, but she was in fact legally appointed," Leavitt said. "And I know the Department of Justice will be appealing this in very short order."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Department of Justice plans to appeal the dismissal of the case against James. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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James, a second-term Democrat, was accused of claiming the property as her principal residence in 2023 despite being a public office holder in New York at that same time.
She has denied wrongdoing. She previously said she made an error while filling out a form related to the home purchase but fixed it. She noted that she never tried to deceive the lender.
Fox News Digital reached out to both the New York attorney general’s office and CASA, but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News’ Ashley Oliver and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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