New York’s anti-Trump Attorney General Letitia James is recorded in official documents as being married to her own father, an investigation has found.
The discovery comes amid allegations that James has been involved in a mortgage fraud scheme linked to her purchase of multiple properties.
According to a top official in President Donald Trump’s administration, James falsified records in connection with multiple properties.
However, it documents have now emerged that show she even previously listed her father as her husband to secure a mortgage.
In the last few weeks, allegations surfaced that James, 66, and a relative purchased a home in Norfolk, Virginia, in August 2023.
In documents tied to the purchase, James pledged to use the home as her “principal residence,” an apparent violation of a New York statute that requires all statewide officeholders to reside in New York, as Slay News previously reported.
A strong motivation for promising to use the home as her primary residence would be to secure a better loan term.
Mortgages for primary residences get better rates as they are considered less risky for lenders than secondary residences.
Trump turned a national spotlight on the allegations by posting a report about them on social media Sunday night.
In the attending message, he called James “a totally corrupt politician” and a “wacky crook” who should resign “IMMEDIATELY.”
Within hours, William Pulte, the director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, referred James for criminal investigation.
Pulte sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding the matter.
In addition to the alleged misrepresentations on the documents related to the Norfolk home, James also falsified records related to a Brooklyn, New York, property, Pulte revealed.
Though the property was listed as having five units in January 2001, after purchasing the property the following month, James allegedly listed the property as having only four units.
According to Pulte, the purpose of fudging the number of units would be to secure a conforming loan from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, entities of the federal government under the purview of the FHFA.
To qualify for a conforming loan, a property may have no more than four units.
“Ms. James, for both properties listed above, appears to have falsified records in order to meet certain lending requirements and receive favorable loan terms,” Pulte wrote.
Pulte also alleged that James has a history of submitting fraudulent real estate documents.
The documents date back all the way to the early 1980s.
In 1983, James and her father apparently signed documents for a property purchase.
However, James and her father claimed to be husband and wife to secure a mortgage on a home, Pulte said.
In other documents dated May 4, 2000, “Ms. James was listed again as ‘husband and wife,'” Pulte added.
“While this was a long time ago, it raises serious concerns about the validity of Ms. James [sic] representations on mortgage applications,” Pulte claimed.
Copies of those documents were obtained by Slay News:
On account of James’ apparent pattern of lies and obfuscations to game the lending system, Pulte recommended that the DOJ investigate James.
Pulte urges law enforcement to look into whether she committed federal wire, mail, and bank fraud and made false statements to a financial institution, among other crimes.
In a statement, a spokesperson for James dodged the specific allegations entirely.
Instead, James’s office claims that “bullies” in the Trump administration were attempting to “weaponize” the federal government against upstanding, law-abiding officials.
The statement from James’s office said:
“Attorney General James is focused every single day on protecting New Yorkers, especially as this administration weaponizes the federal government against the rule of law and the Constitution.
“She will not be intimidated by bullies — no matter who they are.”
This turn of events is even more remarkable considering the accusations James has made against the president and the Trump Organization.
In October 2023, James launched a civil suit against the Trump Organization, claiming it overvalued properties to negotiate better deals with banks and insurance companies.
This was just two months after James bought the Norfolk home and about the time she was supposed to make it her “principal residence.”
A jury in deep blue New York City agreed with James and hit the Trump Organization with a staggering $455 million judgment.
The judgment is currently under appeal.
Members of a New York appeals court already signaled support for overturning or at least reducing it.
Now that James is facing similar allegations, leftists and their corporate media allies are accusing the administration of exacting retribution against Democrat officials like James who engaged in a lawfare campaign against Trump.
Propaganda outlet The Daily Beast claimed that Trump is seeking “revenge” with the criminal referral from Pulte.
But others, including legal scholar Jonathan Turley, noted that James set a high standard regarding Trump and his responsibility for any misstatements, no matter how minor.
If held to the same standard, she will likely fall short, Professor Turley indicated.
Turley explained to Laura Ingraham on Fox News Tuesday night:
“She insisted that these technicalities matter and that the powerful should not be given a free pass.
“Well, that bill has come due.”
