Letitia James Is Among Prominent Black Women Targeted by Trump

Among the long list of political adversaries President Trump has targeted in his second term are several Black women in powerful positions.

There’s Lisa Cook, who serves on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, which has stood in the way of Mr. Trump’s desire to lower interest rates. And Fani T. Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought election interference charges against him.

And now, there is Attorney General Letitia James of New York, who brought a civil case against Mr. Trump and won.

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On Thursday, Ms. James was indicted on bank fraud and false statement charges in Virginia in a case led by a federal prosecutor handpicked by Mr. Trump. The indictment came months after the president escalated a pressure campaign against Ms. James, as the Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into her office and appointed a special prosecutor to investigate her real estate holdings.

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Mr. Trump has attacked Ms. Willis and Ms. James verbally. He has called Ms. Willis racist and said she was out to “get Trump.” The president has called Ms. James “scum” and other insulting names, including a nickname for her that is reminiscent of a racial slur.

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