The language of the new budget bill for votes late Wednesday evening allowed New York taxpayers to be on hook for the legal costs of State Attorney General Letia James in a fraud case brought against her by the Trump administration.
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul The state legislature is set to launch the $254 billion budget proposed last week, with the proposed $1,000. On Wednesday evening, Congressional Republicans and Democrats will vote for a draft budgetary state-running division.
That section is according to a draft copy provided by the state to Fox News Digital. Republicans, It includes language that forces taxpayers to fund legal defense funds. James has not been named in the bill, but would theoretically cover the legal costs of the New York Attorney General regarding allegations of fraud brought on by the Trump administration’s federal housing finance agency.
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President Donald Trump and Letitia James (AP/Getty)
Draft language compiled by Democrats managed The executive branch, Senate majority, and Congressional majority will set aside $10 million for elected officials in the state to use in legal defense if the case directly responds to the exercise of the authority’s duties.
James’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, was obtained for her from the New York Attorney General’s Office, but Trump administration’s mortgage fraud claims against James were characterized as “political retaliation” for his decision. Donald Trump Over the allegations, he forged business documents to obtain a favorable business position.
The New York State Attorney General’s office hired a powerful political attorney, Abbe Lowell, to represent Letia James against the allegations of fraud. (AP/Reuters/Fox News)
State officials are permitted to use money from the Legal Defense Fund if civil servants have previously interacted with U.S. government officials, according to documents in the New York Operations Budget Bill. James also has additional criteria that apply. In particular, her previous incident that has been brought about against Trump. The first felony conviction of the US president.
The source that provided the Operations Budget Draft Language said it should be published Wednesday.
“Donald Trump promised a vicious revenge tour when he ran in 2024, putting Attorney General James at the top of his list. He is ready to respond to these attacks,” a James spokesman told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. The spokesman added that James plans to use both private and public state funds to provide defenses.
Letitia James and Kathy Hochul will pos after a 1199 meeting at the International Union headquarters of service employees. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Lightrocket via Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, New York GOP Chairman Ed Cox said New York Post It says, “This is what corruption looks like.”
“Political insiders will dig up the system to protect the system while hardworking families are shortened,” Cox denounced in a statement by The New York Post. “Tish James used her office to launch partisan law against her political enemies, and now New Yorkers are putting bills for the outcome.”
