By Dave Workman
Editor-in-Chief
A federal grand jury in Virginia on Thursday indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James—who led legal efforts against the National Rifle Association and Donald Trump—on a fraud charge, and the way this is being reported noticeably differs between news agencies.
According to Fox News, “Earlier this year, the Justice Department opened an investigation into James for alleged mortgage fraud. James successfully won a civil case last year against President Donald Trump and his Trump Organization over allegations of faulty business practices.”
Meanwhile, KING in Seattle, picking up an Associated Press story off the wires, is reporting, “A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge in the latest Justice Department case against a perceived enemy of President Donald Trump, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.”
And here’s how the Western Journal reported it, also picking the story up from the Associated Press: “A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press Thursday.”
James, a Democrat, spearheaded the years-long legal case against the NRA and former officers, including now-retired former Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre. He stepped down last year.
She also prosecuted Trump for alleged “faulty business practices,” Fox News reported.
But the AP story included this: “The indictment, two weeks after a separate criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with lying to Congress, is the latest indication of the Trump administration’s norm-busting determination to use the law enforcement powers of the Justice Department to pursue the president’s political foes and public figures who once investigated him.”
Possibly raising a few partisan eyebrows, the Western Journal report included a post script, which reads, “The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.”
Meanwhile, the AP story notes that James has denied wrongdoing. She contends she made an error “while filling out a form related to the home purchase but quickly rectified it and didn’t deceive the lender.”
