Overview

• A grand jury has been convened by federal prosecutors in Albany to probe whether James’s office unlawfully deprived individuals of constitutional rights in its civil suits.
• Two subpoenas target litigation records from her high-profile fraud cases against the Trump Organization and the National Rifle Association.
• Investigators will focus on possible violations of Section 242 of Title 18, which prohibits willful deprivation of rights under color of law.
• This grand jury inquiry escalates an earlier DOJ investigation into mortgage-fraud allegations involving James’s personal real estate dealings.
• James’s civil suits secured over $450 million in penalties against Trump and a fraud verdict against NRA leader Wayne LaPierre, and both cases are now on appeal.