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Current Status: Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed

Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed

Federal officials failed to secure the new indictment against James, whom Trump has targeted, after a judge said the previous one was secured by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor.

   nbcnews.com  2025-12-05 00:41:22

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   cnn.com 2025-12-05 00:17:55

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     rollingstone.com 2025-12-05 00:00:00

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   apnews.com 2025-12-04 23:06:46

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   cnn.com 2025-12-04 22:59:55

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   cnn.com 2025-12-04 22:39:07

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   challengergray.com 2025-12-04 12:30:00

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  dallasnews.com 2025-12-05 01:40:27

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  cnn.com 2025-12-05 00:04:31

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  prismreports.org 2025-12-04 23:11:15

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  chicago.suntimes.com 2025-12-04 23:00:56

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  nbcnews.com 2025-12-04 22:19:22

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  nypost.com 2025-12-04 21:26:37

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  npr.org 2025-12-04 19:44:32

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  slate.com 2025-12-04 10:40:00