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NEW: Bombshell Document Pokes Gaping Hole In Letitia James’ Legal Defense

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Evidence undergirding the federal government’s case against New York Attorney General Letitia James has finally been made public, and the results are disastrous for the anti-Trump Democrat.

James, 66, faces 60 years in prison if found guilty of falsifying documents submitted to mortgage authorities when she purchased a Virginia homestead in 2020. The acquisition came with a “second home rider” that stipulated she would use the home as her primary residence.

That never occurred, however, and other media reports have suggested that James may have been harboring a fugitive and family member at the second house instead.

The deal allowed James to access a loan from Old Virginia Mortgage/Annie Mac that netted her nearly $19,000 in mortgage savings, according to a copy of the document obtained by the NY Post.

It was James’ scofflaw niece Nakia Thompson who moved in shortly after the purchase was finalized, the NYT reported earlier this year.

A crux in the government’s case depends on whether Thompson was paying rent to James, proof that an alternative living arrangement was formalized. However, James’ niece told a grand jury earlier this year that she was living rent-free in the three-bedroom property, the outlet noted.

The document, dated Aug. 17, 2020, contains the New York Democrat’s signature and lays out what the Virginia house may and may not be used for.

Among its requirements was that James “occupy and use” the property herself and maintain “exclusive control” over its occupancy. She also attested that the house would “primarily” be her living quarters for at least one year.

The mortgage deal also stipulates that no “shared ownership arrangement” occur, including renting out the unit to other individuals or giving “a management firm or any other person or entity any control over the occupancy or use of the Property.”

Any “inaccurate information or statements” made in the agreement would result in the termination of the $109,600 loan.

Federal prosecutors said in their indictment that James did not occupy the property for a single day while receiving thousands of dollars in rental income, the NY Post reported. She also claimed exemptions for money she spent on the property, according to the documents.

Thompson’s entanglements with the law complicate the Democrat’s own legal jeopardy.

The 36-year-old is on the lam from authorities in North Carolina where she pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer in 2011. An extensive criminal record in Virginia includes arrests of Thompson for grand larceny and possession of burglary tools.

Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told the Post that Thompson’s denial of paying James rent could fall flat if the U.S. Justice Department uses her criminal past to cast doubt on her testimony.

“It’ll be up to the judge in the case to decide whether to allow Thompson’s criminal history to be used to impeach her,” she said.

James was defiant at a rally this week for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

“We see powerful voices trying to silence truth and punish dissent and weaponize justice for political gain,” she told attendees with a raised fist.

“We are witnessing the fraying of our democracy, the erosion of our system of government,” James stated, calling her prosecution “a defining moment in our history.”