In a strongly worded letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, attorney Abbe Lowell, representing New York Attorney General Letitia James, denounces a politically motivated “criminal referral” against James initiated by a Trump administration official. Lowell argues the referral recycles long-debunked claims and minor clerical errors in property documents, all aimed at retaliating against James for her successful fraud case against Donald Trump. He calls out the hypocrisy of Trump’s prior accusations about DOJ politicization while now using it for revenge, and urges the DOJ to dismiss the referral to protect its independence and integrity.