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New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted

The Excerpt

USA TODAY

News, Daily News

4.11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.

Israeli forces start pulling back from parts of Gaza.

USA TODAY Breaking News Reporter Michael Loria has the latest from Chicago as President Donald Trump's National Guard deployments face legal tests.

The Trump administration airs a video at U.S. airports blaming Democrats for the government shutdown.

USA TODAY Senior Crime Reporter Amanda Lee Myers explains why a Texas court stopped Robert Roberson's execution over questions about shaken baby syndrome. Listen to or watch our conversation with the lead investigator from the case here.

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0:00.0

Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Friday, October 10th, 2025. This is USA Today's The Excerpt.

0:14.4

Today, Letitia James has been indicted, plus Israeli troops begin pulling back from parts of Gaza,

0:19.7

and a Texas court stops Robert Robertson's execution for now.

0:26.6

New York Attorney General, Leticia James, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bank fraud and making full statements to a financial institution.

0:35.5

The move comes less than three weeks after President Donald Trump

0:38.2

publicly called for her to face charges. Justice Department official Lindsey Halligan, a former

0:43.1

personal lawyer to Trump who has been leading the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District

0:47.1

of Virginia for nearly three weeks, said in a statement that no one is above the law.

0:52.1

James said in a statement after the indictment that this is a

0:54.5

continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system. James's office

0:59.3

sued Trump civilly in 2022, alleging he fraudulently inflated the value of his assets for years

1:04.9

to get better loan deals. This indictment against James comes after charges against another Trump

1:09.8

critic, former FBI director James Comey.

1:12.6

A federal grand jury in the same jurisdiction indicted him on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding.

1:19.6

Comey has declared his innocence and pleaded not guilty.

1:26.1

Israeli troops began polling back from some parts of Gaza earlier today as part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas.

1:32.2

The first phase of President Trump's initiative to end the two-year war in Gaza calls for the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for detained Palestinians and the start of a withdrawal of Israeli troops.

1:42.7

The war has deepened Israel's isolation

1:44.8

after their killings of some 67,000 Palestinians

1:47.6

and a desperate humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

1:50.8

Amos killed some 1,200 people

1:52.3

while attacking Israel two years ago

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