New York attorney general attracted Trump’s ire after she led a civil fraud case against the president. Key US politics stories from Thursday 9 October

Ms. James is accused of committing mortgage fraud. Her indictment follows a case brought against the former F.B.I. director James Comey.

James said the move was "nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system."

New York AG Letitia James was reportedly indicted Oct. 9, less than three weeks after President Donald Trump publicly called for her to face charges.

New York attorney general attracted Trump’s ire after she led a civil fraud case against the president. Key US politics stories from Thursday 9 October

US President Donald Trump ordered his officials to pursue his political foe, who denies any wrongdoing.

Trump’s public urging for Letitia James and James Comey to be indicted could give the defendants fodder to have their cases thrown out.