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Letitia James prosecutor says he was ORDERED to dig up dirt on Trump allies: report

August 31, 2026 | | Print Article

A prosecutor from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ (D) office was reportedly placed on leave after sending an agency-wide email alleging directions pertaining to President Donald Trump.

More than a decade since the billionaire businessman entered the political arena, it’s no mystery that the left has favored underhanded schemes and lawfare as tools to target and obstruct Trump. Friday, the Times-Union reported that former Brooklyn prosecutor Daniel Wiesenfeld blew the whistle on James’ office, emailing over 2,000 colleagues about alleged instructions to “find and pursue crimes” to link to the president and affiliates “without having a credible reason for targeting” them.

Having obtained the email, that was said to have been deleted and scrubbed from the inboxes of all recipients, the outlet reported how Wiesenfeld, as a member of the Investor Protection Bureau of the AG’s office, accused Bureau Chief Shamiso Maswoswe of directing him to target “Trump himself, Truth Social, [and] Hewlett Packard” as the latter had a merger approved by the Justice Department.

“If you believe Trump is using the [Justice Department] attorneys to prosecute his enemies and further his political interests, you should find it equally troubling that Tish is doing exactly the same thing,” wrote Wiesenfeld. “I ask you that you not serve as Tish’s personal attorneys by targeting her political enemies. Instead, I hope you choose to prosecute crimes and find the individuals accountable, rather than targeting individuals and then finding crimes.”

The attorney general’s civil case against the president and his organization regarding overstated property value has widely been viewed as an example of her fulfilling campaign promises to go after Trump.

Past remarks feature James giddily promising, “We’re definitely gonna sue him. We’re gonna be a real pain in the a**,” as part of a get-out-the-vote effort. He’s gonna know my name personally.”

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Wiesenfeld, who was reportedly placed on paid administrative leave, further accused the attorney general’s office of wasting “significant public taxpayer dollars to target convenient public enemies.”

In a response to a request for comment, James spokesperson Alexis Richards told the Times-Union, “This is a personnel matter, and the employee in question has been placed on administrative leave with full pay. The office of the attorney general is committed to upholding New York’s laws and protecting the rights and freedoms of all New Yorkers, regardless of political beliefs. We strongly reject any assertion to the contrary.”

The outlet also reported that, after Wiesenfeld’s email was said to have been deleted, a follow-up email was sent by James’ general counsel Kumiki Gibson describing the incident as an “internal” matter and that no employee was “in danger.”

Nicole Kiprilov, spokesperson for James’ opponent in the New York attorney general race, Republican nominee Saritha Komatireddy, told the New York Post, “When Saritha is attorney general, she will instruct her attorneys to lock up repeat offenders, build residential treatment for the homeless, and root out fraud — not target people because of their politics.”

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“It’s good to see that even the rank-and-file in the AG’s office agree that this is the right way forward,” continued Kiprilov. “Let’s work together — across partisan lines — and create a safer, more affordable New York.”

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