New York Attorney General Letitia James is at it again, launching yet another legal attack against President Trump—this time over his administration’s decision to pause federal grants and loans to ensure taxpayer money isn’t funding wasteful programs. Given James’ track record, no one should be surprised.
The Trump administration recently halted certain financial assistance programs to review compliance with the president’s executive orders, which include directives to eliminate DEI initiatives, cut green energy spending, and reduce foreign aid. According to an internal memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), led by Acting Director Matthew Vaeth, the temporary freeze affects over $3 trillion of the federal government’s $10 trillion Fiscal Year 2024 budget.
The pause, effective January 28, 2025, directs federal agencies to identify programs that contradict Trump’s America First policies—such as his executive orders “Protecting the American People Against Invasion” and “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs.” Agencies have until February 10, 2025, to submit reports to the OMB outlining programs that could be cut or redirected to better serve American taxpayers.
Unsurprisingly, Letitia James wasted no time attacking Trump’s move, calling it “reckless and dangerous.” On X, she declared, “Programs in communities across the entire nation depend on this funding to support our families, and this action is only going to hurt them.”
She followed up on Tuesday with an announcement that she would take “imminent legal action” against the administration, claiming the funding pause is unconstitutional and “harms our families.” Because, apparently, reviewing whether billions of dollars are being funneled into radical leftist projects is a bigger legal emergency than, say, violent crime in New York.
This is just the latest chapter in James’ personal vendetta against Trump. Over the past few years, she has turned the New York Attorney General’s office into a weapon against Trump’s business empire, filing multiple lawsuits in an attempt to financially cripple him.
Her 2022 lawsuit against Trump and his family accused them of inflating asset values to secure better loan terms. In February 2024, a politically motivated judge ruled against Trump, slapping him with a $354.8 million penalty and banning him from serving as an executive in New York corporations for three years.
James’ legal crusade has never been about justice—it’s about waging lawfare against a political opponent. Now, as Trump reasserts control over the federal budget, she’s once again stepping in to obstruct his America First policies.
Trump’s federal funding review is a common-sense move to ensure American tax dollars aren’t being wasted on radical leftist programs. But for Letitia James, any Trump action—no matter how lawful or necessary—is an excuse for another headline-grabbing lawsuit.
At this point, her obsession with Trump isn’t just predictable—it’s pathetic.