A senior New York prosecutor says his own boss ordered him to hunt for crimes against President Trump — and Attorney General Letitia James’s office responded by putting him on leave.
Story Snapshot
- Assistant Attorney General Daniel Wiesenfeld sent a staff-wide email claiming he was told to “find and pursue crimes” tied to Trump.
- The email named Trump himself, Truth Social, and a Hewlett Packard merger already approved by the Department of Justice as targets without any solid reason.
- James’s office deleted the email, called it an “internal” matter, and placed Wiesenfeld on paid administrative leave.
- James has a long public record of vowing to go after Trump, dating back years before this new claim surfaced.
Whistleblower Names Names Inside James’s Office
Daniel Wiesenfeld, an assistant attorney general in Letitia James’s office, sent an email to roughly 2,000 staffers claiming his supervisor told him to hunt for crimes tied to President Trump. Wiesenfeld said he was directed to target Trump himself, Truth Social, and Hewlett Packard’s merger, which the Department of Justice had already approved, without a credible reason for going after any of them.
The email did not stay up long. James’s office removed it from staffer inboxes, and her general counsel labeled it an “internal” personnel matter. Wiesenfeld was placed on paid administrative leave soon after. A spokesperson for James’s office strongly rejected the allegations, though the office has not released the full email or explained exactly what prompted its removal.
A Pattern Conservatives Say Goes Back Years
This is not the first time James has faced accusations of targeting Trump before evidence existed. Court filings from Trump’s own lawyers in 2022 claimed James promised to investigate and prosecute him for money laundering before she had any proof of wrongdoing. Those filings also pointed to old tweets where James said Trump should be “worried” and “scared” of her and vowed to “take on” him and his associates.
James later followed through with a major civil fraud lawsuit against Trump and the Trump Organization, accusing them of falsely valuing assets to get better loan terms. An appeals court upheld part of that ruling, and James called it proof her case “has merit.” Critics argue the timeline, from campaign promises to lawsuit to this new whistleblower claim, shows a consistent pattern rather than a coincidence.
Office Pushes Back But Key Evidence Still Missing
James’s office insists the allegations are false, and it’s worth noting Wiesenfeld’s claim points mainly at his direct supervisor, not James herself. No one has released the full text of his email publicly, and there’s no independent proof yet that the order came from the top. Still, the fact that the office removed the message and placed him on leave has fueled suspicion rather than calmed it.
Conservative commentators say the bigger picture matters more than any single missing detail. James built her career promising to use “every area of the law” against Trump, then spent years doing exactly that, and now a prosecutor from inside her own building says the hunt for reasons to charge him never stopped. Whether or not this specific email proves it, the pattern is hard for supporters of the president to ignore.
Sources:
youtube.com, nypost.com, nbcnews.com, ag.ny.gov
