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Prosecutor in NY AG Letitia James’ office says he was ordered to dig up dirt on Trump allies: report
By Carl Campanile and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Published Aug. 30, 2026
Updated Aug. 30, 2026, 3:13 p.m. ET
A veteran prosecutor in state Attorney General Letitia James’ office claims he was ordered to dig up dirt on people and groups “affiliated with Donald Trump,” according to a bombshell report.
Daniel Wiesenfeld, a former Brooklyn prosecutor who now works in James’ Investor Protection Bureau, said his boss instructed him “to find and pursue crimes” committed by Trump allies, according to a since-deleted email obtained by the Times-Union.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a press conference announcing the seizure of 3,200 firearms.
A top aide to New York Attorney General Letitia James allegedly ordered prosecutors to target Trump’s allies.
Stephen Yang for NY Post
Wiesenfeld alleged in his email on Friday that Bureau Chief Shamiso Maswoswe specifically directed him to target “Trump himself, Truth Social, Hewlett Packard (DOJ approved merger)… without having a credible reason for targeting the organizations and individuals,” the outlet reported.
The feds recently approved a $14 billion merger between Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/30/us-news/prosecutor-in-ag-letitia-james-office-says-he-was-ordered-to-dig-up-dirt-on-trump-allies-report/