Trump amplifies Miranda Devine column accusing AG James of targeting him
Trump shares a New York Post opinion column by Miranda Devine, which claims Attorney General Letitia James pursued him while ignoring New York crime, citing a leaked prosecutor's email.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump amplified a New York Post opinion column accusing New York Attorney General Letitia James of targeting him while overlooking crime in the state.
The column, written by Post columnist Miranda Devine, cites a leaked all-staff email from a prosecutor in James’s office who claimed a supervisor directed him to find crimes to pin on Trump, according to nypost.com. Trump shared the piece without added commentary, elevating a controversy already drawing federal attention, according to nypost.com. Trump mentioned the source (see nypost). “Regardless of what you think of the president, it’s undeniable that AG James’ Trump derangement has damaged New York, and she does not deserve another term,” the column argued, according to Grabien.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Miranda Devine: AG Letitia James turns evil eye on Trump — and blind eye to NY crime: https://nypost.com/2026/08/30/opinion/miranda-devine-ag-letitia-james-evil-eye-on-trump-and-blind-eye-to-ny-crime/” on September 2, 2026 at 10:21 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 8th message released today, and the last post was zero minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 41 of his 651 posts over the last 30 days classified as Legal posts.
47th President of the United States Donald J. Trump amplified a New York Post opinion column at Washington D.C.
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The column centers on an email that Assistant Attorney General Daniel Wiesenfeld sent to 2,000 colleagues at 10 a.m. Friday, according to nypost.com. Wiesenfeld, 34, claimed his supervisor instructed him “to find and pursue crimes committed by specific individuals and organizations affiliated with Trump,” the column reported, according to nypost.com. He alleged his bureau chief,Shamiso Maswoswe, directed him to target “Trump himself, truthsocial,Hewlett-Packard” without a credible reason, and wrote that James’s “personal grudges with Trump sets the agenda,” according to nypost.com.
Within an hour of Wiesenfeld pressing send, the department remotely deleted his email from the inboxes of all employees, and it vanished from the department’s servers, according to nypost.com. James’s general counsel,Kumiki Gibson, then sent an agency-wide email telling employees not to worry about the communications, which were an “internal” matter, according to nypost.com. Wiesenfeld, a prosecutor in the Investor Protection Bureau, went on paid administrative leave, according to nypost.com.
The dispute has moved beyond opinion pages and into federal hands. The whistleblower who said he was ordered to dig up dirt on Trump met with federal prosecutors for “several hours” on Tuesday, sources said, according to nypost.com. The White House fired back at James over what it called “lawfare” after the staffer’s claims surfaced, according to nypost.com. James faces a November re-election challenge, and the DOJ previously fired Maswoswe, who won $795,000 in a discrimination case, according to nypost.com.
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