‘Won’t Sit Idly By’: Donald Trump to Face Letitia James Again—After She Crushed Him Down in Court—as New York AG Targets His Federal Spending Freeze

Democratic leaders in several states are gearing up to fight President Donald Trump’s order to freeze federal funding and target trillions of dollars that directly finance federal assistance programs. On Monday, the Trump administration released a memo ordering federal agencies to pause “all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance.” The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) later clarified that the freeze is “expressly limited to programs, projects, and activities implicated by the President’s Executive Orders, such as ending DEI, the Green New Deal, and funding nongovernmental organizations that undermine the national interest.” A judge ruled that former President Donald Trump (left) committed fraud by inflating the net worth of several of his assets as part of the civil case brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James (right). (Photo: Getty Images) The directive sounded alarms for many Americans, including federal workers, already on edge from the administration’s crusade to phase out all DEI programs, offices, and jobs in the government. Now, several state attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who called the order “reckless and dangerous,” are preparing to sue the administration to challenge the order’s constitutionality. “My office...