Second grand jury refuses to indict NY Attorney General Letitia James

• The DOJ could continue to present its indictment case to other grand juries as it intensifies efforts to charge James, who previously defeated Trump in a $370 million civil fraud lawsuit last year.

What they're saying: "For the second time in seven days, the Department of Justice has failed in its clear attempt to fulfill President Trump's political vendetta against Attorney General James," James' attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement shared with Axios.

• "Career prosecutors who knew better refused to bring it, and now two different grand juries in two different cities have refused to allow these baseless charges to be brought," he said. "Any further attempt to revive these discredited charges would be a mockery of our system of justice."
• The Justice Department declined to comment.

State of play: James has adamantly denied wrongdoing, maintaining that the charges that were brought against her were "baseless" and alleging the president was weaponizing the Justice Department against his political foes.

• "As I have said from the start, the charges against me are baseless. It is time for this unchecked weaponization of our justice system to stop," James said in a statement shared with Axios after last week's indictment attempt.

Catch up quick: Last month, a federal judge ruled that Lindsey Halligan — Trump's former personal attorney — was illegally appointed and dismissed the cases against both James and former FBI Director James Comey.

• Attorney General Pam Bondi originally vowed to "take all available legal action, including an immediate appeal."

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional context and a statement from James' attorney.