Grand jury again declines to indict Letitia James
James led a civil fraud case against President Donald Trump in 2024 over his real estate dealings.
James led a civil fraud case against President Donald Trump in 2024 over his real estate dealings.
"I think the unprecedented indictment of a former President of the United States on a campaign finance issue is an outrage," Pence said.
The decision comes after a federal judge dismissed the initial case against James last month because the federal prosecutor who brought the case was not lawfully appointed.
Eleven other Arizona Republicans have also been indicted on the felony charges.
The new indictment, which was unsealed on Tuesday and brought by a California grand jury, accused Smirnov of concealing more than $2 million between 2020 and 2022, which allegedly came from multiple sources.
The indictment comes two and a half years after Willis started her investigation.
Special Counsel David Weiss secured new indictment in California federal court just a few months after indicting the first son in Delaware on felony gun charges.
The 98-page indictment alleges a broad conspiracy to overturn the Georgia election.
More than a quarter of Democrats, 28%, said the indictment was politically motivated.