The Sword Turns On The Hand

Letitia James’s indictment isn’t about skill, evidence, or brilliance. It’s about a system built to favor the government—and now turning on the very people who once controlled it.

Guest article by Michael Cohen. Follow him on Substack for more by clicking here.

The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James has sparked predictable outrage. Democrats denounce it as political revenge. Republicans call it long-overdue accountability. Legal pundits step onto television sets and recite their résumés—“former federal prosecutor,” “former DOJ official”—as if those titles alone prove their credibility. But the truth most avoid saying out loud is simple: once the government decides to prosecute, the game is already rigged.

James now faces charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, accused of misrepresenting a Virginia property to secure favorable mortgage terms. She has called the charges baseless and politically motivated, pointing to President Trump’s repeated demands for her indictment. Her lawyer, Abbe Lowell, notes that career prosecutors had already declined to move forward, doubting the case could be won at trial.

But history shows this objection doesn’t carry much weight. Federal conviction rates hover around 98 percent. That is not proof of prosecutorial genius; it’s proof of an uneven playing field. The government enjoys overwhelming advantages in resources, procedure, and leverage. Cases don’t have to be airtight; they simply have to be pursued.

This is why the fixation on Lindsey Halligan’s résumé misses the point. Halligan, a Trump attorney turned acting U.S. attorney, lacks prosecutorial experience. Critics mock her as unqualified, suggesting that without years inside the DOJ she couldn’t possibly bring down James or former FBI Director James Comey. But that critique is hollow. These so-called “career prosecutors” are not untouchable masterminds; they are beneficiaries of a system designed to favor them. Halligan’s success in securing indictments only underscores the truth insiders already know: the government’s power, not individual brilliance, is what wins cases.

Grand juries require only probable cause, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. That bar is extraordinarily low. Even in Comey’s case, where 14 out of 23 jurors voted to indict, critics admitted such dissent was troubling. Yet the indictment went forward anyway, because once the machinery of prosecution begins to turn, stopping it is nearly impossible.

The response to James’s indictment has exposed deep hypocrisy. When she campaigned on a promise to prosecute Trump, many cheered. When she pursued his businesses and secured a massive civil judgment—later tossed on appeal—she was applauded for using the law to bring down a political foe. Now that the same tactics are aimed at her, the outcry is deafening. The cycle is not unprecedented; it is the inevitable result of turning the law into a political weapon.

At this point, I know exactly what some will say about me for writing this. Why am I highlighting flaws in the prosecution of Trump’s enemies? Am I secretly on his payroll? A double agent? No. I’m not. I am someone who went through the system myself. I know it better than most because I, too, was politically targeted. My point is not partisan. I am merely stating facts—whether they fit your opinion or not.

And the fact is this: prosecutors, whether Democrat or Republican, whether career veterans or political appointees, wield a system stacked in their favor. They don’t need to be brilliant to win. They don’t need to be fair. They just need to decide that you are the target.

That is why dismissing Halligan as “inexperienced” is a distraction. It is comforting to believe only seasoned prosecutors can bend the law to their will. The uncomfortable reality is that anyone sitting in that chair—backed by the weight of federal power—has the ability to upend a person’s life. That is not about skill; it is about control.

So when James’s defenders insist these charges will collapse because the case is weak, they misunderstand how the system works. Weak cases succeed all the time because the government controls the rules, the resources, and the narrative. And once that machinery is turned against you, the likelihood of walking away unscathed is slim.

This isn’t about James, Comey, or Trump alone. It’s about a justice system that has grown so unbalanced that prosecutions have become a political tool, wielded with impunity. Those who once celebrated that imbalance are now discovering what happens when the weapon is turned back on them.

The irony is brutal. The machine they once fed is now devouring them. America may be a country of laws, but without justice, those laws are nothing more than tools—and when the government wants a win, it always finds a way to get it.

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