{"id":7926,"date":"2026-09-02T16:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7926"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:15:50","slug":"exclusive-fed-investigators-met-with-tish-james-whistleblower-who-claimed-he-was-pushed-to-dig-up-dirt-on-trump-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7926","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Fed investigators met with Tish James whistleblower who claimed he was pushed to dig up dirt on Trump: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The whistleblower in Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 office who said he was ordered to dig up dirt on President Trump met with federal prosecutors for \u201cseveral hours\u201d Tuesday, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7924\">Mamdani\u2019s 200-strong \u2018influencer\u2019 army revealed \u2014 blurring lines between campaign and job<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Wiesenfeld, a former Brooklyn prosecutor and a lawyer in James\u2019 office, had a lengthy sit-down with both criminal and civil attorneys from the FBI and the US Department of Justice over his bombshell claims, the sources told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The extent of the feds\u2019 interest in the case is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Wiesenfeld, who has been placed on paid administrative leave, claimed in a since-deleted Friday email to colleagues that was leaked to the Times-Union that his boss, Investor Protection Bureau Chief Shamiso Maswoswe, instructed him \u201cto find and pursue crimes\u201d by Trump allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you believe Trump is using the [Department of Justice] attorneys to prosecute his enemies to further his political interests, you should find it equally troubling that Tish [James] is doing exactly the same thing,\u201d the email allegedly said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement this week, James\u2019 office called the scandal \u201ca personnel matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe office of the attorney general is committed to upholding New York\u2019s laws and protecting the rights and freedoms of all New Yorkers, regardless of political beliefs,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWe strongly reject any assertion to the contrary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7922\">Lindsay Clancy verdict watch live updates: Jury sent back for 5th day of deliberations after woman arrested for allegedly filming jurors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The AG\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Wiesenfeld has not spoken publicly about the scandal.<\/p>\n<p>In an email Wednesday, one of his attorneys, Levi Stoep, a partner with the firm Dordrecht Layton, said his client \u201chas no public comment at the current time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, the Trump administration this week fired back at James in a scathing statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is more proof of the weaponization of the justice system by Letitia James to target President Trump and her political opponents,\u201d White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said. \u201cThe far-left Democrats\u2019 lawfare against President Trump, his family must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=7921\">Bill Simmons breaks silence on bizarre FanDuel betting scandal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The whistleblower in Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 office who said he was ordered to dig up dirt on President Trump met with federal prosecutors for \u201cseveral hours\u201d Tuesday, sources said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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