This is not news to anyone who was paying attention, but a whistleblower at Letitia James' Attorney General's Office has come forward to say he was ordered to dig up dirt on President Trump's allies. This whistleblower, Daniel Wiesenfeld, was a Brooklyn prosecutor. He alleged in a since-deleted email that his boss instructed him to "find and pursue crimes" committed by Trump allies.
HOLY CRAP
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 31, 2026
Prosecutor in NY AG Letitia James’ office, says he was ordered by his boss Bureau Chief Shamiso Maswoswe to target Trump and groups associated with Trump, according to an email obtained by the Times-Union pic.twitter.com/0jbKAkpa1q
We are not shocked by this.
Prosecutor in AG Letitia James' office says he was ordered to dig up dirt on Trump allies: report https://t.co/3sibg9ZJq8 pic.twitter.com/Qk5n6OiniN
— New York Post (@nypost) August 30, 2026
Daniel Wiesenfeld, a former Brooklyn prosecutor who now works in James’ Investor Protection Bureau, said his boss instructed him “to find and pursue crimes” committed by Trump allies, according to a since-deleted email obtained by the Times-Union.
Wiesenfeld alleged in his email on Friday that Bureau Chief Shamiso Maswoswe specifically directed him to target “Trump himself, Truth Social, Hewlett Packard (DOJ approved merger)… without having a credible reason for targeting the organizations and individuals,” the outlet reported.
The feds recently approved a $14 billion merger between Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks.
Wiesenfeld sent the email to some 2,000 staffers before it was deleted. In the email, he reportedly wrote, "If you believe Trump is using the [DOJ] attorneys to prosecute his enemies and further his political interests, you should find it equally troubling that Tish is doing exactly the same thing."
He also allegedly wrote, "I ask that you not serve as Tish's personal attorneys by targeting her political enemies. Instead, I hope you choose to prosecute crimes and find the individuals accountable rather than targeting individuals and then finding crimes."
Wiesenfeld reportedly specifically named Bureau Chief Shamiso Maswoswe, saying she specifically directed him to target "Trump himself, Truth Social, Hewlett Packard ... without having a credible reason for targeting the organizations and individuals."
According to The New York Post, Wiesenfeld — who now works in James' Investor Protection Bureau — was placed on administrative leave.
Acceptable because they were there to pursue their vendetta against Trump and associates.
— AAE (@AAC0519) August 31, 2026
It's (D)ifferent when they do it.
Annnnd.....nothing will happen to her. https://t.co/r3iI2wr64V
— Mary Walter (@MaryWalterRadio) August 30, 2026
Something should absolutely happen to her.
- Refuses to prosecute flagrant Medicare fraud, running 2nd largest program in nation with 3rd lowest prosecution rate
— Meggy Mia (@MiaMeggy152) August 31, 2026
- Stages witch hunt against former President with political motives
- Commits same minor offense herself
Are you really surprised? https://t.co/3jD8skwMoP
No one is surprised by this at all.