New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday sought dismissal of federal fraud charges against her calling it vindictive and politically motivated, saying the case stems from Trump's 'genuine animus'.

To show the case was driven by personal animus, the motion lays out a litany of comments from President Donald Trump .

"This lawsuit, and AG James' outspoken criticism of the President, triggered six years of targeted attacks. President Trump and his allies have used every insulting term in their vocabulary to deride AG James and call for criminal penalties in retaliation for the exercise of her rights and fulfillment of her statutory duties to fulfill her obligations as New York state's attorney general," reporte...