New York AG Letitia James gets standing ovation at Mamdani rally in 1st appearance since federal indictment
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By Jennifer Bisram, CBS
Letitia James speaking at the People’s Filibuster New York City (Alec Perkins from Hoboken, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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Letitia James, New York’s indicted attorney general, spoke at a campaign rally for mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani in her first public appearance since the Justice Department charged her with bank fraud.
James, a longtime foe of President Trump, received a standing ovation from thousands of supporters attending the Democratic nominee’s event Monday night at the United Palace Theater in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood.
James did not mention Mr. Trump by name, but remained defiant in her remarks.
“I will not bow, I will not break, I will not bend, I will not capitulate. I will not give in. I will not give up,” James said. “You come for me, you gotta come through all of us.”
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