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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Nov 9, 2025

It is disgraceful that the Trump administration chose to fight this in court instead of fulfilling its responsibility to the American people.

usatoday.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Nov 9, 2025

A tragedy for the millions of Americans who rely on SNAP to feed their families.

usatoday.com
Dan Rayfield
@danrayfield· OR· Nov 9, 2025

From the beginning, this case has been about making sure that facts, not political whims, guide how the law is applied. Today’s decision protects that principle.

usatoday.com
Dan Rayfield
@danrayfield· OR· Nov 9, 2025

The courts are holding this administration accountable to the truth and the rule of law.

usatoday.com
Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Nov 7, 2025

I can only take full accountability and offer my sincere apology.

theguardian.com
Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Nov 5, 2025

Yes, I’ve told you this before. Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.

slate.com
Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Nov 5, 2025

I took full responsibility for my actions and apologized for the texts.

cbsnews.com
Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Nov 5, 2025

I'd sue the Trump administration into oblivion on my first day in office.

cbsnews.com
Kris Mayes
@krismayes· AZ· Nov 5, 2025

We needed to slay this dragon called tariffs or taxes because people of this country are hurting.

usatoday.com
Alan Wilson
@alanwilson· SC· Nov 1, 2025

Law enforcement and TSA agents show up every day to protect the public, and right now they’re not even getting paid. They deserve respect and appreciation. Not profanity. Not threats. Not tantrums.

nypost.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Oct 28, 2025

He is laying the groundwork. He is socializing an idea that is very dangerous about potential election interference and fraud when it does not exist.

nbcnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Oct 28, 2025

They’re not going to be allowed to interfere in ways that the law prohibits.

nbcnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Oct 28, 2025

There will be observers of the election monitors, so-called election monitors, that the DOJ is sending.

nbcnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Oct 28, 2025

The feigned worry by the Republican Party I don’t think is a good source of true raising of concerns and servicing of concerns about the elections.

nbcnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Oct 28, 2025

They are doing this on purpose. It is deliberate. It is intentional. They have the funds. They’re just not using them.

nbcnews.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 28, 2025

Millions of Americans are about to go hungry because the federal government has chosen to withhold food assistance it is legally obligated to provide.

nbcnews.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 24, 2025

Calling my indictment nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

cnbc.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 24, 2025

All throughout my public career, I’ve stood up for the rights of New Yorkers and Americans, and I will not be deterred.

nbcnews.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 24, 2025

This is not about me. This is about all of us, and a justice system which has been weaponized and used as a tool of revenge against individuals who simply did their job.

nbcnews.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 24, 2025

I have heard from just about every jurisdiction in this nation who have said, ‘Stand up and be tall. Never ever bow down or back down or break or bend,'

nypost.com