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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 10, 2025

His decision to fire a United States Attorney who refused to bring charges against me—and replace them with someone who is blindly loyal not to the law, but to the president—is antithetical to the bedrock principles of our country.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 10, 2025

These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 10, 2025

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 10, 2025

I don’t think we should be scared. This is the time that we should stand up and defend our rights and our liberties and defend our democracy and defend the rule of law. We’ve got to push back and not be afraid. There’s more of us than…

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Oct 10, 2025

I’m not interested in excluding any vote. Every Californian deserves affordable health care, safe streets, a roof over their head and a living wage.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 10, 2025

He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York state attorney general.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 10, 2025

Nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Oct 10, 2025

We’re not just waiting; we’re ready to take him to court. He should get slapped down in seconds.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Oct 10, 2025

Insurrection has a definition. There has to be a violent insurrection to overthrow the government.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Oct 10, 2025

The president is untethered from the facts on this, and he’s untethered from the law. He doesn’t know what the Constitution is.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 9, 2025

These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 9, 2025

This is the time for leaders on both sides of the aisle to speak out against this blatant perversion of our system of justice.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 9, 2025

I stand strongly behind my office’s litigation against the Trump Organization.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 9, 2025

These charges are baseless, and the President’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 9, 2025

He’s forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding all because I did my job as the New York state attorney general.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 9, 2025

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Oct 7, 2025

Donald Trump is afraid he's going to lose his slim majority of Republicans come 2026. So he's trying to rig the process to give himself more Republicans.

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Oct 7, 2025

No one should do power grabs. No one is a king. No one has a right to deny you your vote.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Oct 5, 2025

The Trump Administration’s flagrant disregard for the courts was on full display.

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Jay Jones
@jayjones· VA· Oct 4, 2025

I take full responsibility for my actions, and I want to issue my deepest apology to Speaker Gilbert and his family.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Oct 1, 2025

After 9/11, I can think of no other state that is facing the risk than New York. So the question that you ask is, why did they zero it out? They zeroed it out because they alleged that we’re a sanctuary city.

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Liz Murrill
@lizmurrill· LA· Sep 30, 2025

I will sue governors whose shield laws purport to protect these individuals from criminal conduct in Louisiana.

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Liz Murrill
@lizmurrill· LA· Sep 30, 2025

Rosalie is bravely representing many woman who are victimized by the illegal, immoral, and unethical conduct of these drug dealers.

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