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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Oct 10, 2025, 04:13 AM Friday

'What tyranny looks like': James' allies rush to condemn indictment by Trump administration

Source: Politico

10/09/2025 06:47 PM EDT


NEW YORK — New York Democrats rallied swiftly to state Attorney General Letitia James’ side Thursday and blasted President Donald Trump for political vengeance after his Justice Department indicted her as part of a mortgage fraud investigation. James’ allies are alleging retribution by a president whose company she had successfully sued in New York for civil business fraud, citing a pattern of Trump prosecuting his adversaries.

“This is what tyranny looks like. President Trump is using the Justice Department as his personal attack dog,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said after the indictment became public, adding that Trump is targeting James “for the ‘crime’ of prosecuting him for fraud — and winning.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul posted on social media, “What we’re seeing today is nothing less than the weaponization of the Justice Department to punish those who hold the powerful accountable.”

James — one of the state’s most popular Democrats — had campaigned on bringing down Trump and remains one of his top political targets. She was charged Thursday in Virginia with one count of bank fraud and one count of false statements to a financial institution by the same U.S. attorney who brought a case against former FBI Director James Comey, another Trump foe.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/09/what-tyranny-looks-like-james-allies-rush-to-condemn-her-indictment-by-trump-as-politically-motivated-00601009

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Fri Oct 10, 2025, 05:23 AM
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These are Stalinist tactics.

The next time you hear a Republican say they are "anti-kommanist," tell them if that's so, then why are they acting like the first self-declared Communist country that ever was.

Alex Navalny knew. He was eliminated because he could recite their play book from memory. After Putin, the persons most relieved to hear of Navalny's demise were Stephen Miller, Pam Bondi and Mike Johnson.

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