WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Democratic Attorneys General Association released the following statement regarding the weaponization of our justice system to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James.  
 
Statement from DAGA Co-Chairs Delaware AG Kathy Jennings and Illinois AG Kwame Raoul: 
“Trump’s weaponization of the Department of Justice to attack a democratically elected Attorney General on baseless charges is appalling. His administration has been threatening and harassing New York AG Tish James for months, and this latest action takes his unjust crusade against her to a horrifying new level. AG James has always fought for justice and done right by the people of New York; defending the rule of law and the Constitution should not make her a target for political retaliation. To abuse the power of government to pursue personal vendettas and continuously harass AG James for the sake of political retribution is beyond reprehensible.  

“We firmly stand with AG James and will defend her every step of the way. We call on others who are just as outraged by this administration to push back against Trump‘s exploitation of the Justice Department to pursue his political vendettas. What is being done is not only anti-democratic, but it is also simply un-American.”