Why Letitia James Wants to Take on Trump as NY's Attorney General | Op-Ed | NowThis

Letitia James wants to be the attorney general that helps take down Donald Trump. » Subscribe to NowThis: Letitia James wants to be the attorney general who helps take down Donald Trump. “America is in uncharted territory. We are angrier and more deeply divided than we’ve ever been at any point in our history since the Civil War. And at the eye of the storm is Donald Trump, ripping families apart, threatening women’s most basic rights,” she stated. “I’m running for attorney general because I will never be afraid to challenge this illegitimate president when our fundamental rights are at stake.” James says we need to reform our criminal justice system, and that we should not criminalize mental illness or poverty. She also believes Democrats need to stand for freedom and the Constitution, “at a time when Congress, particularly Republicans, do not have a backbone,” against Trump. “I believe that this president is incompetent. I believe that this pr