New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) described indictment New York Attorney General Letitia James called it political retribution, which is “the only thing” that President Trump can accomplish.
“Look, I think we’ve seen, whether it’s with [former FBI Director] James Comey, whether it’s with Attorney General James, it’s not something that Donald Trump is going to pin on any one individual,” Mamdani. Said Friday on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlyn Collins.” “It’s a feature of his political agenda, and it’s the only thing he can accomplish at this time.”
Mamdani said, “And so, I know that when he makes threats to denaturalize me, to deport me, to arrest me, he may intend to carry them out.” “And yet, it is also the price of standing up to that administration that many of us are willing to pay, if it means truly standing up for New Yorkers.”
Mamdani said James’s indictment “is the weaponization of justice, and it’s a case that the Attorney General wants to make an example of.” He defended James, calling him “a man who put the city, the state and its people first.”
“Frankly, that’s why Donald Trump is oppressing them,” Mamdani said.
Asked how he would handle the President New York City halts infrastructure funding As mayor, Mamdani told Collins that “you use every legal tool you have.” Trump too has threatened Pulling other funding to the city if the state representative wins the mayoral election.
“You sue Donald Trump because, too often, we find ourselves treating his pronouncements as if they’re legal, just because they’re coming out of his mouth,” Mamdani said.
The charges James faces include bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, focusing on his 2020 purchase and subsequent use of a property in Norfolk, Virginia. He is scheduled to appear in Norfolk federal court on Oct. 24.
commi pleaded not guilty Accusation of giving false statements to the Congress and obstructing the proceedings of the Congress. The charges stem from his 2020 congressional testimony about the FBI’s investigation into Russian ties to Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Trump came forward last month direct Attorney General Pam Bondi will investigate alleged political enemyThat includes Comey, James and Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
“We cannot delay any longer, it is destroying our reputation and credibility,” Trump wrote. A post on his social media platform Truth Social“They impeached me twice, and convicted me (5 times!) of nothing. Justice must be served now!!!”
