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_Published 2025-10-24. New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges accusing her of lying on mortgage papers to secure favorable loan terms in a case pushed by President Donald Trump._


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## Transcript

With you. We stand with freedom. Democracy. So I want to thank all of you. I want to thank each and every one of you. I want to thank you for your prayers. I want to thank you for your emails. I want to thank you for your support. It has it has it has strengthened my spirit and has. And it has anchored my soul. And so I want to thank you. But this is not about me. This is about all of us. Yeah. And about a justice system which has been weaponized. Yeah. A a justice system which has been been used as a tool of revenge. Yes. Yes. This justice system which has been used as a tool of revenge. Yeah.

And a weapon against those individuals who simply did their job and who stood up for the rule of law. But my faith is strong. And my faith is I have this belief in the justice system and the rule of law. And I have a job, and I have a belief in America and all of its individuals who have stood with me not only in New York, but all across this nation. I've heard from just about every jurisdiction in this nation who have said, stand up and be tall. And never, ever cow down or back down. No fear or break or bend. So there's no fear today. No fear, no fear, no fear. No fear. No fear. All throughout my public career, I've stood up for the rights of New Yorkers and Americans.

And I will not be deterred. And I will not. I will not be deterred. I will not be distracted. Yeah. I will do my job each and every day. And that's why I'm headed back to New York, because there's work to be done. Standing up for the rule of law. God bless you and thank you all. And I appreciate. You. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Please stand. Please stand with.

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