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From: democrats@suck.com

NYGOP chairman called the situation a case of 'political insiders rigging
the system to protect their own'

Language in a new budget bill up for a vote later Wednesday evening could
put New York taxpayers on the hook for state Attorney General Letitia
James' legal fees in a fraud case being brought against her by the Trump administration.

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued her proposed $254 billion
budget last week, and the state legislature is set to begin voting on it
this week. On Wednesday evening, Republicans and Democrats in the
legislature will vote on the draft version of the state operations section
of the budget.

That section, according to a draft copy provided to Fox News Digital by
the state Republican Party, includes language that would compel taxpayers
to provide the money for a legal defense fund, that, while James is not
named in the bill, would theoretically cover the New York attorney
general's legal costs pertaining to fraud allegations brought against her
by the Trump administration's Federal Housing Finance Agency.

TRUMP FOE LETITIA JAMES LEADING CHARGE ON NEW MULTISTATE LAWSUIT OVER HHS
CUTS

The draft language, compiled by the Democrat-controlled executive branch, Senate majority and Assembly majority, would set aside $10 million for
elected officials in the state to use for their legal defense when the
case is in direct response to the official's exercise of their duties.

James' attorney, Abbe Lowell, who was obtained for her by the New York
State Attorney General's Office, characterized the Trump administration's mortgage fraud claims against James as "political retribution" for her
decision to go after Donald Trump over allegations he falsified business documents to obtain favorable business positions.

NY AG'S OFFICE HIRES ATTORNEY THAT REPPED HUNTER BIDEN TO DEFEND LETITIA
JAMES AGAINST FRAUD ACCUSATIONS

According to the draft language of the New York operations budget bill, a
state official would be permitted to use money from the legal defense fund
if the official has previously had interactions with the U.S. government
or a U.S. government official in the course of their official duties.
There are additional criteria which would also apply to James,
particularly when considering her former case brought against Trump that
led to the first ever felony conviction of a U.S. president.

The sources who provided the operations budget draft language said it
should be made publicly available some time Wednesday.

ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST LETITIA JAMES CALLS FOR NY STATE COURTS TO
INVESTIGATE TRUMP ADMIN FRAUD CLAIMS

"Donald Trump promised a vicious revenge tour when he ran in 2024, and
he’s put Attorney General James at the top of his list, and we’re ready to respond to these attacks," a spokesperson for James told Fox News Digital
on Wednesday. The spokesperson added that James plans to use both private
and public state funds to mount her defense.

Meanwhile, New York GOP Chair Ed Cox told the New York Post that "this is
what corruption looks like."

"Political insiders rigging the system to protect their own, while
hardworking families get shortchanged," Cox accused in a statement to the
New York Post. "Tish James used her office to wage partisan lawfare
against her political opponents, and now New Yorkers are footing the bill
for the consequences."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/taxpayers-could-forced-fund-trump-foe- letitia-james-legal-defense-dem-budget-item-passes

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