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Donald Trump: “Letitia James is a corrupt person.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Oct. 2, 2026

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He's got a lot of bad crime numbers. He's got horrible crime numbers. What do you think about New York's governor appointing a special prosecutor in the Cornell rape case, Letitia James? Well, Letitia James is a corrupt person. She's totally corrupt, and I can't imagine it. And I feel badly for whoever she's looking at because they won't get a fair shake. Letitia James is a corrupt person. (06:36–06:39)

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Asserts that Letitia James is corrupt.

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