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Zohran Mamdani: “In California, he's spoken about withholding federal…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Zohran Mamdani Responds To Trump's Attacks | The View

Published | Video Starts at 06:08

We have to fight that because we know not only is it an overreach from a federal administration, it's an example of what he's done elsewhere. Yeah. You know, In California, he's spoken about withholding federal funding. The attorney general there has estimated that for every dollar they spend in legal fees, they've won more than 30,000 back in. In funds they would have lost. I'm proud and lucky to say that here in New York, we have an incredible Attorney General, Tish James. Yes. (06:08–06:17)

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Asserts that California's attorney general estimated a return of over $30,000 for every dollar spent in legal fees against federal funding threats.

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