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Exclusive: NY AG Letitia James on Cases Against Trump THANK YOU NY AG LETITIA JAMES!

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  Watch now   Exclusive: NY AG Letitia James on Cases Against Trump Trump may think he’s above the law, but Letitia James is here to remind him—and the rest of us—that he’s not. MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas Mar 12 I had the privilege of sitting down with New York Attorney General Letitia James for a powerful and sobering conversation on the MeidasTouch Network—and if you think Trump’s fraud is limited to his bank statements, think again. Let’s be clear: Attorney General James already made history by holding Donald Trump accountable in court, winning a $486 million civil fraud judgment for his years of cooking the books and inflating his assets to cheat the system. But what she shared with me goes beyond numbers. It’s a warning: Trump’s criminal business tactics are now being replicated in how he’s running the government—and the stakes couldn’t be higher. James laid it out plainly. Trump and his MAGA enablers aren’t just engaging in fraud anymore—they’re wagi...

The newest purge of federal health workers couldn't come at a worse time

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  Support our nonprofit journalism   March 10, 2025 As a   measles  outbreak unfolds in Texas and wary officials monitor the  bird flu , how is the Trump administration responding? By reportedly trying to get rid of thousands of employees at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),  as I wrote yesterday . On Friday, staff of the highly consequential umbrella agency—which  employs  more than 80,000 people across offices including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—reportedly received an email offering them $25,000 buyouts. The offer, which is available to employees in good standing who have worked for the government for at least three years, could lead to a purge of even  more  government workers at a time when public health already feels on the brink.  Why? Take a look at HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s response to the measle...