Attorney general candidate's top campaign promise? Sue Trump
Source: Associated Press
Bernard Condon, Ap Business Writer
Updated 5:32 pm, Tuesday, June 5, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout launched her Democratic campaign for New York attorney general outside Trump Tower on Tuesday with a promise to crack down on potential conflicts of interest in President Donald Trump's sprawling business empire.
Teachout said she would use the vast power of the office to litigate aggressively against the president, calling previous actions by the state too defensive.
"I will use law as a sword," she said, "not just a shield."
Teachout, who garnered 34 percent of the vote in a 2014 gubernatorial primary loss to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, faces a similarly uphill battle in the Sept. 13 primary for attorney general. New York City Public Advocate Letitia James won the endorsement of state Democrats at their convention last month and has the support of Cuomo.
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dhol82
(9,353 posts)Great way to run a campaign.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Yawn.
Hope OR's not lending their name..
wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,148 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)Being around Trump for any length of time is hazardous to anything's health. Everything he touches......dies.