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Letitia James has never let the facts or law get in her way

The Washington Examiner column says voters should demand that a state's top law enforcement official follow the facts and the law; it names New York's attorney general.

On air: Hank Ledger on Wake Up, America
Published 5:32 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Washington Examiner: “Letitia James has never let the facts or law get in her way”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:32 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Letitia James, LeBron James.
BBN covered this story before: GOP candidate goes viral in debate with Letitia James (October 13).

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Washington ExaminerLetitia James has never let the facts or law get in her way

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Washington Examiner opinion piece argues that New York Attorney General Letitia James has never let the facts or the law get in her way.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLola Cruz is outside the state attorney general's office in Manhattan this morning.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI'm standing outside the attorney general's building at five-thirty in the morning, Hank, and the only people going in are two cleaners and a man carrying a ladder.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe column says choosing which cases to pursue is an inherently political decision, and that voters should ask candidates to stick to the facts and the law.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat sounds reasonable. What are the facts?
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI've read the excerpt eleven times, and I covered a war where people at least showed me a map.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThis one is a verdict with a byline.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo it's opinion.
Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentIt's an opinion about facts, Hank, and the facts are running late. The ladder man says he'll look for them upstairs.

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