{"id":1102767,"date":"2021-12-09T13:44:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T18:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1102767"},"modified":"2021-12-09T13:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T18:44:36","slug":"letitia-james-suspends-her-campaign-for-new-york-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/letitia-james-suspends-her-campaign-for-new-york-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Letitia James Suspends Her Campaign For New York Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fletitia-james-suspends-her-campaign-for-new-york-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1102767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that she is dropping out of the race for New York governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have come to the conclusion that I must continue my work as attorney general,\u201d James, 63, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TishJames\/status\/1468988883081830402\">wrote<\/a> in a statement on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a number of important investigations and cases that are underway, and I intend to finish the job,\u201d James continued.<\/p>\n<p>James said she will run instead for re-election as state attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am running for re-election to complete the work New Yorkers elected me to do,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Her announcement came the same day it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/09\/nyregion\/trump-subpoena-testimony-letitia-james.html\">revealed<\/a> that James\u2019 office is seeking to question former President Donald Trump under oath as part of her civil fraud investigation into the Trump Organization. James\u2019 office is probing whether the Trump Organization committed financial fraud regarding the valuations of its properties to banks and tax authorities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/12\/09\/ny-ag-letitia-james-seeks-trump-deposition-in-probe-of-possible-tax-fraud.html\">according<\/a> to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>James has requested a deposition from Trump on January 7 at her New York office.<\/p>\n<p>James announced her gubernatorial run in late October.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Yorkers need a governor who isn\u2019t afraid to stand up to powerful interests on behalf of the vulnerable. Throughout my career, I\u2019ve taken on big forces and New Yorkers know I will never back down when it comes to fighting for them,\u201d James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-announces-run-for-governor\">said<\/a> in a statement at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TishJames\/status\/1454138856987631622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1454138856987631622%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fny-ag-letitia-james-governor-run-cuomo-sex-harassment-investigation\">video<\/a>&nbsp;accompanying her announcement, the former New York City Council member from Brooklyn touted that she has \u201csued the Trump administration seventy-six times, but who\u2019s counting?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also referenced her investigation into former Governor Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment claims against him that eventually led to his resignation in August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve held accountable those who mistreat and harass women in the workplace, no matter how powerful the offenders,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The day before James announced her campaign for governor, prosecutors charged the former governor with forcible touching, a misdemeanor that is punishable by up to one year in prison. She also investigated nursing home deaths in New York, an issue that dogged Cuomo for months. Her investigation found that the state may have undercounted nursing home deaths from COVID-19 by as much as 50%.<\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 sudden withdrawal from the race nixes what was expected to be a fierce Democratic primary battle with current Governor Kathy Hochul, Cuomo\u2019s former lieutenant governor, who assumed office when he resigned. Hochul is the first female governor of New York.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polls showed that James would have faced a difficult path to beating Hochul, at least initially.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul led her Democratic challengers at 36%, while James was at 18%, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams was at 10%, and&nbsp;Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio both at 6%,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scri.siena.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SNY1221-Crosstabs.pdf\">according<\/a> to a Siena College Research Institute survey released this week.<\/p>\n<p>James and Hochul had similar favorable ratings among Democratic voters according to the poll, however, James at 56%, and Hochul at 57%.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that she is dropping out of the race for New York governor.\u201cI have come to the conclusion that I must continue my work as attorney general,\u201d James, 63, wrote in a statement on Twitter.\u201cThere are a number of important investigations and cases that are underway, and I intend to finish the job,\u201d James continued.James said she will run instead for re-election as state attorney general.\u201cI am running for re-election to complete the work New Yorkers elected me to do,\u201d she tweeted.Her announcement came the same day it was revealed that James\u2019 office is seeking to question former President Donald Trump under oath as part of her civil fraud investigation into the Trump Organization. James\u2019 office is probing whether the Trump Organization committed financial fraud regarding the valuations of its properties to banks and tax authorities, according to NBC.James has requested a deposition from Trump on January 7 at her New York office.James announced her gubernatorial run in late October.\u201cNew Yorkers need a governor who isn\u2019t afraid to stand up to powerful interests on behalf of the vulnerable. Throughout my career, I\u2019ve taken on big forces and New Yorkers know I will never back down when it comes to fighting for them,\u201d James said in a statement at the time.In a\u00a0video\u00a0accompanying her announcement, the former New York City Council member from Brooklyn touted that she has \u201csued the Trump administration seventy-six times, but who\u2019s counting?\u201dShe also referenced her investigation into former Governor Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment claims against him that eventually led to his resignation in August.\u201cI\u2019ve held accountable those who mistreat and harass women in the workplace, no matter how powerful the offenders,\u201d she said.The day before James announced her campaign for governor, prosecutors charged the former governor with forcible touching, a misdemeanor that is punishable by up to one year in prison. She also investigated nursing home deaths in New York, an issue that dogged Cuomo for months. Her investigation found that the state may have undercounted nursing home deaths from COVID-19 by as much as 50%.James\u2019 sudden withdrawal from the race nixes what was expected to be a fierce Democratic primary battle with current Governor Kathy Hochul, Cuomo\u2019s former lieutenant governor, who assumed office when he resigned. Hochul is the first female governor of New York.Recent polls showed that James would have faced a difficult path to beating Hochul, at least initially.Hochul led her Democratic challengers at 36%, while James was at 18%, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams was at 10%, and\u00a0Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio both at 6%,\u00a0according to a Siena College Research Institute survey released this week.James and Hochul had similar favorable ratings among Democratic voters according to the poll, however, James at 56%, and Hochul at 57%.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1102767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}