Posted on 05/29/2026 3:21:39 PM PDT by Libloather
New York Attorney General Letitia James was accused by her GOP challenger Friday of misusing a whopping $20 million to hire outside lawyers to do her office’s work.
The claims from Republican AG candidate Saritha Komatireddy, a former federal prosecutor, came as state Democrats quietly expanded the scope of a $10 million legal defense fund, set up last year to help their embattled comrades like James.
“The $10 million legal defense fund set aside for Letitia James’s personal legal troubles is an insult to hardworking taxpayers who are already struggling with the highest costs in the nation,” Komatireddy railed in a statement to The Post.
Komatireddy also questioned why James has allegedly spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to bring in outside law firms to represent her office.
Around 145 lawyers at those same firms gave a combined $23,000 to James’ campaign, Komatireddy pointed out.
Those included Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP – a ritzy white shoe firm that’s on a $575,000 retainer to represent the AG’s office in a sexual harassment suit filed by a former senior aide.
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s husband, Bill Hochul, is paid roughly $1.3 million a year by Davis Polk, though he does not handle matters involving the state, according to the governor’s financial disclosure form.
Meanwhile, lawmakers in Albany renewed the defense fund to help their embattled fellow pols with outside legal expenses, such as James, as the feds continue to try to nab her for alleged fraud related to a mortgage application for a home in Virginia.
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Hunter numbers. But the crackhead was an energy expert.
I don’t think she knows how to do her work.
And the Democrats will now spend tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to defend against this outrageous charge.
And?
“Around 145 lawyers at those same firms gave a combined $23,000 to James’ campaign, Komatireddy pointed out.” Hell, she’s a piker.
Lawyers and law firms get to have it both ways. If you are a client of any lawyer in any firm, all the lawyers in that firm get the privilege. But, if there is a conflict of interest they will still take your money and just assign it to a different desk.
It actually doesn't work this way in business. I worked for a company and when we had to defend something involving intellectual property, our IP lawyer still had to check that there was no litigation conflict of interest. If there was they would have to recuse from the case. The case settled pretty quickly if that matters but my point is, if there is a conflict there is a conflict throughout the office. I guess some pigs are more equal than others.
ANOTHER OUTRIGHT FRAUD
Is that for his legal skills or for his political connections?
But on the bright side, maybe there were some REAL lawyers involved for a change, rather than petty Politician ‘Tisha, and some ‘real law’ got done.
Aw, who am I kidding? She surely made certain that the ones she hired were even more ignorant and more corrupt than she is.
New York State has always had a problem recruiting and keeping lawyers in their employment.
I suspect that applies mostly to the competent ones.
And the fatter the sow, the more “equal,” it seems.
Saritha Komatireddy’s parents are both doctors who immigrated from Telangana, India, to the United States in the 1980s.
Her father, Hanumanth Reddy, is a cardiologist based in Missouri. Her mother, Geetha Reddy, is a rheumatologist.
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But on the bright side, maybe there were some REAL lawyers involved for a change, rather than petty Politician ‘Tisha, and some ‘real law’ got done.
Aw, who am I kidding? She surely made certain that the ones she hired were even more ignorant and more corrupt than she is.
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Was tish keeping a boy toy on retainer ala fanni
BTT. Her GOP opponent will end up doing time for the “hate crime” of perpetuating racial and gender stereotypes, this is the People’s Republic of New York ...
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