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Lauren Aratani in New York

Letitia James: the New York state attorney general who brought down the Trump Organization

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New York attorney general Letitia James in Manhattan last year. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

On the morning closing arguments were to begin at Donald Trump’s drama-filled New York fraud trial, a small crowd of protesters briefly blocked traffic to denounce the former president. “No dictators in the USA,” the group chanted.

When a black SUV rolled up to the courthouse, the protestors changed course. “Thank you, Tish! Thank you, Tish!” they cheered as Letitia James ascended the courthouse steps.

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